Wednesday, August 8, 2018

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

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I am still a person with an ego and in form, in which there is a little bit of stuff in which I’m somebody. So I’m in training to beco...

Via Daily Dharma: Synergy in Presence

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In the Buddhist path we are bringing together our actions, our view, and our practice. It is a balance of awareness, insight, and action, w...
Tuesday, August 7, 2018

Via Daily Dharma: Step into Self-Forgiveness

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It will come as no surprise that one of the most difficult people to forgive can be yourself. Yet with patience and gentle determination,...
Monday, August 6, 2018

Via Daily Dharma: The Pure Happiness within Us

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When it is warm with tenderness and affection toward others, our own heart can give us the most pure and profound happiness that exists and...

Via Ram Dass / Words of Wisdom - August 5, 2018

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If you’re involved with relationship with parents or children, instead of saying, "I can’t do spiritual practices becau...
Sunday, August 5, 2018

Via Daily Dharma: Where Compassion Comes Naturally

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When you have a deep, deep friendship with someone, you don’t only care, “Is this good for me?” You care for them naturally . . . [This] ...

Via Daily Dharma: Practice Is Simple

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You only have one shot at this moment—don’t miss it. —Andrew Olendzki, “ This Moment Is Unique ”
Friday, August 3, 2018

Via Daily Dharma: Consider the Consequences

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The efficacy of our actions will be determined by the quality of the contemplation that precedes them. —Lama Surya Das, “ Why Sit? ”
Thursday, August 2, 2018

Via Daily Dharma: A Love That Sees Clearly

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Real love comes with a powerful recognition that we are fully alive and whole despite our wounds or our fears or our loneliness. It is a ...
Wednesday, August 1, 2018

Via Daily Dharma: Take a Fresh Look

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When we trust with our open heart, whatever occurs, at that very moment that it occurs , can be perceived as fresh and unstained by the clo...

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

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The interesting question is, how do you put yourself in a position so that you can allow ‘what is’ to be? The enemy turns out to be the c...
Monday, July 30, 2018

Via Daily Dharma: Don’t Be Afraid to Reach Out

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When we smile and welcome the newbie or allow ourselves to be welcomed, we act out of our recognition that belonging is a common human ne...
Sunday, July 29, 2018

Via Ram Dass / Words of Wisdom - July 29, 2018

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The truth is everywhere. Wherever you are, it’s right where you are, when you can see it. And you can see it through whatever vehicle y...

Via Daily Dharma: Explore Your Resistance

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Rather than resist our resistance, we can allow ourselves to explore it in intimate detail, like a bug traveling across a flower, petal b...
Saturday, July 28, 2018

Via Daily Dharma: How to Approach Pain

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When pain arises, instead of immediately thinking, “How can I get rid of this?” we can say “Hello” to it, and ask, “What can I learn from...
Friday, July 27, 2018

Via Daily Dharma: The Key to Awakening

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Although there are many different descriptions of the enlightened mind, there is one reference point of understanding that illuminates th...
Thursday, July 26, 2018

Via Daily Dharma: A Fearless Journey

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As we individuate, we learn to remain open to the nature of uncertainty in the journey, allowing ourselves to fearlessly unfold. —Rob Pre...

Via Ram Dass / Words of Wisdom - July 25, 2018

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    A lot of people try to counteract the ‘I am not good enough’ with ‘I am good enough.’ In other words, they take the opposite and ...
Wednesday, July 25, 2018

The Bahaí Faith is Homophobic and Unwelcoming to LGBTQ People

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THE UNIVERSAL HOUSE OF JUSTICE DEPARTMENT OF THE SECRETARIAT Baha’i World Centre 5 June 2018 Dear Baha’i Friend, The Universal House...