Thursday, August 9, 2018

Via Daily Dharma: Compassion’s Rule of Thumb

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As self-compassion grows, compassion for others naturally follows. —David Rome, “ Focusing ”
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 ...