Tuesday, July 10, 2018

Via Daily Dharma: Opposing Selfishness

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Our goal is to help people think like Buddhists—to get rid of the poisons of the mind and selfish opinions. It’s not to judge but rather to...

Via Daily Dharma: Find Your Home Within

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Anyone can build a house of wood and bricks, but the Buddha taught that that is not our real home. Our real home is inner peace. —Ajahn C...
Monday, July 9, 2018

Via Ram Dass / Words of Wisdom - July 8, 2018

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When meditation works as it should, it will be a natural part of your being. There will no longer be anything apart from you to have ...

Via Daily Dharma: Prioritize Accomplishments That Last

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The results of your actions can carry well past death, so make sure that you don’t sacrifice the goodness of your thoughts, words, and deed...

Via Daily Dharma: Be Wary of Distorted Perceptions

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When layered, perceptions become distorted, sticky, and weighty. Essentially, we think we know something, then we are off and running—all...
Friday, July 6, 2018

Via Daily Dharma: The Power of Interdependence

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When we consider that everything we experience results from a complex interplay of causes and conditions, we find that there is no single...

Happy Birthday, Tenzin Gyatso!

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He’s the spiritual leader of the Tibetan people, a worldwide icon for peace, and the incarnation of the bodhisattva of compassion. But...
Thursday, July 5, 2018

Via Daily Dharma: Transform Anger into Clarity

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Anger is traditionally thought to be close to wisdom. When not projected outward onto others or inward toward the self, it gives us the n...
Wednesday, July 4, 2018

ESPN Body Issue features same-sex couple

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Red Trees - Official Trailer (HD)

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Via Ram Dass / Words of Wisdom - July 4, 2018

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  We can’t mask impurities for very long. When we suppress or repress them, they gain energy. Eventually we all have to deal with our s...

Via Daily Dharma: Walking the Path to Inner Freedom

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It is the inner meditative practice, especially in the midst of outer conditions, that leads to the unification and eventual reconciliati...
Tuesday, July 3, 2018

Via Daily Dharma: Slow and Steady Wins the Race

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To recognize our suffering and respond to it with compassion is a gradual process, and it must be done with sensitivity and care. —Beth...
Monday, July 2, 2018

Via Purple Buddha Project /11 Inspirational Quotes As Mindful Reminders | Motivational & Mindful

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Life Quotes of the Day Many people try to find a spiritual path where they do not have to face themselves but w...

Via Daily Dharma: Cultivate an Awakened Mind

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Bodhicitta, generally translated as the wish for or spirit of awakening, refers to a state of mind that corresponds to being awakened or ...
Sunday, July 1, 2018

Via Daily Dharma: The Joy in Effort

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Dharma practice is hard. Life is hard. But we find joy in making the effort, in choosing to do something, in action. Here we find dharma ...

Via Ram Dass / Words of Wisdom - July 1, 2018

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The transformation that comes through meditation is not a straight-line progression. It’s a spiral, a cycle. My own life is very much a ...
Friday, June 29, 2018

From: The Death of Democracy, Benjamin Carter Hett

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Via Daily Dharma: The Subtle Forms of Generosity

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Generosity is not limited to the giving of material things. We can be generous with our kindness and our receptivity. Generosity can mean t...