Saturday, April 20, 2019

CHOIR sings OM SO HUM Mantra (Must Listen)

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Very, very beautiful! 'Soham' means I am That'. 'That' means the very source of creation. If you bring some awarene...

Via Daily Dharma: Taking the First Step

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Even very basic beginning practice, like mindfulness of the breath or sound, begins to relieve suffering, reduce our stress levels, and m...

Via Daily Dharma: Inner Awakening

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The taste of freedom that pervades the Buddha’s teaching is the taste of spiritual freedom, which from the Buddhist perspective means fre...

Race and Religion in American Buddhism: White Supremacy and Immigrant Adaptation

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Race and Religion in American Buddhism: White Supremacy and Immigrant Adaptation Joseph Cheah October 28, 2011 Oxford University ...

Via Daily Dharma: Touching Freedom

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When the tug of sense desire and aversion has been quieted, when restlessness and sluggishness have been balanced out, and when doubts a...
Wednesday, April 17, 2019

Via Daily Dharma: Quality Time

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Free time is of a different order than freedom. Freedom, at least in the dharmic sense, depends on the quality of attention that we bring...

Via Ram Dass / Words of Wisdom - April 17, 2019 💌

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As you progress with your sadhana you may find it necessary to change your occupation. Or you may find that it is only necessary to ch...
Tuesday, April 16, 2019

Via Daily Dharma: Greeting Pain with an Open Heart

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We can’t always transform pain from meaningless suffering into a sense of spaciousness, but at least we can practice seeing into the laye...
Monday, April 15, 2019

Via Daily Dharma: Interconnectedness in Action

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Everything is contingent upon everything else… People, animals, and other plants flourish, and give themselves in turn. The Buddha suggeste...

Via Daily Dharma: Freedom Is Here

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The two things that you are always free to do—despite your circumstances—are to be present and to be willing to love. —Jack Kornfield, “ ...

Via Ram Dass / Words of Wisdom - April 14, 2019 💌

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Whether you are a parent or a teacher, anything; whatever your gig is, the only thing you can offer to another being is your conscious...

Via Daily Dharma: The Best Time Is Now

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The best time to meditate, the best place, the best length of practice is the one that you actually do. Showing up for the practice today...

Via Daily Dharma: Creating Real Change

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When meaningful change happens, it doesn’t mean a change in position but a change in how we live together and how we treat each other. ...
Thursday, April 11, 2019

Via Daily Dharma: The Beauty Within Us

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Our practice exposes us to the underlying reality of the universe. And that underlying reality is not just dead matter interacting at ran...
Wednesday, April 10, 2019

The Youngbloods - Get Together

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Lyrics   Love is but a song we sing Fear's the way we die You can make the mountains ring Or make the angels cry Though the bir...

Via LionsRoar/ 10 Great Buddhist Books, Recommended by 10 Buddhist Teachers

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Photo by John-Mark Smith. Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind  by Shunyru Suzuki (Weatherhill 1970)  Recommended by Sharon Salzberg: “I r...

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Via Daily Dharma: Our Perfect Nature

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According to the Buddhist teachings, buddhanature is present in every living being. The natural state of one’s mind, when it is not miscons...

Via Ram Dass / Words of Wisdom - April 10, 2019 💌

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You want to get to the place where, when there is depression, instead of running and hiding from the depression, trying to grab at the ...