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How to Fail | May 12, 2015 If you want to be a complete human being, if you want to be genuine and hold the fullness of life in your heart, then failure is an opportunity to get curious about what is going on and listen to the storylines. Don't buy the ones that blame it on everybody else, and don’t buy the storylines that blame it on yourself, either. - Pema Chödrön, "How to Fail" Read More →

Anon FB Post of the Day: Dream on fundamentalists.

"I love this explanation: 

So this whole universe is infinite as far as human perception goes and one galaxy is a spec of dust in that universe and the earth is a spec of dust in the galaxy and God really cares if one is gay or straight? God is that small and petty?
 
Dream on fundamentalists."

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Via Sri Prem Baba: Flor do Dia- Flor del Día- Flower of the day 11/05/2015

“A mente condicionada normalmente nos leva a seguir na direção oposta àquela que determina o coração. Isso gera tensão e angústia. Esse conflito de direções dentro de nós é o que conhecemos como sofrimento. A mente condicionada quer agradar; ela quer ser respeitada, considerada e amada. Portanto todas as ações que nascem dela são estratégias para receber esse amor. Mas amor forçado não é amor. Esse “amor” não preenche, somente aumenta a angústia. A ação capaz de preencher o vazio existencial do ser humano com alegria é aquela que nasce do coração. É preciso saber ouvir a voz do coração, mesmo quando somos julgados e criticados por isso.”

“La mente condicionada normalmente nos lleva a seguir en la dirección opuesta de aquella que determina el corazón. Esto genera tensión y angustia. Este conflicto de direcciones dentro nuestro es lo que conocemos como sufrimiento. La mente condicionada quiere agradar, quiere ser respetada, considerada y amada. Por lo tanto, todas las acciones que nacen de ella son estrategias para recibir ese amor. Pero amor forzado no es amor. Ese “amor” no llena, solamente aumente la angustia. La acción capaz de llenar el vacío existencial del ser humano con alegría es aquella que nace del corazón. Es necesario saber oír la voz del corazón, hasta cuando somos juzgados y criticados por ello.”

"The conditioned mind usually leads us to the opposite direction from where our heart guides us towards. This causes tension and anguish. We feel this clash in directions simply as suffering. The conditioned mind wants to please, so as to make us feel respected, considered and loved. All actions born from this place are strategies to receive this love – a forced love that really isn't love at all, for it doesn't fulfill us and only increases our anguish. Only actions that spring from the heart can fill up with joy that existential emptiness human beings feel. We need to learn to listen to the voice of the heart, even if we are judged and criticized for it."

Via Daily Dharma

It's Up to You | May 11, 2015 Nobody is going to save you from your own mind. Nobody can get into the heart of your experience and fix anything for you. If you want to make your own internal experience more hospitable, only you can do that work. Others can always support and guide you and spark insights, but ultimately you are your own boss and the agent of understanding your mind and opening your heart. - Ethan Nichtern, "Awake with Others" Read More →

Via Sri Prem Baba: Flor do Dia- Flor del Día- Flower of the day 09/05/2015

“Qual a diferença entre a dependência e a entrega num relacionamento? É a mesma diferença que existe entre medo e confiança, são extremos opostos. A dependência é um desdobramento do medo, a entrega é um desdobramento da confiança.”

“¿Cuál es la diferencia entre la dependencia y la entrega en una relación? Es la misma diferencia que existe entre miedo y confianza, son extremos opuestos. La dependencia es un desdoblamiento del miedo, la entrega es un desdoblamiento de la confianza.”

"What is the difference between dependence and surrender within a relationship? It's the same as the difference between fear and trust – they are extreme opposites. Dependence is an offshoot of fear, while surrender is an unfolding of trust.”

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The Limits of Language | May 9, 2015 Our hearts and minds change from moment to moment, just as the clouds shift in the evening sky as the sun goes down. Who are we to think we have grasped the true nature of our souls? The Buddha-mind within us will not be constrained by the limits of language. - Abbess Fushimi, "Shedding Light" Read More →

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Via Sri Prem Baba: Flor do Dia- Flor del Día- Flower of the day 08/05/2015

“Temos reproduzido na esfera coletiva as mesmas dificuldades que vivemos nos nossos relacionamentos afetivos, na nossa família, com nossos vizinhos, com quem está perto. Precisamos rever nossos comportamentos, mudar a nossa relação com o outro e com a natureza. Os sintomas da crise que estamos vivendo são desdobramentos da inabilidade do ser humano em lidar com a própria sombra. Assim como suprimimos o ciúme e a inveja, deixando esses sentimentos influenciarem nossas vidas de forma indireta, temos deixado o ódio inconsciente destruir o planeta. Na base da crise planetária está a guerra dos sexos, a distorção do masculino e do feminino.”

