Tuesday, November 24, 2015

Via Lion's Roar: Orginal Caligraphy of Thich Nhat Hanh

Today's Daily Dharma: Two Aspects of the Path

Two Aspects of the Path
The spiritual path consists of two aspects: seeing beyond the limited self and refining the limited self. As you move along this path, you have to consistently attend to both.
—Shinzen Young, "The Point of Contact"
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Monday, November 23, 2015

Deva Premal & Miten in Concert (Byron Bay 2008)


Om Namo Bhagavate /Gayatri Mantra - Deva Premal & Miten


Deva Premal - Gayatri Mantra: For the Rio Doce // Para o Rio Doce


Via Tricycle


Via God / FB:


Bernie Sanders Draws Distinction On Gay Rights | MSNBC


Via Chico Xavier e amigos / FB:

 
Chico Xavier e amigos's photo.



ORAÇÃO NOSSA
 

Senhor,
ensina-nos a orar sem esquecer o trabalho,
a dar sem olhar a quem,
a servir sem perguntar até quando,
a sofrer sem magoar seja a quem for,
a progredir sem perder a simplicidade,
a semear o bem sem pensar nos resultados,
a desculpar sem condições,
a marchar para a frente sem contar os obstáculos,
a ver sem malícia,
a escutar sem corromper os assuntos,
a falar sem ferir,
a compreender o próximo sem exigir entendimento,
a respeitar os semelhantes sem reclamar consideração,
a dar o melhor de nós, além da execução do próprio dever sem cobrar taxas de reconhecimento.
Senhor,
fortalece em nós a paciência para com as dificuldades dos outros, assim como precisamos da paciência dos outros para com as nossas próprias dificuldades.
Ajuda-nos para que a ninguém façamos aquilo que não desejamos para nós.
Auxilia-nos sobretudo a reconhecer que a nossa felicidade mais alta será invariavelmente aquela de cumprir-Te os desígnios, onde e como queiras, hoje, agora e sempre.


-Chico Xavier/Emmanuel - Livro: À Luz da Oração

Via Elephant Journal: Buddhist Advice on How to deal with Difficult Emotions

Elephant was honored to host Orgyen Chowang Rinpoche at Camp Elephant, our HQ in Boulder, Colorado. We discussed how and why to meditate. Rinpoche offered how meditation applies to life—with all its ups and downs by leading us through a practice.



Via Sri Prem Baba: Flor do dia - Flor del día - Flower of the day 23/11/2015

“Luz e sombra passam constantemente pelo nosso sistema e nós temos a tendência de querer segurar os sentimentos e pensamentos luminosos e de sair correndo dos sentimentos e pensamentos sombrios. Porém, o apego e a aversão constituem a dinâmica mental que mantém a identificação com a ilusão. Através das práticas espirituais e da auto-observação é possível dissolver essa dinâmica e desenvolver equanimidade mental.”

“Luz y sombra pasan constantemente a través de nuestro sistema y tenemos la tendencia de querer sostener los sentimientos y pensamientos luminosos y de huir de los sentimientos y pensamientos oscuros. Sin embargo, el apego y la aversión constituyen la dinámica mental que mantiene la identificación con la ilusión. A través de las prácticas espirituales y de la auto-observación es posible disolver esta dinámica y desarrollar la ecuanimidad mental.”

“Light and shadow are constantly passing through our systems. Our tendency is to want to hold on to the feelings and thoughts that are light-filled and to flee from the shadowy thoughts and feelings. Attachment and aversion make up the mental dynamics that keep us identified with illusion. Through spiritual practices and self-observation, it can be possible to dissolve this dynamic and to develop mental equanimity.”

Today's Daily Dharma: Doing What We Can

Doing What We Can
We don’t have to look at others and be critical of their lack of virtue. Even when those close to us can’t practice, we should do what we can first. Before we worry about the deficiencies of others, those of us who understand and can practice should do
that straightaway.
—Ajahn Chah, "Meeting the Dharma Alone"
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Sunday, November 22, 2015

Via Tao & Zen / FB: ~ Learn to Be Still ~




“Notice... how quiet it becomes, in your mind... that state in between thoughts, where there is nothing going on, in that second, in that moment, when the mind is total quiet, the thoughts are not moving any longer.

This is your true Self, in that moment, in between thoughts. Stay in that moment. Learn to put yourself in that state, whether you are in the market place or you
are in a temple, wherever you are, learn to be still.

