Diversity in the modern world is more than just skin color - It’s
gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, social background, and -
most important of it, in my opinion – is diversity of thought. If you
have genuine diversity of thought among people making TV & film,
then you won’t accidentally shut out any of the groups I just mentioned.
— Idris Elba (via celebritiesofcolor)
Monday, January 25, 2016
Via Daily Dharma: Step Away from Selfishness
The
practice of focusing on the welfare of others undermines the usual
emphasis on oneself, thereby opening the possibility for progress toward
diminishing the self’s inflated status, the primary impediment blocking
the realization of the emptiness of all phenomena.
—Kadampa Geshe Langri Thangpa, "Breaking the Habit of Selfishness"
—Kadampa Geshe Langri Thangpa, "Breaking the Habit of Selfishness"
Sunday, January 24, 2016
Via Daily Dharma: Doing Nothing
What
do we do with our fear and anger and frustration? We do absolutely
nothing with it. To do something with it would run the risk of adding to
the fear and rage that are already in the world.
—Christopher Titmuss, "Rising to the Challenge: A Step Toward Peace"
—Christopher Titmuss, "Rising to the Challenge: A Step Toward Peace"
Saturday, January 23, 2016
Via Daily Dharma: It Takes Time to Retrain the Mind
Frequently
we discover that our minds do not rest in radiant contentment for the
entire meditation session. Why not? Because we have been training for
years in desiring, reaching, grasping, getting, and then wanting more,
and then, of course, more—all reinforcing the underlying feeling that
this moment is not enough.
—Gaylon Ferguson, "Fruitless Labor"
—Gaylon Ferguson, "Fruitless Labor"
Friday, January 22, 2016
Via Sri Prem Baba: Flor do dia / Flor del día / Flower of the day - 22/01/2016
“A mente envolve o raciocínio, a lógica, a inteligência, a
criatividade... Porém, esses atributos da mente precisam estar a serviço
do Ser. Para isso, se faz necessário disciplina e constante renovação
de votos, porque a mente tornou-se condicionada por fatores sociais,
culturais e morais. Muitas vezes você não tem a menor noção do por que
sente apego ou aversão por determinadas coisas, porque acha uma coisa
feia ou bonita, porque sente atração ou
rejeição por alguém. A mente condicionada julga, classifica e discrimina
de acordo com um repertório que você não sabe de onde vem.”
“La mente envuelve al razonamiento, la lógica, la inteligencia, la
creatividad... Sin embargo, estos atributos de la mente necesitan estar
al servicio del Ser. Para ello, es necesario disciplina y constante
renovación de votos, porque la mente se ha se ha vuelto condicionada por
factores sociales, culturales y morales. Muchas veces no tienes la
menor idea de porqué sientes apego o aversión por ciertas cosas, porqué
algo te parece feo o bonito, porqué sientes atracción o rechazo por
alguien. La mente condicionada juzga, clasifica y discrimina de acuerdo
con un repertorio que no sabes de dónde viene.”
"The mind involves reasoning, logic, intelligence and creativity, and these attributes of the mind must be at the service of the Being. We need much discipline and a constant renewal of vows to channel these attributes appropriately. The mind has become conditioned by many social, cultural and moral factors, and we often don’t have a clue as to why we feel an attachment or an aversion towards certain things. We don't know why we think something is ugly or beautiful, or why we feel attracted to or repulsed by someone. The conditioned mind judges, classifies and discriminates according to a catalog whose origin we are often entirely unaware of.”
"The mind involves reasoning, logic, intelligence and creativity, and these attributes of the mind must be at the service of the Being. We need much discipline and a constant renewal of vows to channel these attributes appropriately. The mind has become conditioned by many social, cultural and moral factors, and we often don’t have a clue as to why we feel an attachment or an aversion towards certain things. We don't know why we think something is ugly or beautiful, or why we feel attracted to or repulsed by someone. The conditioned mind judges, classifies and discriminates according to a catalog whose origin we are often entirely unaware of.”
Via Daily Dharma: Clinging to Emptiness
Good
and Wise Friends, do not listen to me explain emptiness, and then
become attached to emptiness. Above all, do not cling to emptiness. If
you meditate with a vacant mind, you will become fixated on a blank
emptiness.
—Huineng, "Prajna"
—Huineng, "Prajna"
Thursday, January 21, 2016
Via Sri Prem Baba: Flor do dia - Flor del día - Flower of the day - 21/01/2016
“A natureza inferior é reencarnante. Alguns aspectos do eu inferior são
como entidades que nos acompanham há milênios. Aspectos do orgulho, da
luxúria, do medo, que se tornaram especialistas em manter-se vivos, e
por conta da lei do karma, seguem nos acompanhando. Quando tem a chance
de disparar uma flecha na direção dessas entidades, você pensa: ‘Poderei
viver sem meu orgulho? Sem minha luxúria?’ Isso porque você acredita
que elas te dão algum poder, e para manter esse suposto poder você faz
um contrato com a maldade. E para rasgar esse contrato é preciso
aprender a lidar com resistências.”
