“When
I walk into my fear, practice there, sit upright in the middle of it,
completely open to the experience, with no expectation of the outcome,
anything is possible.”
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Wednesday, September 16, 2015
Tuesday, September 15, 2015
Thich Nhat Hanh speaks first words after Stroke
The monks and nuns of Thich Nhat Hanh‘s Plum Village community have issued a new statement regarding the Vietnamese Zen master’s ongoing post-stroke therapy. As reported here, Nhat Hanh recently arrived in California’s Bay Area for
various forms of treatment. In their letter, the monks and nuns
highlight different aspects of said treatment and how Thay, as Nhat Hanh
is affectionately called, is responding. He’s even spoken his first
post-stroke words, thanks to speech therapy. From the letter:
Read the complete posting here
Read the whole letter here.
It has been two months now since Thay arrived in America, with the hope of getting more intensive treatment to recover from his stroke. Thanks to the incredible support of our Beloved Community we have been able to obtain the very best doctors and therapists for Thay, across all treatment modalities. We are happy to be able to share that Thay is benefitting from the best of Western, Eastern, conventional, and alternative medical approaches. Thay is receiving acupuncture every day, as well as physical therapy, speech therapy, osteopathy, and neurofeedback, with the support and oversight of a phenomenal team of doctors at UCSF.
With Thay’s advanced age, the severity of the hemorrhage, as well as various complex health issues, recovery is extremely challenging. When Thay first started physical therapy, Thay was very engaged and enthusiastic with his therapists and the program that they had created for him. Preparing for Thay’s sessions of physical therapy, we could all feel the joyful determination in his body language. We would tell him, “Thay, let’s get ready for physical therapy” and Thay would raise his fist in the air and smile, as if to say “Let’s go!”
However, the level of fatigue and physical discomfort that Thay was experiencing when we first arrived in the US limited his ability to participate in the sessions. With the help of the whole team of doctors and therapists we have been able create an integrated program of treatment which allows Thay to have restful sleep, and more alertness, ease and peace in his body, enabling him to more fully participate in the sessions of therapy.
A recent breakthrough has been that whilst using a partial weight support walking frame, Thay’s right leg has started to make small movements, initiating the stepping motion.
Thay has received training from three different speech therapists over the last two months, one of whom was able to help Thay speak his first words since the stroke. It was a legendary day. We are happy to be able to share his very first words:
In, out (several times)
Happy (several times)
Thank you (several times)
and “Vui quá” (meaning, “So happy,” in Vietnamese)
It was like a guided meditation. Everyone was crying and laughing at the same time, including Thay.
Unfortunately, as the speech therapist who helped him to achieve this breakthrough lives far from San Francisco, she had to go back home after three days and Thay lost some momentum. We have tried a number of other speech therapists but have not been able to maintain Thay’s initial rapid progress. We are still looking for a local speech therapist, ideally fluent in Vietnamese, who would be able to work with Thay several times per week.The letter goes on to tell more about Nhat Hanh’s time in the Bay Area, as well as the community’s plans for the fall, which include a tour by the monks and nuns.
Read the complete posting here
Read the whole letter here.
Via Acariya Mahā Boowa
"Instead
of trying to rely on ourselves we always put our hopes in other things,
other people. We can't stand on own two feet. This is because the heart
isn't wise enough to check whether the objects it grasps hold of are
right or wrong, good or bad. It doesn't know how to care for itself, how
to help itself, because there's no one to teach it. There's nobody to
advise on how to know which things are
dangerous and which are beneficial, which things should be held on to
and which things shouldn't. The heart therefore continues
indiscriminately to grasp hold of anything, whether good or bad, as long
as it likes the look of it. Even if it isn't gratifying, the heart's
characteristic trait is still to keep on grasping and clinging. Why
should it be like this?"
-'To the Last Breath Dhamma Talks on Living and Dying'
-'To the Last Breath Dhamma Talks on Living and Dying'
Via Sri Prem Baba: Flor do Dia- Flor del Día - Flower of the Day 15/09/201
Project Everyone - Metas Globais
7. ENERGIA RENOVÁVEL
"A raça humana tem uma única chance de permanecer existindo: encontrando meios de fazer com a energia renovável se torne sua principal fonte de energia".
7. ENERGIA RENOVÁVEL
"A raça humana tem uma única chance de permanecer existindo: encontrando meios de fazer com a energia renovável se torne sua principal fonte de energia".
Project Everyone - Metas Globais
7.ENERGÍAS RENOVABLES
"La raza humana tiene una única oportunidad de permanecer existiendo: encontrando medios para hacer que la energía renovable se convierta en su principal fuente de energía."
Project Everyone - Global Goals
7. AFFORDABLE AND CLEAN ENERGY
"The human race has one way of remaining alive: to figure out how to make renewable energy into our main energy source."
#FlordoDia #GlobalGoals #MetasdoMilênio #SriPremBaba
7.ENERGÍAS RENOVABLES
"La raza humana tiene una única oportunidad de permanecer existiendo: encontrando medios para hacer que la energía renovable se convierta en su principal fuente de energía."
Project Everyone - Global Goals
7. AFFORDABLE AND CLEAN ENERGY
"The human race has one way of remaining alive: to figure out how to make renewable energy into our main energy source."
#FlordoDia #GlobalGoals #MetasdoMilênio #SriPremBaba
Today's Daily Dharma: Present for All of It
“No
one really knows what will happen from one moment to the next: who will
we be, what will we face, and how will we respond to what we encounter?
We don’t know, but there’s a good chance we will encounter some rough,
unwanted experiences, some surprises beyond our imaginings, and some
expected things, too. And we can decide to stay present for all of it.”
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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.
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