Sunday, September 2, 2012
Tricycle Daily Dharma September 2, 2012
Fundamental Well-Being
We
need to see the primordial potential in all of our experiences in the
same way a doctor sees the health and well-being in his patients. If a
patient didn’t possess a fundamental well-being, what would be the point
of prescribing such antidotes as medicines, exercise, or new diets?
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- Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche, "Free Expression"
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Via JMG: BRAZIL: Gay Man Wins Paternity Leave
For the first time ever, a Brazilian court has granted paternity leave to a gay man who just adopted a child with his partner. Normally Brazilian fathers are only given five days off work after becoming parents, while mothers receive four months off, but a Brazilian court found that it was discriminatory for a gay couple to receive less combined parental leave than a heterosexual couple. As a result Lucimar da Silva will become the first Brazilian man to receive the same parental leave as a woman. Brazil’s social security agency has agreed to honor the decision. ‘However unusual it may seem to grant maternity leave to a male person … this hypothesis is possible when the father takes care of the newborn,’ the agency told Brazilian TV network O Globo.Unfortunately this decision does not set precedent and future applicants will also have to go to court to earn paternity leave.
JMG Quote Of The Day - Micky Ward
"I
can’t support Scott Brown. I just can’t do it. I found out Scott is
anti-union and I’m a Teamster guy. I found out he’s also against gay
marriage and I say if you love someone you should have the same rights
no matter who you are." - Boxing legend Micky Ward,
retracting his endorsement of Sen. Scott Brown, who was about to appear
at Ward's gym for a photo op. Mark Wahlberg played Ward in the
Oscar-winning movie The Fighter.Saturday, September 1, 2012
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Accepting Thoughts
- Sayadaw U Tejaniya, "Observing Minds Want to Know"
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Friday, August 31, 2012
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Tricycle Daily Dharma August 31, 2012
Cultivating Equanimity
If
you work hard at something but find that too many obstacles prevent you
from accomplishing it, you may have to give up. In that case, you
shouldn’t get depressed. Conditions aren’t right. Perhaps this will
change, perhaps it won’t. You are not a failure. Becoming upset only
causes suffering.
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- Master Sheng Yen, "The Wanderer"
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Via JMG: "Ex-Gay" Ban Heads To Gov. Jerry Brown
California's bill to ban "ex-gay" therapy for minors has cleared its final hurdle before heading to the desk of Gov. Jerry Brown.
The state Senate on Thursday sent the governor a bill that would prohibit so-called sexual-conversion therapy for minors, aimed at changing their orientation from gay to straight. Sen. Ted Lieu (D-Torrance) proposed the measure based on concern by medical groups involving psychologists and psychiatrists that the therapy is not based on sound scientific principles. "The entire house of medicine has rejected this phony and sham therapy. It really is junk science,’’ Lieu told his fellow Senators. "The American Psychiatric Assn. says it poses great risk to individuals including feelings of guilt, self-hatred, shame. Some people commit suicide having gone through this.’’ The bill was approved with a 22-12 party line vote, with Republicans objecting to the state telling parents and teenagers what kind of therapy they can pursue.The bill is vigorously opposed by PFOX, NARTH, the Catholic Church, and other hate groups that enjoy brainwashing and torturing gay children.
Thursday, August 30, 2012
Via JMG: USMC Commandant: I'm Not Seeing Any Problems Since The Repeal Of DADT
The
Commandant of the Marine Corps says that he's not heard of any problems
related to the repeal of DADT. Michael Lavers reports at the Washington Blade: “I don’t think there is a problem,” said Commandant Gen. James Amos during a National Press Club luncheon in downtown Washington. “I don’t see it. I don’t hear about it.” [snip] “We obey orders,” said Amos. “We do that better than anybody does and we have.” He again noted that he doesn’t “even get a question” about openly gay and lesbian servicemembers from subordinates and other Marines. “I don’t hear anything,” said Amos. “I’m not seeing anything at all, so I’m very pleased with how it’s turned out. I’m very proud of the Marines."RELATED: You may recall that Amos was the most strident opponent of the repeal out of all the heads of the military branches. In December 2010 he even claimed that openly gay soldiers would cause Marines to lose their legs.
