Saturday, July 5, 2014
Via AUSTRALIA: New Study Says Kids Of Gay Parents FB:
Via ABC News Australia:
Children of same-sex parents enjoy better levels of health and wellbeing than their peers from traditional family units, new Australian research suggests. In what they described as the largest study of its type in the world, University of Melbourne researchers surveyed 315 same-sex parents and 500 children about their physical health and social wellbeing. Lead researcher Doctor Simon Crouch said children raised by same-sex partners scored an average of 6 per cent higher than the general population on measures of general health and family cohesion. "That's really a measure that looks at how well families get along, and it seems that same-sex-parent families and the children in them are getting along well, and this has positive impacts on child health," Dr Crouch said.Read the full study. (Tipped by JMG readers Alan and Str8 Grandmother)
Via Daily Dharma
Forget the Self | July 5, 2014
To forget the self is to be enlightened
by all things. Buddhist teaching suggests that the Self is an illusion,
and identity is an ongoing confluence of forces. That means that, very
literally, our sense of self is shaped by the world around us.
—Richard Eskow, "DNA Sutra"
Flower of the Day: 07/05/14
“Mental
equanimity means placing one’s mind on God. Setting one’s mind on God
is like putting down your baggage on the train’s luggage rack and
relaxing along the journey. But the mind prefers to carry the burden of
the baggage because leaving it on the rack requires trust. At the
nucleus of the conditioned mind is fear, and one of the main aspects of
fear is control. The ways of God are mysterious, and it’s not always
possible to understand what God has planned for you. So one creates many
expectations about one’s life and hopes that God will meet them. Yet
only God understands our hearts and knows what we really need. This is
why we must become aware of our lack of trust that has caused us to
carry such a heavy burden.”
Sri Prem Baba
Friday, July 4, 2014
Via Pink News: United Nations to recognise same-sex marriage everywhere
The United Nations has announced that it will globally
extend its employee benefits to workers in same-sex marriages or other
unions.
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon announced the change yesterday, stating: “Human rights are at the core of the mission of the United Nations.
“I am proud to stand for greater equality for all staff, and I call on all members of our UN family to unite in rejecting homophobia as discrimination that can never be tolerated at our workplace.”
The move will impact the UN’s over 44,000 staff across the globe.
Hyung Hak Nam, of LGBTI group UN-GLOBE, said: “It is with great pleasure that I would like to inform you that, at long last, the UN will begin recognizing staff members’ legal same-sex unions.
Make the jump here to read the full article
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon announced the change yesterday, stating: “Human rights are at the core of the mission of the United Nations.
“I am proud to stand for greater equality for all staff, and I call on all members of our UN family to unite in rejecting homophobia as discrimination that can never be tolerated at our workplace.”
The move will impact the UN’s over 44,000 staff across the globe.
Hyung Hak Nam, of LGBTI group UN-GLOBE, said: “It is with great pleasure that I would like to inform you that, at long last, the UN will begin recognizing staff members’ legal same-sex unions.
Make the jump here to read the full article
An Open Letter to the People who Hate Obama more than they Love America
I meet you all the time. You hate Obama. You hate gay people. You
hate black people, immigrants, Muslims, labor unions, women who want the
right to make choices concerning their bodies, you hate em all. You
hate being called racist. You hate being called a bigot. Maybe if you
talked about creating jobs more than you talk about why you hate gay
people we wouldn't call you bigots. Maybe if you talked about black
people without automatically assuming they are on food stamps while
demanding their birth certificates we wouldn't call you racist. You hate
socialism and social justice. You hate regulations and taxes and
spending and the Government. You hate.
You like war. You like torture. You like Jesus. I don't know how
in the hell any of that is compatible, but no one ever accused you
haters of being over-committed to ideological consistency. You like
people who look like you or at least hate most of the things that you
hate. You hate everything else.
