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Motivation is Vital | December 20, 2014
If we don’t have motivation, of course we’re going to sit there
feeling bored, irritated, and in pain. With motivation, we can dedicate
our lives: 'I am here, fully present, and I vow to wake up fully so that
all beings may be released from suffering.' It’s that simple.
- Roko Sherry Chayat, "Nirvana: Three Takes"  |
Saturday, December 20, 2014
Via Daily Dharma
Friday, December 19, 2014
Flor do Dia - Flor del Día - Flower of the Day - 19/12/2014
“É preciso haver transparência na relação com as crianças, pois
através da transparência, do respeito e do exemplo poderemos ensiná-las
sobre os valores da honestidade e da autorresponsabilidade. Você precisa
ter coragem de admitir suas falhas e imperfeições quando elas surgem,
procurando evitar que a criança se sinta errada, ou inferior,
mas sem alimentar a ideia de que ela é uma vítima, pois isso aciona a
ingratidão e os pactos de vingança. Ensinar autorresponsabilidade sem
cair no jogo de acusações, ou seja, sem fazer a criança sentir-se
culpada, é uma grande arte que pais e educadores precisam aprender.”
“Es necesario que haya transparencia en la relación con los niños, porque a través de la transparencia, del respeto y del ejemplo podremos enseñarles sobre los valores de la honestidad y de la autorresponsabilidad. Necesitas tener coraje para admitir tus fallas e imperfecciones cuando éstas surgen, buscando evitar que el niño se sienta equivocado o inferior, pero sin alimentar la idea de que es una víctima, porque eso acciona la ingratitud y los pactos de venganza. Enseñar autorresponsabilidad sin caer en el juego de acusaciones es decir, sin hacer al niño sentirse culpable, es un gran arte que padres y educadores necesitan aprender.”
“Transparency is necessary when relating to children. By being transparent and respectful, and by truly walking our talk, we can teach them about honesty and about taking responsibility for oneself. Some courage is needed to admit our own faults and imperfections as they emerge. Children should not be made to feel wrong or inferior, and any ideas of victimhood should be avoided, as this activates ungratefulness, along with various pacts of revenge. Teaching about taking responsibility for one’s own actions, without falling into blaming games or guilt, is an art that parents and educators need to learn.”
“Es necesario que haya transparencia en la relación con los niños, porque a través de la transparencia, del respeto y del ejemplo podremos enseñarles sobre los valores de la honestidad y de la autorresponsabilidad. Necesitas tener coraje para admitir tus fallas e imperfecciones cuando éstas surgen, buscando evitar que el niño se sienta equivocado o inferior, pero sin alimentar la idea de que es una víctima, porque eso acciona la ingratitud y los pactos de venganza. Enseñar autorresponsabilidad sin caer en el juego de acusaciones es decir, sin hacer al niño sentirse culpable, es un gran arte que padres y educadores necesitan aprender.”
“Transparency is necessary when relating to children. By being transparent and respectful, and by truly walking our talk, we can teach them about honesty and about taking responsibility for oneself. Some courage is needed to admit our own faults and imperfections as they emerge. Children should not be made to feel wrong or inferior, and any ideas of victimhood should be avoided, as this activates ungratefulness, along with various pacts of revenge. Teaching about taking responsibility for one’s own actions, without falling into blaming games or guilt, is an art that parents and educators need to learn.”
Sri Prem Baba
Via Daily Dharma
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Challenges Unite Us | December 19, 2014
The world is facing unprecedented challenges—environmental, economic,
social, and moral—and to successfully rise to meet these challenges we
must draw on the wisdom of the East and the West, of the ancient and the
modern. The same challenges that imperil our very existence may help us
unite in ways never before witnessed in human history.
- B. Alan Wallace, "Six Questions for B. Alan Wallace" |
Thursday, December 18, 2014
Via JMG: TURKEY: US Diplomat Charles Hunter To Marry Local Musician Boyfriend
Charles Hunter, US Consul General to Turkey, has confirmed to the local press that he will marry his Turkish boyfriend with the ceremony to take place in Wisconsin. Hunter was at an event at the Dutch consulate the previous day where he sang at an a capella choir. He responded to reporters' questions afterward. Naturally, almost all questions were about his affair with Turkish artist Ramadan Çaysever, and Hunter spoke about the affair for the first time. He said he "confirmed" all the reports in the press about his affair and planned marriage, but avoided elaborating on the matter. Çaysever, who frequently accompanies the Consul General at events, was absent at Tuesday night's event. Meanwhile, rumors made the rounds in the media about the top diplomat's affair. Some media outlets claimed Çaysever converted to Christianity for his partner. Milliyet, a Turkish daily, claimed Hunter asked for assignment of a bodyguard for Çaysever who has moved in with him, but has not been assigned one yet.Hunter reportedly met Çaysever at one of his concerts. His music sounds quite like 80s Italo.
