Monday, September 14, 2015
Today's Daily Dharma: Don't Cling to Passing Moods
“Lust and hate arise but leave no trace, like birds in flight; don't cling to passing moods.”
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New at Tricycle: On What Is Most Important
On What Is Most Important
Contemplative
traditions are in steep decline—or so we're told. Nobody meditates
anymore. They're too busy playing Candy Crush or writing screeds in the
comments section below YouTube videos. As Tricycle readers, you know
better. This week we look at how Buddhist teachings and rituals remain
vibrant in our time.
Before
we examine the teachings that thrive today, however, we must get a
sense of the ones from the past that are worth holding onto. We offer a
perfect example in our latest magazine piece, "On What Is Most Important,"
in which the Tibetan master Kenchen Thrangu elaborates on eight
classical Indian verses from the yogi Padampa Sangye. Together they
emphasize practicing the dharma in every moment, no matter the
circumstance. Then, and only then, they say, can we make the most of our
lives.
In "A Quiet Subversion,"
we hear from a modern-day Buddhist trying to do just that. By
romanticizing the cave-dwelling recluse, says writer Leath Tonino, we
perceive his lifestyle as an exotic one far different from our own. In
this humorous yet insightful piece, Tonino erases that divide by showing
us how a solitary spiritual life is possible even for a young
city-dweller with a job, a girlfriend, and an obsession with Seinfeld.
Both of those magazine articles are available to everyone this week, but join as a Supporting or Sustaining member
to read the entirety of our latest issue. In it, find out how to escape
from jealousy's clutches, feel good about what you've got, and actually
celebrate your friends' success with the issue's special section on jealousy and envy. It features a Zen teacher who cops to those green feelings, a writer who says they don't deserve such a bad rap, and a Tibetan Buddhist who offers five steps to free yourself from them for good.
As
the Buddhists know, nothing lasts forever. That makes our choices about
which teachings to hold onto and which to leave behind all the more
important. In a provocative blog interview with longtime Vajryana
teacher and practitioner Sangye Khandro, "No Adaptation Required," she speaks candidly about this tension between tradition and renewal.
Every
generation—every person—resolves that tension differently. There's no
easy answer. But by virtue of our mere rumination, perhaps we invent the
teachings anew.
Sunday, September 13, 2015
Via Instinct Magazine: Did They Just Find That Homophobia Is A Disease?
Via Sri Prem Baba: Flor do Dia- Flor del Día - Flower of the Day 13/09/201
Project Everyone - Metas Globais
5.IGUALDADE ENTRE OS SEXOS
“Embora a diferença entre homem e mulher seja algo bem definido, no que tange a interação entre eles, os contrastes se equilibram na balança. Tanto o homem como a mulher carregam dentro de si um masculino e um feminino positivo e um masculino e um feminino negativo ou distorcido. A facilidade ou dificuldade se dá na interação: se o meu masculino ou feminino distorcido se relaciona com o masculino ou feminino distorcido de outra pessoa é sempre difícil, independentemente do gênero.”
5.IGUALDADE ENTRE OS SEXOS
“Embora a diferença entre homem e mulher seja algo bem definido, no que tange a interação entre eles, os contrastes se equilibram na balança. Tanto o homem como a mulher carregam dentro de si um masculino e um feminino positivo e um masculino e um feminino negativo ou distorcido. A facilidade ou dificuldade se dá na interação: se o meu masculino ou feminino distorcido se relaciona com o masculino ou feminino distorcido de outra pessoa é sempre difícil, independentemente do gênero.”
Project Everyone - Metas Globais
5. IGUALDAD DE GÉNERO
“Aunque la diferencia entre hombre y mujer sea algo bien definido, con respecto a la interacción entre ellos, los contrastes se equilibran en la balanza. Tanto el hombre como la mujer llevan dentro de sí un masculino y un femenino positivo y un masculino y un femenino negativo o distorsionado. La facilidad o dificultad se da en la interacción: si mí masculino o femenino distorsionado se relaciona con el masculino o femenino distorsionado de otra persona es siempre difícil, independientemente del género.”
Project Everyone - Global Goals
5. GENDER EQUALITY
“Although it seems like men and women are very different, in taking a closer look at their interactions, it becomes clear their qualities counter-balance each other. Just as both men and women carry distorted masculine and distorted feminine qualities, they both carry the positive qualities as well. Human interactions can be more or less challenging based on how one person’s distorted masculine and feminine qualities relate with another’s, regardless of gender.”
5. IGUALDAD DE GÉNERO
“Aunque la diferencia entre hombre y mujer sea algo bien definido, con respecto a la interacción entre ellos, los contrastes se equilibran en la balanza. Tanto el hombre como la mujer llevan dentro de sí un masculino y un femenino positivo y un masculino y un femenino negativo o distorsionado. La facilidad o dificultad se da en la interacción: si mí masculino o femenino distorsionado se relaciona con el masculino o femenino distorsionado de otra persona es siempre difícil, independientemente del género.”