Now, I know you profess to love our country and the founding fathers (unless you are reminded that they believed in the separation of church and state), but I need to remind you that America is NOT what Fox News says it is. America is a melting pot, it always has been. We are a multi-cultural amalgamation of all kinds of people, and yet you still demonize everyone who is not a rich, white, heterosexual christian male or his submissive and obedient wife.
You hate liberals, moderates, hell, anyone who disagrees with Conservative dogma as espoused by Fox News and Rush Limbaugh. You hate em.
Well, here are the facts, Jack. If you hate the Government then you are unqualified to manage it. If you hate gay people more than you love America than you should take your own advice and get the hell out. There are several countries that are openly hostile to gay people, but they are full of brown people and you don't like them much either from what I understand. It looks like you are screwed, but that's not what I am here to tell you.
More rant below. . .
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/01/09/1053088/-An-open-letter-to-the-people-who-hate-Obama-more-than-they-love-America?detail=email#
You like war. You like torture. You like Jesus. I don't know how
in the hell any of that is compatible, but no one ever accused you
haters of being over-committed to ideological consistency. You like
people who look like you or at least hate most of the things that you
hate. You hate everything else.Now, I know you profess to love our country and the founding fathers (unless you are reminded that they believed in the separation of church and state), but I need to remind you that America is NOT what Fox News says it is. America is a melting pot, it always has been. We are a multi-cultural amalgamation of all kinds of people, and yet you still demonize everyone who is not a rich, white, heterosexual christian male or his submissive and obedient wife.
You hate liberals, moderates, hell, anyone who disagrees with Conservative dogma as espoused by Fox News and Rush Limbaugh. You hate em.
Well, here are the facts, Jack. If you hate the Government then you are unqualified to manage it. If you hate gay people more than you love America than you should take your own advice and get the hell out. There are several countries that are openly hostile to gay people, but they are full of brown people and you don't like them much either from what I understand. It looks like you are screwed, but that's not what I am here to tell you.
More rant below. . .
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/01/09/1053088/-An-open-letter-to-the-people-who-hate-Obama-more-than-they-love-America?detail=email#
Via Daily Dharma
Robe of Liberation | July 4, 2014
Vast is the robe of liberation. A
formless field of benefaction. What a generous, comforting image—a robe
as limitless as the sky, and at the same time a sense of being covered,
held, embraced, protected.
—K. D. McLeod, “One Fat Buddha”
Flower of the Day: 07/04/14
“Everything
that happens in the school of life is meant to teach you how to develop
mental equanimity. If you can already be a channel of love and silence
to some degree, then it is important to share this with other people,
even if you sometimes run the risk of falling, because this fall serves
as a sacrifice as well as a lesson. This descent means that you are
still not completely immune, so if someone invites you to argue with
them, you still accept their invitation. A balanced mind can be in the
world relating to others and still refrain from accepting the invitation
to enter warfare. Regardless of what is happening, the person always
remains the same, simply observing that which is transitory and letting
it pass.”
Sri Prem Baba
Thursday, July 3, 2014
Flower of the Day: 07/03/14
“Your
talents are at the service of humanity’s evolution, since they are the
way love expresses itself through you in order to carry out your dharma,
your life’s purpose. Your purpose and the gifts that will help you to
fulfill it are revealed to you very early on, but they are usually
forgotten. Throughout your journey the entire universe encourages you to
become aware of them. You are always being inspired to ask: What does
God want from me? What do I wake up for in the morning for? This movement
leads you towards aligning yourself with your dharma, and when you are aligned with your dharma, you reach the sacred dwelling place.”
Sri Prem Baba
Via Daily Dharma
Healthy Anxiety | July 3, 2014
Anxieties and doubts can be healthy and
creative, not only for the person but for the society, because they
permit new and original approaches to reality.
—Joanna Macy, “The Greatest Danger”
Wednesday, July 2, 2014
Flower of the Day: 07/02/14
“Our
mission here on Earth is not so simple. Awakening love in everyone and
everywhere demands great steadiness, determination and the constant
renewal of our vows. That's the only way to deal with the immense
opposing forces that exist in the world and that act through us.”
Sri Prem Baba
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