Reposted from Joe Jervis
Via JMG: Tim Cook Gives Big To HRC
The Human Rights Campaign today announced that Apple CEO Tim Cook has made a large donation to help fund LGBT advocacy in southern states including his native Alabama.
The amount of Cook's contribution to the Washington-based Human Rights Campaign wasn't disclosed, but the advocacy organization called it "substantial." Organizers said it would help fund a three-year, $8.5 million campaign launched in April in Alabama, Arkansas and Mississippi. Called Project One America, the goal of the public relations effort is to build acceptance for gays, lesbians, bisexuals and transgender people in the states. The campaign includes advertising on TV and elsewhere, direct-mail fliers and staff members hired in each state. "We hope Tim Cook's substantial personal investment inspires others to support this vital and historic project," Jason Rahlan, a spokesman for Human Rights Campaign, said in an email.Cook formally came out in October, spawning widespread condemnation by anti-gay groups but no organized campaign to boycott Apple has yet developed.
Via JustaBahai: How is the following statement by the N.S.A. of Guyana not about human rights?
“The
National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Guyana asks that your
Government ensure that any legislation enacted safeguards the rights of
all, but only insofar as the limits of morality may not be transgressed.
It would not be acceptable for example, if the Constitution implicitly
allows same sex persons to demand the right to be married. We do not
believe this may have been the intention of the Amendment, but it should
be sufficiently carefully constructed that such a situation does not
automatically follow.”
Found at: http://justabahai.wordpress.com/2010/04/12/mainly-about-homosexuality/#paederasty
Found at: http://justabahai.wordpress.com/2010/04/12/mainly-about-homosexuality/#paederasty
Flor do Dia - Flor del Día - Flower of the Day - 18/12/2014
“A jornada da alma nesse planeta é um movimento em direção à união; essa é a essência do jogo. Mas, como é difícil para o ser humano ser realmente amigo - de si mesmo e do outro. Se a grande meta é criar união porque a humanidade segue criando desunião? Por que você se machuca? Por que cria situações difíceis? Por que não consegue interromper o fluxo do mal através de você? A resposta está na compreensão do casamento da sua energia vital com o sofrimento. Isso quer dizer que você tem prazer na maldade, e é esse prazer que faz com que ela continue existindo.”
“El camino del alma en este planeta es un movimiento en dirección a la unión, esa es la esencia del juego. Pero cómo le es difícil al ser humano ser realmente amigo – de sí mismo y de otro. Si la gran meta es crear unión, ¿por qué la humanidad sigue creando desunión? ¿Por qué te lastimas? ¿Por qué creas situaciones difíciles? ¿Por qué no logras interrumpir el flujo del mal a través de ti? La respuesta está en la comprensión del casamiento de tu energía vital con el sufrimiento. Eso quiere decir que tienes placer en la maldad, y es ese placer que hace que ella continúe existiendo.”
“The journey of the soul on this planet is a movement towards oneness. Union is the essential nature of the game, but still, it is incredibly difficult for human beings to really be there for each other. If the greater goal is to create unity, why does humanity continue to create disharmony? Why do we hurt ourselves? Why do we create difficult situations? Why can’t we stop evil from flowing through us? The answer lies in understanding just how our vital energy has become intrinsically connected to suffering. We take pleasure in evil, and it is this pleasure that keeps it alive.”
- Sri Prem Baba
Via Daily Dharma
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Reversing Our Priorities | December 18, 2014
If we are serious about combating selfishness and promoting
compassion in the world, then is it not vital that we develop the tools
of intellectual self-defense to deal with these assaults on our minds
and hearts? The solution must lie in reversing the priorities, in
subordinating dead things—money, capital, profits—to life: people,
animals, the planet.
- David Edwards, "Life or Death" |
Flor do Dia - Flor del Día - Flower of the Day - 17/12/2014
“Quando falo do processo identificação e transformação do eu inferior,
me refiro a um processo de cura que às vezes chamo de “ABC da
espiritualidade”. Esse é o nome de um dos instrumentos do método Caminho
do Coração, mas também é um estágio do processo evolutivo da alma, no
qual precisamos lidar com os aspectos sombrios da personalidade:
mágoas, vergonhas, sentimentos negados... Sem tomar consciência desses
aspectos, não é possível realizar a alquimia do sofrimento para alegria,
pois estando relegados ao plano da sombra, eles geram impulsos que agem
a revelia da nossa vontade consciente, causando destrutividade.”
“Cuando hablo del proceso de identificación y transformación del yo inferior, me refiero a un proceso de cura que a veces llamo “ABC de la espiritualidad”. Este es el nombre de uno de los instrumentos del método Camino del Corazón, pero también es un estadio del proceso evolutivo del alma, en el cual necesitamos lidiar con los aspectos sombríos de la personalidad: heridas, vergüenzas, sentimientos negados... Sin tomar consciencia de esos aspectos, no es posible realizar la alquimia del sufrimiento a la alegría, porque estando relegados al plano de la sombra, ellos generan impulsos que actúan más allá de nuestra voluntad consciente, causando destructividad.”