"When your life hangs on a line, on the intuitive behavior of the young man ... who sits to your right and your left, you don't want anything distracting you," Amos told reporters at the Pentagon. "I don't want to lose any Marines to distraction. I don't want to have any Marines that I'm visiting at Bethesda (hospital) with no legs," he said. He added that "mistakes and inattention or distractions cost Marines' lives. That's the currency of this fight."
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Tricycle Daily Dharma August 30, 2012
Nothing Lacking
What
is this? This is just your life. So you do your part, and the rest is
clear. It is clear because there has never been anything lacking,
despite any beliefs you might have, despite any ideas you might have.
There has never been anything lacking.
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- Elihu Genmyo Smith, "Do Your Best"
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Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Via AmericaBlog Gay:
Dad wears skirt to show support for 5 y.o. son who likes to wear dresses
Chris
thinks this story is adorable. I'm actually a bit conflicted. Read the
snippet first, then let's discuss. Gawker:"My five year old son likes
to wear dresses," says German dad Nils Pickert.Back when he lived in
West Berlin, it was certainly a conversation-starter, but not much
more...
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Buddhism is Having Fun
The
frustrating thing about our life is that there is no control over our
emotions. That’s why there’s no fun. The whole purpose of Buddhism is to
have fun, isn’t it? And in order to have fun you have to have control.
If someone else has control over you, that’s it: there’s no fun.
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- Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche, "Do Nothing"
Via Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche:
"The first two, the inner arms, have palms joined at the heart, holding a sky-blue, wish fulfilling jewel. This symbolizes that in whatever way Chenrezig manifests to benefit beings, the quality of Chenrezig's mind is never separate from the all pervasive, non referential state of dharmakaya (primordial wisdom).
"The four arms and hands signify the four immeasurables: immeasurable loving kindness, immeasurable compassion, immeasurable joy, and immeasurable equanimity. Chenrezig, the Bodhisattva of Boundless Compassion, is the very embodiment and realization of the four immeasurables. The four immeasurables are the vehicles through which Chenrezig benefits beings; therefore, Chenrezig has four arms.
"In the outer right hand,
Chenrezig is holding crystal beads and moving them the way we use a mala
to count mantras. This symbolizes that there is not one moment when
Chenrezig does not benefit beings. Like the steady movement of counting
the beads, Chenrezig is continuously benefiting sentient beings and
turning the wheel of enlightened activity.
"In the outer left hand, Chenrezig holds a lotus flower. This symbolizes that, in benefiting sentient beings, Chenrezig manifests in whatever forms are necessary in accordance with the mental capacities, circumstances, and aptitudes of sentient beings. For instance, if Chenrezig appeared in the form of a human among certain kinds of sentient beings, (animals, for instance), these animals might run away. For this reason, Chenrezig may appear in the form of an animal. In a similar way, Chenrezig may appear in any of the different realms, such as the hell realm or the hungry ghost realm. However Chenrezig may appear, he remains free from any of the samsaric stains of the various realms, the way a lotus flower growing in a swamp appears free of the stain of the mud. The left hand of Chenrezig, holding the flower, symbolizes that stainlessness."
Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche
"In the outer left hand, Chenrezig holds a lotus flower. This symbolizes that, in benefiting sentient beings, Chenrezig manifests in whatever forms are necessary in accordance with the mental capacities, circumstances, and aptitudes of sentient beings. For instance, if Chenrezig appeared in the form of a human among certain kinds of sentient beings, (animals, for instance), these animals might run away. For this reason, Chenrezig may appear in the form of an animal. In a similar way, Chenrezig may appear in any of the different realms, such as the hell realm or the hungry ghost realm. However Chenrezig may appear, he remains free from any of the samsaric stains of the various realms, the way a lotus flower growing in a swamp appears free of the stain of the mud. The left hand of Chenrezig, holding the flower, symbolizes that stainlessness."
Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche
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