It makes no difference what is going on around you. It makes no difference what other people are doing. You be still. When you are still, then there’s peace. When you are still, there’s happiness. Can you ever imagine a person who is being happy all the time, for no reason whatsoever?

Most of us have been taught that to be happy we have to receive something good. We have to have something nice happen to us to be happy, otherwise we are miserable. Yet the truth is, happiness is your very nature, unalloyed happiness, eternal happiness, forever happiness.”

~ Robert Adams

Learn to Be Still - The Eagles
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBfeXmCtgDU

Surrender - The Conscious Process
https://theconsciousprocess.wordpress.com/2014/02/23/surrender-2/

Via Tao & Zen / FB:



At any moment, you have a choice, that either leads you closer to your spirit or further away from it. Be free where you are.

— Thich Nhat Hanh

Via Sri Prem Baba: Flor do dia - Flor del día - Flower of the day 22/11/15

“Ao realizar o serviço desinteressado você também está realizando um trabalho espiritual de purificação. O serviço é uma poderosa ferramenta de autoconhecimento. Mas, não existe somente o serviço feito dentro da comunidade espiritual. O trabalho que você realiza no mundo também é uma prática na qual você pode servir ao propósito maior. Não importa qual é o seu trabalho, se existe essa consciência do serviço, você se sente pleno; você fica feliz ao levantar da cama de manhã.”

“Al realizar servicio desinteresado también estás realizando un trabajo espiritual de purificación. El servicio es una poderosa herramienta de autoconocimiento. Pero no existe sólo el servicio hecho dentro de la comunidad espiritual. El trabajo que realizas en el mundo también es una práctica en la cual puedes servir al propósito mayor. No importa cuál es tu trabajo, si existe esta conciencia del servicio, te sientes pleno; te sientes feliz al levantarte de la cama por la mañana.”

“By doing selfless service, you are also undergoing a process of spiritual purification. Service is a powerful tool for self-discovery. But there is not only service to do within a spiritual community. The work that you do in the world is also a practice in which you can serve a greater purpose. Regardless of what your actual work may be, if you are aware of this service, you will feel fulfilled. You will feel happy to wake up in the morning.”

Today's Daily Dharma: A Great Dualism

A Great Dualism
Our minds are never what we want them to be. That’s part of why we sit in the first place. We are uncomfortable with ourselves as we are. The greatest dualism we face is the split between who we are and who we think we ought to be.
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Saturday, November 21, 2015

Via Higher Perspective / FB:


Via Sri Prem Baba: Flor do dia - Flor del día - Flower of the day 21/11/15

“Enquanto for um escravo da mente condicionada, você irremediavelmente será lançado ao sofrimento. A mente condicionada facilmente é arrastada para o mundo e para todas as histórias que nascem da identificação com ele, e assim entra em decadência. Quando menos espera você se vê dentro de um drama; você é tragado pelas criações da mente. Portanto, se você quer se libertar do sofrimento e experimentar o sabor da liberdade, se faz necessário tornar-se o senhor da sua própria mente.”

“Mientras seas un esclavo de la mente condicionada, inevitablemente serás lanzado al sufrimiento. La mente condicionada es fácilmente arrastrada hacia el mundo y hacia todas las historias que nacen de la identificación con él, y así entra en decadencia. Cuando menos lo esperas te encuentras adentro de un drama; eres tragado por las creaciones de la mente. Por lo tanto, si te quieres liberar del sufrimiento y experimentar el sabor de la libertad, es necesario convertirse en señor de tu propia mente.”

“As long as we are slaves to the conditioned mind, we will inevitably be thrown into suffering. The conditioned mind is easily taken over by the world and by all of the stories that are born when we are identified with the world. We then fall into decadence. When we least expect it, we see ourselves there again, engaged in some drama, having beendragged down by the mind’s creations. We must become Lords of our own minds if we want to be free of suffering and to experience the taste of freedom.”

Link do Satsang completo: http://www.sriprembaba.org/pt-br/satsang/290913

Today's Daily Dharma: Releasing Control

Releasing Control
When we understand that nothing exists independently, everything that does arise seems more dreamlike and less threatening. This brings a deep sense of relaxation, and we feel less need to control our mind and circumstances.
—Dzigar Kongtrül Rinpoche, "The Theater of Reflection"
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