“Hemos reproducido en la esfera colectiva las mismas dificultades que vivimos en nuestras relaciones afectivas, en nuestra familia, con nuestros vecinos, con quien está cerca. Necesitamos rever nuestros comportamientos, cambiar nuestra relación con el otro y con la naturaleza. Los síntomas de la crisis que estamos viviendo son desdoblamientos de la inhabilidad del ser humano en lidiar con la propia sombra. Así como suprimimos los celos y la envidia, dejando que estos sentimientos influencien nuestras vidas de forma indirecta, hemos dejado que el odio inconsciente destruya el planeta. En la base de la crisis planetaria está la guerra de los sexos, la distorsión del masculino y del femenino.”

"We recreate the same difficulties at the collective level that we endure within our loving relationships, with our family, neighbors or whoever we are around. It's time we take a better look at our behaviors, so as to transform our relationship with others, as well as with nature as a whole. We are experiencing a crisis, the symptoms of which stem from our inability to deal with our own shadow. In the same way that we feed jealousy or envy, allowing these feelings to indirectly influence our lives, we have also been allowing unconscious hatred to destroy the planet. At the very root of this whole global crisis lies a war between the sexes, acting through the distortion of the masculine and feminine principles."

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Dissatisfaction Motivates Awakening | May 8, 2015 It is precisely because impermanent, conditioned phenomena are unsatisfying that we are motivated to awaken. Seeing these characteristics clearly becomes the cause of and condition for liberation. - Joseph Goldstein, "The End of Suffering" Read More →

WGB Poll: Americans more comfortable with gay presidential candidate than evangelical

Americans would feel more comfortable with an LGBTI presidential candidate than an evangelical Christian one, according to a new poll.

The latest WSJ/NBC poll asked 1,000 adults last week whether they would 'be enthusiastic,' 'be comfortable with,' 'have some reservations about' or 'be very uncomfortable with' a list of qualities of a potential leader.

Some 61% said they would be either enthusiastic about or comfortable with an LGBTI candidate, while only 37% said they would have reservations or be uncomfortable and 2% were not sure.

By comparison, 52% said they'd be enthusiastic about or comfortable with an evangelical Christian running for president, while 44% expressed some degree of hesitancy about the idea and 4% were not sure. Full story here!

WGB: I was actually surprised to read this. I am pleased, but surprised.

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Sri Prem Baba: Flor do Dia- Flor del Día- Flower of the day 07/05/2015

“Ao longo da jornada evolutiva a entidade humana constrói máscaras para se proteger da dor. Essas máscaras são criadas de acordo com o que ela tem, com sua história, com o ambiente onde vive - de acordo com o karma que ela carrega. Alguns aprendem que, para conseguirem o que querem, precisam ser vítimas, outros aprendem que precisam ser agressivos. Alguns entendem que precisam ser caridosos e religiosos, outros que precisam ser criminosos. Alguns vestem a máscara da autossuficiência, da superioridade, outros da impotência e da fragilidade. Mas, não importa qual seja a máscara, ela não tem nada a ver com a verdade de quem é você.”

“A lo largo del camino evolutivo la entidad humana construye máscaras para protegerse del dolor. Estas máscaras son creadas de acuerdo con lo que ella tiene, con su historia, con el ambiente donde vive - de acuerdo con el karma que carga. Algunos aprenden que para conseguir lo que quieren, tienen que ser víctimas, otros aprenden que necesitan ser agresivos. Algunos entienden que necesitan ser caritativos y religiosos, otros que necesitan ser criminales. Algunos visten la máscara de la autosuficiencia, de la superioridad, otros de la impotencia y de la fragilidad. Pero no importa cuál sea la máscara, ella no tiene nada que ver con la verdad de quien eres.”

"Throughout the evolutionary journey, human beings create masks to protect themselves from pain. These masks are shaped through our possessions, our life’s history, our personal environment, and the karma we carry. Some people learn that they have to be a victim to get what they want, others learn that they need to be aggressive. Some people believe that they need to be charitable and religious, others believe they have to be criminals. Some people wear the mask of self-sufficiency and superiority, others wear the mask of helplessness and weakness. No matter what the mask is, it has nothing to do with the truth of who you are.”

