A personal blog by a graying (mostly Anglo with light African-American roots) gay left leaning liberal progressive married college-educated Buddhist Baha'i BBC/NPR-listening Professor Emeritus now following the Dharma in Minas Gerais, Brasil.
Tuesday, November 3, 2015
Monday, November 2, 2015
Via Fantástico: Pesquisa inédita traça o perfil do jovem brasileiro da Geração Y
Pesquisa inédita traça o perfil do jovem brasileiro da Geração Y
Jovens, que nasceram cercados por internet e conectados o tempo inteiro, cresceram. Eles têm entre 18 e 34 anos e são o futuro do Brasil.
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Via Sri Prem Baba: Flor do dia - Flor del día - Flower of the day 02/11/2015
“Quando toma consciência do prazer que sustenta uma situação negativa
que se repete em sua vida, você começa a ver que existe um pacto de
vingança por trás dela. E como desfazer esse pacto com o mal? Conhecendo
o contrato e admitindo que o assinou.Enquanto não fizer isso e não
tiver coragem de rasgar o contrato, você estará à mercê dessas forças
negativas que sabotam sua felicidade. E quando você decide rasgar o
contrato, a outra parte reclama, pois
ela se alimentava do seu pagamento - sua energia vital, alegria e
liberdade. Nessa hora é preciso ter bons advogados e seguranças, ou
seja, firmeza na oração e na prática espiritual diária.”
“Cuando tomas consciencia del placer que sustenta una situación
negativa que se repite en tu vida, comienzas a ver que existe un pacto
de venganza detrás de ella. ¿Y cómo deshacer este pacto con el mal?
Conociendo el contrato y admitiendo que lo firmaste. Mientras no hagas
esto y no tengas el coraje de romper el contrato, estarás a merced de
esas fuerzas negativas que sabotean tu felicidad. Y cuando decides
romper el contrato, la otra parte te reclama, porque ella se alimentaba
de tu pago –tu energía vital, alegría y libertad-. En ese momento es
necesario tener buenos abogados y seguridad, o sea, firmeza en la
oración y en la práctica espiritual diaria.”
"When we become aware of the pleasure that sustains a repeating negative situation in our lives, we begin to see that it is fueled by a pact of revenge. And how can we undo a pact with evil? We begin by acknowledging it and admitting that we were the ones who signed the contract. Until we have the courage to tear up the contract, we will be at the mercy of these negative forces that sabotage our happiness. When we finally decide to tear up that contract, the other party complains because they were feeding off of our installment plan,payments in the form of our own vital energy, joy and freedom. At this time, it would be wise to have good'lawyers' and 'bodyguards,' which come through steadfast prayer and our daily spiritual practice."
"When we become aware of the pleasure that sustains a repeating negative situation in our lives, we begin to see that it is fueled by a pact of revenge. And how can we undo a pact with evil? We begin by acknowledging it and admitting that we were the ones who signed the contract. Until we have the courage to tear up the contract, we will be at the mercy of these negative forces that sabotage our happiness. When we finally decide to tear up that contract, the other party complains because they were feeding off of our installment plan,payments in the form of our own vital energy, joy and freedom. At this time, it would be wise to have good'lawyers' and 'bodyguards,' which come through steadfast prayer and our daily spiritual practice."
Today's Daily Dharma: Gently Bowing
Gently Bowing
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Saturday, October 31, 2015
Friday, October 30, 2015
Via Sri Prem Baba: Flor do Dia- Flor del Día - Flower of the Day 30/10/2015
“Quando eu olho para uma pessoa não vejo se é homem ou mulher, muito
menos penso sobre qual é o seu partido político ou a sua religião. O que
eu vejo são almas. E observo se estão receptivas para receber as
sementes de amor. Tenho tentado plantar semente de amor em todos,
inclusive nos políticos, não importa de qual partido. Eu não me preocupo
com partidos, me preocupo em encontrar caminhos para melhorar a vida
das pessoas. Meu intento é acordar os
valores necessários em todos os seres humanos. Pessoas boas hoje, podem
se tornar más amanhã; e pessoas más hoje, podem se tornar boas amanhã.”