Project Everyone - Global Goals
5. GENDER EQUALITY
“Although it seems like men and women are very different, in taking a closer look at their interactions, it becomes clear their qualities counter-balance each other. Just as both men and women carry distorted masculine and distorted feminine qualities, they both carry the positive qualities as well. Human interactions can be more or less challenging based on how one person’s distorted masculine and feminine qualities relate with another’s, regardless of gender.”
Today's Daily Dharma: Prayer for Its Own Sake
“Prayer
just for itself, just for the act of praying . . . is a way of
connecting to the deep ocean of being that we all are. It is a way of
offering our bows, our incense, our flowers, to the ineffable reality of
the moment, to the absolute reality of this experience.”
Saturday, September 12, 2015
Via WGB: New York Man Accused of Torching Gay Pride Bench
Police say they've have charged a 47-year-old man with a hate crime for torching an outdoor bench that had been painted in rainbow colors by members of a northern New York group to show support for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people.
Authorities in Ogdensburg say Francis Solis was charged Wednesday with arson and criminal mischief as a hate crime. Full story here!
WGB :: I am so glad he got caught but I am not surprised he did this after reading THIS ARTICLE.
Via Sri Prem Baba: Flor do Dia- Flor del Día - Flower of the Day 12/09/201
Project Everyone - Metas Globais
4. EDUCAÇÃO DE QUALIDADE
"Uma completa renovação na educação se faz necessária, pois é através dela que um novo ser humano, mais consciente e responsável, surgirá. A criança é sábia e traz com ela dons e talentos a serem compartilhados com o mundo. Nós precisamos criar espaço para que isso aconteça, incentivando o empoderamento da criança. Para isso, uma educação baseada em valores humanos espirituais precisa se tornar política pública.”
4. EDUCAÇÃO DE QUALIDADE
"Uma completa renovação na educação se faz necessária, pois é através dela que um novo ser humano, mais consciente e responsável, surgirá. A criança é sábia e traz com ela dons e talentos a serem compartilhados com o mundo. Nós precisamos criar espaço para que isso aconteça, incentivando o empoderamento da criança. Para isso, uma educação baseada em valores humanos espirituais precisa se tornar política pública.”
Project Everyone - Global Goals
4. QUALITY EDUCATION
"We are in need of a complete educational reform, for it is through education that a new kind of human being will emerge, more conscious and responsible. Children are wise; and they bring to the world gifts and talents to be shared. We need to create space for this by encouraging people to empower children. For this to occur, an education based on spiritual human values must become public policy."
Project Everyone - Global Goals
4. EDUCACIÓN DE CALIDAD
"Una completa renovación en la educación es necesaria, ya que es a través de ella que un nuevo ser humano, más consciente y responsable, surgirá. El niño es sabio y trae dones y talentos a ser compartidos con el mundo. Precisamos crear espacio para que esto suceda, incentivando el empoderamiento del niño. Para ello, una educación basada en valores humanos espirituales precisa convertirse en política pública.”
4. QUALITY EDUCATION
"We are in need of a complete educational reform, for it is through education that a new kind of human being will emerge, more conscious and responsible. Children are wise; and they bring to the world gifts and talents to be shared. We need to create space for this by encouraging people to empower children. For this to occur, an education based on spiritual human values must become public policy."
Project Everyone - Global Goals
4. EDUCACIÓN DE CALIDAD
"Una completa renovación en la educación es necesaria, ya que es a través de ella que un nuevo ser humano, más consciente y responsable, surgirá. El niño es sabio y trae dones y talentos a ser compartidos con el mundo. Precisamos crear espacio para que esto suceda, incentivando el empoderamiento del niño. Para ello, una educación basada en valores humanos espirituales precisa convertirse en política pública.”
Via Te Greko - konstantin dimopoulos / FB:
Konstantin Dimopoulos’s The Barbed Wire Buddha is a fresh addition to his thought-provoking public art interventions in urban and landscape environments, yet it is not simply just a tool for public engagement. The sculpture also raises key formalist art questions of materiality and technique. At Conny Dietzschold Gallery, Sydney Contemporary.
Today's Daily Dharma: Violence Begets Violence
“Hostilities
aren't stilled through hostility, regardless. Hostilities are stilled
through non-hostility: this, an unending truth.”
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Today's Daily Dharma: Doubt Brings Depth.
“Doubt
in itself is not [a] problem. The problem comes from identifying with
the doubting 'me' and believing that this is who we really are. But if
seen for what it is, doubt can even be a positive force in practice.
Provided we don’t get lost in the negative beliefs that arise with it,
it can lead to a deepening of our quest.”
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Friday, September 11, 2015
Via Tricycle: Simply Stop
Simply Stop
Thich Nhat Hanh
elucidates the no-frills wisdom of 9th-century Chinese Zen teacher
Master Linji, founder of the Rinzai school of Zen.
Thich Nhat Hanh
elucidates the no-frills wisdom of 9th-century Chinese Zen teacher
Master Linji, founder of the Rinzai school of Zen.
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