Via JMG: Porno Pete: NOM Lied About Hate March

 

Brian Brown told numerous outlets that attendance at last month's hate march was 15,000.

Labels: Brian Brown, hate groups, NOM, Peter LaBarbera

Reposted from Joe Jervis

Via JMG: ARIZONA: Rubio Headlines Fundraiser For Group That Backs "Ex-Gay" Torture

Yesterday Sen. Marco Rubio headlined a fundraiser for the vile Arizona Center For Public Policy, which advocates for "ex-gay" torture among other anti-gay positions. Chris Geidner reports at Buzzfeed:

Although there was no media inside the room at the Center for Arizona Policy fundraiser, held at Arizona Christian University, and a spokesperson from Rubio’s campaign did not respond to repeated requests Wednesday for comment about the event or what Rubio planned to say, at least two attendees did post on social media from within the event with remarks from Rubio. “Even as I’m speaking to you now, a human life is being terminated in America,” a congressional staffer attending Wednesday’s event quoted Rubio as saying. The staffer works for Rep. Trent Franks, who also was in attendance. “Without faith at the core of our society, you fall into an era of moral relativism,” the staffer quoted Rubio as saying. When Rubio was discussing marriage, the Franks staffer did not quote Rubio directly, but he tweeted, “Dangerous era in America, says @marcorubio, where if you believe in the traditional definition of marriage, you’re a bigot.”

Two weeks ago Rubio declared that he believes that sexual orientation is "something people are born with." It doesn't appear that he addressed "ex-gay" therapy during his speech.

Labels: 2016 elections, Arizona, GOP, Marco Rubio

Reposted from Joe Jervis

Via Sri Prem Baba: Flor do Dia- Flor del Día- Flower of the day 06/05/2015

“É curioso ver que muitos não aprendem com suas desilusões e fracassos nos relacionamentos, e seguem acreditando que obterão felicidade através do outro. Essa fantasia se mantém por algum tempo, enquanto cada um vive sua vida e o casal se encontra de vez em quando. Mas, quando resolvem morar juntos, a verdade aparece. Logo a relação vira um campo de batalha. Isso ocorre porque as pessoas não querem alguém para amar, elas querem alguém para satisfazer suas necessidades e caprichos. Elas querem se tornar donos do outro. E o pior é que a grande maioria acredita que essa obsessão em possuir é amor.”

“Es curioso ver que muchos no aprenden con sus desilusiones y fracasos en las relaciones, y siguen creyendo que obtendrán la felicidad a través de otro. Esta fantasía se mantiene durante algún tiempo, mientras cada uno vive su vida y la pareja se encuentra de vez en cuando. Pero cuando resuelven vivir juntos, la verdad aparece. Pronto la relación se convierte en un campo de batalla. Esto ocurre porque las personas no quieren alguien a quien amar, ellas quieren alguien para satisfacer sus necesidades y caprichos. Quieren volverse dueños del otro. Y lo peor es que la gran mayoría cree que esta obsesión de poseer es amor.”

"It’s curious to see that many people do not learn from their deceptions and failures in relationships, and still believe that they will attain happiness through the other. This fantasy is maintained for some time, while each partner lives their own life and the couple only meets up from time to time. But when they decide to live together, the truth appears. Soon after, the relationship becomes a battlefield. This is because people do not want someone to love; they want someone to satisfy their needs and whims. They want to own the other. The worst part is that the vast majority of people believe that this obsession with possessing is love.”

Via Daily Dharma

How to Develop Motivation | May 6, 2015 In Buddhist thinking, motivation is a matter of desire, more specifically the desire to act accompanied with a sense of purpose. Say, in the case of being more compassionate, it's by making emotional connection with compassion and its objectives that we arouse in ourselves the desire to act. And it's through seeing the benefits that we acquire a sense of purpose in being more compassionate. - Thupten Jinpa, "Turning Intention into Motivation" Read More →

Yes 2 Love - The Nualas

Via hubpages: The Verdict is in: Guess Who's The Worst President in US History?

There is much debate about who was the best or worst president in US history. It's too important of a subject to rely on opinion polls which are skewed by the influence of individual bias and political views. Yet It's difficult to quantify how good or bad any president may have been in comparison to another. However, a careful look at the facts shows one president failed in virtually every aspect of the job to a degree unrivaled by any other president.

When you review the facts below and consider his impact on our economy, foreign policy and domestic policy, by almost any standard, it’s difficult to find any president who did more harm and left the country in worse shape than George W. Bush.

Make the jump here to read the full article