"Cuando miro a una persona no veo si es hombre o mujer, mucho menos
pienso sobre cuál es su partido político o su religión. Lo que veo son
almas. Y observo si están receptivas para recibir las semillas del amor.
Intento plantar semillas de amor en todos, incluso en los políticos,
no importa de que partido político. No me preocupo de los partidos, me
preocupo por encontrar caminos para mejorar la vida de las personas. Mi
intención es despertar los valores necesarios en todos los seres
humanos. Personas buenas hoy, pueden serlo aún más mañana, y las
personas malas hoy, pueden volverse buenas mañana."
“When I look at a person, I don’t judge whether they are a man or a woman, much less think about what political party or religion they are affiliated with. What I see is their soul. I observe whether or not they are receptive to receiving seeds of love. I have tried to plant seeds of love in everyone, including politicians, regardless of which party they are in. I do not care about political parties; I care about finding ways to improve people's lives. My intent is to awaken the values that are called for in all human beings. ‘Good’ people today can become ‘bad’ tomorrow; and people who are ‘bad’ today can become ‘good’ tomorrow. ”
Link para o Satsang completo:
http://www.sriprembaba.org/satsang-04-10-2015-sri-prem-baba…
“When I look at a person, I don’t judge whether they are a man or a woman, much less think about what political party or religion they are affiliated with. What I see is their soul. I observe whether or not they are receptive to receiving seeds of love. I have tried to plant seeds of love in everyone, including politicians, regardless of which party they are in. I do not care about political parties; I care about finding ways to improve people's lives. My intent is to awaken the values that are called for in all human beings. ‘Good’ people today can become ‘bad’ tomorrow; and people who are ‘bad’ today can become ‘good’ tomorrow. ”
Link para o Satsang completo:
http://www.sriprembaba.org/satsang-04-10-2015-sri-prem-baba…
Today's Daily Dharma: Overcoming Our Fear of Death
Overcoming Our Fear of Death
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Thursday, October 29, 2015
Today's Daily Dharma: The Fundamental Aim
The Fundamental Aim
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Wednesday, October 28, 2015
Today's Daily Dharma: The Fruits of Solitude
The Fruits of Solitude
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Via Sri Prem Baba: Flor do Dia- Flor del Día - Flower of the Day 28/10/2015
“A água nos oferece muitos ensinamentos. Se você observá-la, verá que
ela jamais impõe a sua cor a nada ou a ninguém. Ela está sempre
recebendo todas as cores. Assim ela nos ensina sobre a aceitação e a
humildade; sobre a liberdade de fluir sem se apegar a nada. Ela nos
mostra caminhos para atravessarmos os grandes desafios dessa tão
desafiadora etapa da nossa jornada evolutiva.
“El agua nos ofrece muchas enseñanzas. Si la observas, verás que ella jamás impone su color a nada o a nadie. Está siempre recibiendo todos los colores. Así nos enseña sobre la aceptación y la humildad, sobre la libertad de fluir sin apegarse a nada. Nos muestra caminos para atravesar los grandes desafíos de esta tan desafiante etapa de nuestro camino evolutivo.”
“El agua nos ofrece muchas enseñanzas. Si la observas, verás que ella jamás impone su color a nada o a nadie. Está siempre recibiendo todos los colores. Así nos enseña sobre la aceptación y la humildad, sobre la libertad de fluir sin apegarse a nada. Nos muestra caminos para atravesar los grandes desafíos de esta tan desafiante etapa de nuestro camino evolutivo.”
"Water offers us many lessons. If you observe water, you’ll see that it
never imposes its color on anything or anyone. Water is always
receiving the colors of the world. It teaches us about acceptance and
humility; about the freedom of flowing without clinging to anything. It
shows us ways to cross the great challenges that come in this extremely
difficult stage of our evolutionary journey.”
