Sunday, July 29, 2012
Via Tricycle Daily Dharma:
Tricycle Daily Dharma July 29, 2012
The Power of Presence
Presence
has no measurable product except positive feelings, feelings of
support, intimacy, and happiness. When we stop being busy and productive
and switch to just being still and aware, we ourselves will also feel
support, intimacy, and happiness, even if no one else is around.
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- Jan Chozen Bays, "The Gift of Waiting"
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Via Tricycle Daily Dharma:
Tricycle Daily Dharma July 29, 2012
The Power of Presence
Presence
has no measurable product except positive feelings, feelings of
support, intimacy, and happiness. When we stop being busy and productive
and switch to just being still and aware, we ourselves will also feel
support, intimacy, and happiness, even if no one else is around.
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- Jan Chozen Bays, "The Gift of Waiting"
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Saturday, July 28, 2012
Via Tricycle Daily Dharma
Tricycle Daily Dharma July 28, 2012
The Freedom of Generosity
To
act generously is to awaken a certain kind of freedom: freedom from the
stranglehold of self-concern, and, consequently, freedom to choose a
level of responsibility beyond the minimal charge most of us have for
ourselves. To give unselfishly is at least momentarily to be free of
ourselves, free of greed and attachments, resentments and hatreds,
habitual and isolating acts of self-protection.
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- Dale S. Wright, "The Bodhisattva's Gift"
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Friday, July 27, 2012
Via JMG: FLORIDA: Former GOP Chair Accuses Party Of "Scheming" To Suppress Black Voters
The
former chairman of the Florida Republican Party, Jim Greer, is claiming
that other leaders of the state GOP strategized on ways that they could
suppress the votes
of black citizens. Today's revelation comes from Greer's deposition
in his lawsuit to be paid back salary from the state GOP. Greer's animosity was evident on almost every page of the deposition as he described the inner workings of a party that has controlled Florida since 1998. On voter suppression, Greer said he had just completed a December 2009 meeting with party general counsel Jason Gonzalez, political consultant Jim Rimes and Eric Eikenberg, Crist's chief of staff, when questions arose about fundraising. "I was upset because the political consultants and staff were talking about voter suppression and keeping blacks from voting. It had been one of those days,'' he said. Rimes said he recalls no discussion of suppressing votes at any meeting. Eikenberg did not return phone calls.Two months ago Florida Gov. Rick Scott launched an attempt to purge the state's voter rolls of alleged non-citizens, a move widely seen as a transparent attack on the state's minorities. Scott is now suing the federal government for thwarting that plan.
RELATED: Two years ago Greer was arrested on charges of six felony charges of embezzling campaign money. His trial date on those charges has just been moved back until November, "sparing Florida Republicans the embarrassment of intense scrutiny of the party's inner-workings just weeks before Tampa hosts the Republican National Convention."
Via Gay Politics Report:
- Chick-fil-A controversy grows as politicians weigh in
- The
national political fight over marriage equality is set to move to
Chick-fil-A restaurants across the country next week, as LGBT advocates
are planning boycotts and a “kiss-in,” and anti-gay politicians such as
Rick Santorum are urging support for an “Appreciation Day” at the
chain’s locations. Boston Mayor Thomas Menino wrote to the company
urging it not to open a restaurant in his city, and one Chicago city
councilman has vowed to block the chain’s expansion. The company’s COO
recently said it opposes marriage rights for same-sex couples, and
organizations associated with Chick-fil-A have donated millions to
anti-gay groups. The New York Times (tiered subscription model)
(7/25), The Huffington Post/Gay Voices
(7/25), USA TODAY/The Associated Press
(7/25)
Via Tricycle Daily Dharma:
Tricycle Daily Dharma July 27, 2012
Pursuing Happiness
It’s
our nature to want happiness and not want suffering. Thus, Buddhists do
not ask that one give up the pursuit of happiness, but merely suggest
that one become more intelligent about how happiness is pursued.
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- Jeffrey Hopkins, "Equality"
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Thursday, July 26, 2012
Via Tricycle Daily Dharma:
Tricycle Daily Dharma July 26, 2012
Overcoming Difficulty
Your
practice should be strengthened by the difficult situations you
encounter, just as a bonfire in a strong wind is not blown out, but
blazes even brighter.
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- Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, "Teachings on the Nature of Mind and Practice"
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