“When I speak of the process of identifying and transforming the lower self, I am referring to the healing process known as the ‘ABC of Spirituality’. This is one of the tools of the Path of the Heart method, but it is also a stage in the soul’s evolutionary process. At this stage we deal with the shadowy aspects of our personality, such as grudges, shame, and all sorts of denied feelings. Unless we become aware of these aspects we can't alchemize suffering into joy. When these aspects are relegated to the realm of the shadow they generate reactions which bypass our conscious will, causing destruction.”
“Cuando hablo del proceso de identificación y transformación del yo inferior, me refiero a un proceso de cura que a veces llamo “ABC de la espiritualidad”. Este es el nombre de uno de los instrumentos del método Camino del Corazón, pero también es un estadio del proceso evolutivo del alma, en el cual necesitamos lidiar con los aspectos sombríos de la personalidad: heridas, vergüenzas, sentimientos negados... Sin tomar consciencia de esos aspectos, no es posible realizar la alquimia del sufrimiento a la alegría, porque estando relegados al plano de la sombra, ellos generan impulsos que actúan más allá de nuestra voluntad consciente, causando destructividad.”
“When I speak of the process of identifying and transforming the lower self, I am referring to the healing process known as the ‘ABC of Spirituality’. This is one of the tools of the Path of the Heart method, but it is also a stage in the soul’s evolutionary process. At this stage we deal with the shadowy aspects of our personality, such as grudges, shame, and all sorts of denied feelings. Unless we become aware of these aspects we can't alchemize suffering into joy. When these aspects are relegated to the realm of the shadow they generate reactions which bypass our conscious will, causing destruction.”
Wednesday, December 17, 2014
Via JMG: Ferguson Protesters Wed
Alexis Templeton and Brittany Ferrell first met while demonstrating in Ferguson, Missouri, following the death of unarmed Michael Brown and a grand jury’s subsequent decision to not indict the police officer who shot him. The two activists were married Tuesday at St. Louis City Hall — months after meeting while demonstrating in Ferguson. Both Templeton and Ferrell are prominently involved in Millenial Activists United, a youth-led organization that focuses on “educating and empowering” communities.
Via Daily Dharma
Freedom from Dukkha | December 17, 2014
Freedom from dukkha doesn't mean eternal youth, or that we are never
going to have a headache, never going to feel irritation, or loss, or
get betrayed and hurt by others. Freedom from dukkha is not abdication
from the human race, but a deeper acceptance of how we are, an
acceptance that brings both equanimity, and also a clearer response.
- Thanissara, "The Grit That Becomes a Pearl"
- Thanissara, "The Grit That Becomes a Pearl"
Tuesday, December 16, 2014
Flower of the Day: 12/16/14
Flor do Dia - Flor del Día - Flower of the Day - 16/12/2014
“Para haver um intimidador é preciso haver um intimidado. Para que haja
alguém que abusa do poder, deve haver alguém permitindo que esse abuso
aconteça. A distorção do poder na forma da agressividade e da violência
tem o mesmo peso que a distorção do amor, que é a submissão e o
vitimismo. A distorção do poder é distorção do masculino; a distorção do amor é a distorção do feminino - uma depende da outra para existir.”
“Para que haya un intimidador es necesario que haya un intimidado. Para que haya alguien que abusa del poder, debe haber alguien permitiendo que ese abuso suceda. La distorsión del poder en la forma de agresividad y de violencia tiene el mismo peso que la distorsión del amor, que es la sumisión y el victimismo. La distorsión del poder es la distorsión de lo masculino; la distorsión del amor es la distorsión del femenino – una depende de la otra para existir.”
“There can’t be someone intimidating without there being someone intimidated in turn. In order for someone to abuse power there has to be someone allowing the abuse to occur. The distortion of power happens when the masculine principle is turned into aggression and violence. The distortion of love occurs when the feminine principle gets twisted into submission and victimhood. Each are equally destructive, and depend on the other in order to exist.”
“Para que haya un intimidador es necesario que haya un intimidado. Para que haya alguien que abusa del poder, debe haber alguien permitiendo que ese abuso suceda. La distorsión del poder en la forma de agresividad y de violencia tiene el mismo peso que la distorsión del amor, que es la sumisión y el victimismo. La distorsión del poder es la distorsión de lo masculino; la distorsión del amor es la distorsión del femenino – una depende de la otra para existir.”
“There can’t be someone intimidating without there being someone intimidated in turn. In order for someone to abuse power there has to be someone allowing the abuse to occur. The distortion of power happens when the masculine principle is turned into aggression and violence. The distortion of love occurs when the feminine principle gets twisted into submission and victimhood. Each are equally destructive, and depend on the other in order to exist.”
- Sri Prem Baba
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