Tuesday, October 27, 2015
Today's Daily Dharma: We Must Act Now
We Must Act Now
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Monday, October 26, 2015
Via Sri Prem Baba: Flor do Dia- Flor del Día - Flower of the Day 26/10/2015
“A maior parte dos chamados ‘seres humanos’ ainda está transitando do
animal para o homem. O que caracteriza o estado de consciência animal é a
luta pela sobrevivência. Só é possível ancorar a consciência humana
quando deixamos de simplesmente buscar pela sobrevivência através da
satisfação de necessidades básicas e começamos a manifestar valores
humanos: cooperação, respeito, amor, verdade e assim por diante. E
somente quando consolidamos esses valores e ancoramos a consciência humana poderemos nos mover em direção à consciência divina.”
“La mayor parte de los llamados ‘seres humanos’ aún está transitando
del animal al hombre. Lo que caracteriza el estado de consciencia animal
es la lucha por la supervivencia. Solo es posible anclar la consciencia
humana cuando dejamos de simplemente buscar la supervivencia a través
de la satisfacción de necesidades básicas y comenzamos a manifestar
valores humanos: cooperación, respeto, amor, verdad y así en adelante. Y
solamente cuando consolidamos estos valores y anclamos la consciencia
humana podremos movernos en dirección a la consciencia divina.”
“At the deepest level, most of whom we refer to as 'human beings' are still transitioning from an animalistic consciousness to a truly human one. What characterizes the animal state of consciousness is the struggle for survival. We can only anchor human consciousness when we stop focusing exclusively on our own survival, needing to satisfy our most basic needs, and instead begin to manifest human values such as cooperation, respect, love, truth and so forth. Only when we unite these values and anchor human consciousness can we move toward divine consciousness."
“At the deepest level, most of whom we refer to as 'human beings' are still transitioning from an animalistic consciousness to a truly human one. What characterizes the animal state of consciousness is the struggle for survival. We can only anchor human consciousness when we stop focusing exclusively on our own survival, needing to satisfy our most basic needs, and instead begin to manifest human values such as cooperation, respect, love, truth and so forth. Only when we unite these values and anchor human consciousness can we move toward divine consciousness."
Today's Daily Dharma: Exchange Self and Other
Exchange Self and Other
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Sunday, October 25, 2015
Via WP: Gay asylum seekers face threat from fellow refugees in Europe
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young refugees in their apartment in the German city of Dresden. They
were taken out of official refugee shelters after being harassed. (Mario
Wezel for The Washington Post)
DRESDEN, Germany — Rami Ktifan made a snap decision to come out. A fellow Syrian had spotted a rainbow flag lying near the 23-year-old university student’s belongings inside a packed refugee center. The curious man, Ktifan recalled, picked it up before casually asking, “What is this?”
“I decided to tell the truth, that it is the flag for gay people like me,” Ktifan said. “I thought, I am in Europe now. In Germany, I should not have to hide anymore.”
What followed over the next several weeks, though, was abuse — both verbal and physical — from other refugees, including an attempt to burn Ktifan’s feet in the middle of the night. The harassment ultimately became so severe that he and two other openly gay asylum seekers were removed from the refugee center with the aid of a local gay activist group and placed in separate accommodations across town.
As the largest flow of refugees since World War II streams into Europe, Ktifan’s case illustrates an emerging problem for gay and lesbian asylum seekers. Some of them arrive in Europe only to find themselves under threat from fellow refugees.
Gays who face official persecution in nations such as Iran and Uganda have been fleeing to Europe for years. But experts estimate that a record number of gays and lesbians seeking asylum, as many as 50,000, will arrive this year in Germany, the European nation accepting the largest number of refugees. Rather than leaving their home countries specifically because of anti-gay persecution, many are fleeing violence and war in nations such as Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan.
Via WGB: Billys Dad is a Fudge Packer
Billy's Dad is a Fudge-Packer! is a 2004 American black-and-white short comedy film written and directed by Jamie Donahue in her first non-acting effort. It is a parody of the 1950s social guidance films,
and depicts the life of a boy learning about adulthood in a traditional
family. The apparently innocent account of family life in the 1950s is
loaded with sexual innuendo. It was made by production company POWER UP.
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