“La naturaleza inferior es re-encarnante. Algunos aspectos del yo
inferior son como entidades que nos acompañan desde hace milenios.
Aspectos del orgullo, de la lujuria, del miedo, que se tornaron
especialistas en mantenerse vivos, y por cuenta de la ley del karma,
siguen acompañándonos. Cuando tienes la oportunidad de disparar una
flecha en dirección de estas entidades, piensas: '¿Podré vivir sin mi
orgullo? ¿Sin mi lujuria?' Eso es porque crees que te dan algún poder, y
para mantener este supuesto poder haces un contrato con la maldad. Y
para romper este contrato es necesario aprender a lidiar con
resistencias.”
"The lower self is reborn throughout many incarnations. Some aspects of the lower self are like entities that accompany us for millennia. There are aspects of pride, lust and fear that have become true survival experts, and due to the law of karma, have continued to accompany us throughout our lives. When we finally ‘shoot an arrow’ at these entities, we start to hesitate and ask, ‘Can I even survive without my pride and my lust?’ We doubt ourselves because we believe that they give us some power, and in order to maintain this supposed power we subconsciously make a ‘pact’ with evil. We will need to deal with much internal resistance before we can finally tear up this pact.”
"The lower self is reborn throughout many incarnations. Some aspects of the lower self are like entities that accompany us for millennia. There are aspects of pride, lust and fear that have become true survival experts, and due to the law of karma, have continued to accompany us throughout our lives. When we finally ‘shoot an arrow’ at these entities, we start to hesitate and ask, ‘Can I even survive without my pride and my lust?’ We doubt ourselves because we believe that they give us some power, and in order to maintain this supposed power we subconsciously make a ‘pact’ with evil. We will need to deal with much internal resistance before we can finally tear up this pact.”
Via Daily Dharma: City Living
Living
in a big city, sometimes we feel that we don’t know our neighbors but
actually we know them well. They want pleasure and don’t want pain. This
realization of similarity is not superficial; to know that each of us
has hairs in the nose means we can always know something about others by
reflecting on that fact.
—Jeffrey Hopkins, "Equality: The First Step in Cultivating Compassion"
—Jeffrey Hopkins, "Equality: The First Step in Cultivating Compassion"
Wednesday, January 20, 2016
Via Sri Prem Baba: Flor do dia -Flor del día - Flower of the day 20/01/2016
“É preciso ter coragem para sustentar o êxtase na relação, o que
significa sustentar o coração aberto enquanto o outro também está
aberto. A conexão da energia sexual com o coração pode causar medo, pois
ela gera uma poderosa onda de luz e, estando identificado com a sombra
(com os círculos viciosos do sofrimento), você teme ser tocado pela luz.
A escuridão é somente ausência de luz. Se você acredita ser a
escuridão, quando a luz surge, você teme ser aniquilado.”
“Es necesario tener coraje para sostener el éxtasis en la relación, lo
que significa sostener el corazón abierto mientras el otro también está
abierto. La conexión de la energía sexual con el corazón puede causar
miedo, ya que genera una poderosa ola de luz y estando identificado con
la sombra (con los círculos viciosos del sufrimiento), temes ser tocado
por la luz. La oscuridad es solamente ausencia de luz. Si crees que eres
la oscuridad, cuando la luz surge, temes ser aniquilado.”
"It takes courage to sustain ecstasy in a relationship, which means sustaining an open heart while the other’s heart is also open. When our sexual energy connects with our hearts, it can bring up fear because this connection generates a powerful wave of light. If we are identified with the shadow and its vicious cycles of suffering, then we fear being touched by the light. If we believe that we are the darkness itself, then we fear being annihilated when the light approaches us. Darkness is merely the absence of light.”
"It takes courage to sustain ecstasy in a relationship, which means sustaining an open heart while the other’s heart is also open. When our sexual energy connects with our hearts, it can bring up fear because this connection generates a powerful wave of light. If we are identified with the shadow and its vicious cycles of suffering, then we fear being touched by the light. If we believe that we are the darkness itself, then we fear being annihilated when the light approaches us. Darkness is merely the absence of light.”
Via Daily Dharma: What Giving Is
Generosity
takes many forms—we may give our time, our energy, our material
possessions, our love. All are expressions of caring, of compassion, of
connection, and of renunciation—the ability to let go. The beauty of
generosity is that it not only brings us happiness in the moment—we feel
good when we give—but it is also the cause for happiness to arise in
the future.
—Joseph Goldstein, "The Evolution of Happiness"
—Joseph Goldstein, "The Evolution of Happiness"
Tuesday, January 19, 2016
Via Daily Dharma: Peace of Mind
When
your mind is trained in self-discipline, even if you are surrounded by
hostile forces, your peace of mind will hardly be disturbed.
—The Dalai Lama, "The Enemy Within"
—The Dalai Lama, "The Enemy Within"
Monday, January 18, 2016
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