Tuesday, May 7, 2013
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Via JMG: Frank Bruni On The Boy Scouts
"He noted that our country was founded on a principle of religious freedom; that the Scouts’ bylaws require equal treatment of every religion’s teachings; and that certain denominations — the Episcopal Church and the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), for example — ordain gay and lesbian ministers. By the Scouts’ current rules, those very ministers, fit for the pulpit, aren’t deemed fit to lead a troop.
"Isn’t that as much of an insult to their religions as the ban’s end would be to [Tony] Perkins, [Rick] Perry and their kind? - Frank Bruni, writing for the New York Times. Hit the link and read his entire piece.
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Tricycle Daily Dharma May 7, 2013
It Gets Easier
Once
we taste the freedom that comes with independence, it gets easier. We
realize how much we have lost by desperately holding on, and we know how
much there is to gain through disengaging from confusion. We can do
this while expanding our most precious qualities: our good heart and our
compassion for others.
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- Dzigar Kongtrul, “Old Relationships, New Possibilities”
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Monday, May 6, 2013
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Via JMG: Liza Joins NOH8 Campaign
Labels: Liza Minnelli, NOH8, Proposition 8
Via JMG: Chris Kluwe Cut By Minnesota Vikings
The Star-Tribune reports that punter and gay marriage advocate Chris Kluwe has been cut by the Minnesota Vikings. The team is denying that the move has anything to do with politics.
Reposted from Joe
“It has nothing to do with anything Chris Kluwe is off the field,” the GM said. “When we’re making decisions, we’re purely making them trying to bring in the best competition possible regardless of position. ... This was just another normal personnel move. It had nothing to do with Chris Kluwe’s off-field concerns, I have no issues if Chris Kluwe wants to express his opinion. That’s his right, that’s his freedom of speech. This is just a football decision to bring in a guy to come in to compete.”RELATED: Last month gay marriage ally Brendon Ayanbadejo was released by the Baltimore Ravens.
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Tricycle Daily Dharma May 6, 2013
Facing Yourself
Spiritual
change is precisely a process that is bigger than you. You don’t
control it. You surrender to it. You don’t reinvent yourself through
spiritual work. You face yourself, and then you must let go of all the
ghastly things you find. But there is no end to these ghastly things.
They keep coming. The ego is a bottomless pit of suckiness. And so you
finally let go of the self that clings to itself (one definition of
ego). True freedom comes when ego goes.
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- Shozan Jack Haubner, "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Enlightenment"
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Sunday, May 5, 2013
Via JMG: President Obama Supports LGBT Inclusion For Immigration Reform Bill
Speaking tonight at a press conference in Costa Rica, President Obama endorsed including LGBT couples in the immigration reform bill currently before the Senate.
Obama says that recognizing same-sex relationships in the bill is "the right thing to do." But he says it would be premature to telegraph what he will or won't do before lawmakers send him a bill. Gay rights supporters are pushing for an amendment to the bill to allow gays to sponsor their partners to come to the U.S. But Republicans, including some who helped draft the bill, have made it clear that amending the legislation in that fashion would cost their support.
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Tricycle Daily Dharma May 5, 2013
Our Mutual Dependency
To
open yourself up to need, longing, dependency, and reliance on others
means opening yourself to the truth that none of us can do this on our
own. We really do need each other, just as we need parents and teachers.
We need all those people in our lives who make us feel so uncertain.
Our practice is not about finally getting to a place where we are going
to escape all that but about creating a container that allows us to be
more and more human, to feel more and more.
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- Barry Magid, “No Gain”
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Saturday, May 4, 2013
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Keeping our Understanding Alive
The
seeds of anger are always there. But when you notice, when you keep
alive your understanding, they have no chance to manifest. Understanding
is something that stays with you, and practicing the precepts,
practicing meditation, helps you deepen your understanding all the time.
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- Thich Nhat Hanh, “Interbeing with Thich Nhat Hanh”
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Thursday, May 2, 2013
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Eliminating Thoughts of Unworthiness
Without
cultivating love for ourselves, regardless of how much discipline we
have, regardless of how serious we are about practice, we will still
stay stuck in the subtle mercilessness of the mind, listening to the
voice that tells us we are basically and fundamentally unworthy. We
should never underestimate the need for lovingkindness on the long and
sometimes daunting path of learning to awaken.
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- Ezra Bayda, “The Three Things We Fear Most”
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Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Via JMG: Jason Collins' #98 Jersey: Top Seller
Jason Collins' #98 Jersey: Top Seller
Washington Wizards center Jason Collins’ jerseys got a boost in online sales after he became the first openly gay athlete on a major U.S. team sport. Team spokesman Scott Hall told ABC News that 100 percent of custom jerseys ordered from the team’s online store bore Collins’ name and number, 98, on the back, after Collins revealed his homosexuality in an article published on Sports Illustrated’s website on Monday. While Hall could not reveal how many custom Collins jerseys were sold, he said that the team’s general merchandise sales and online traffic spiked following Collins’ announcement. In a statement, the Wizards said they were proud of Collins and “his decision to live his life proudly and openly.”The parents of Matthew Shepard revealed yesterday that they were "brought to tears" by the news that Collins chose his jersey number as a secret memorial to the year that Shepard was murdered. Customize your Collins jersey here.
Labels: basketball, coming out, gay athletes, Jason Collins, Matthew Shepard, NBA, retail, sports
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Via JMG" Texas Attorney General: Domestic Partner Benefits Violate State Constitution
Domestic partnerships, as recognized by the local governments, are close enough to the definition of marriage to violate a constitutional amendment banning same-sex unions that 76 percent of Texas voters approved in 2005, the opinion stated. “By creating domestic partnerships and offering health benefits based on them, the political subdivisions have created and recognized something not established by Texas law,” the opinion said. Lawyers for Austin and Travis County have begun researching the opinion to help political leaders determine if it should be followed. Attorney general opinions attempt to determine how Texas courts would rule on a legal matter, but only the courts have the definitive say on constitutional questions.Travis County, which has offered such benefits for 16 years, will hold a meeting next week to discuss Abbott's claim. The Austin City Council will meet with its lawyers but says it has no plan to change its benefits. (Tipped by JMG reader Jeff)
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Tricycle Daily Dharma April 30, 2013
Learning How to Live
Not
only is it of profound importance for each of us to understand in a
deep way the law of impermanence but it’s also quite practical. It’s not
merely metaphysical or something to be argued about in philosophy
seminars and coffee shops. Learning the law of impermanence can be done
there, too, but the Buddhist teaching is designed to help us learn how
to live.
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- Larry Rosenberg, “The Weather is Just the Weather”
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