Tuesday, March 29, 2016
Via Sri Prem Baba: Flor do dia - Flor del día - Flower of the day 29/03/2016
“Aquilo que normalmente entendemos como problemas, na verdade, são
oportunidades de crescimento. As crises e situações difíceis da vida são
como portas de acesso para o inconsciente, onde estão as chaves para a
nossa transformação. Através dessas situações, podemos ter acesso a
partes da nossa personalidade que, no passado, foram trancadas em
negação e ainda hoje exercem influência sobre nossas vidas, sabotando
nossa felicidade.”
“Aquello que normalmente entendemos como problemas, en verdad son
oportunidades de crecimiento. Las crisis y situaciones difíciles de la
vida son como puertas de acceso al inconsciente, donde están las llaves
para nuestra transformación. A través de estas situaciones, podremos
tener acceso a partes de nuestra personalidad que, en el pasado, fueron
trabadas en negación y todavía hoy ejercen influencia sobre nuestras
vidas, saboteando nuestra felicidad.”
“The things we usually perceive as problems are, in truth, opportunities for growth. Crises and difficult situations in life are like doorways to the unconscious: they are the keys to our transformation. Through these situations, we may have access to parts of our personality that were locked away in denial in the past. To this day, these parts of ourselves continue to exert their influence over our lives and sabotage our own happiness.”
“The things we usually perceive as problems are, in truth, opportunities for growth. Crises and difficult situations in life are like doorways to the unconscious: they are the keys to our transformation. Through these situations, we may have access to parts of our personality that were locked away in denial in the past. To this day, these parts of ourselves continue to exert their influence over our lives and sabotage our own happiness.”
Via Daily Dharma / March 29, 2016: Emptiness: Digesting Rice
To
eat and digest food is natural to us, as we are always changing. This
organic process is called “emptiness.” The reason we call it emptiness
is that it has no special form. It has some form, but that form is not
permanent. While it is changing, it carries on our life energy.
—Shunryu Suzuki Roshi, "Brown Rice Is Just Right"
—Shunryu Suzuki Roshi, "Brown Rice Is Just Right"
Via JMG: LGBT Religious Group Faith In America Denounces North Carolina Law: It’s Transphobia, Plain And Simple
The LGBT religious group Faith In America gets to the core of North Carolina’s hate bill:
Yet again, the religious right has hijacked religious narratives to justify their anti-LGBT bigotry. Ill-informed and misguided religious beliefs are being used against the transgender community in North Carolina.
“North Carolina revoked a basic human right for their transgender community — to use public restrooms,” Eliel Cruz, Executive Director of Faith In America said. “Forcing transgender Americans to find the rare single person gender neutral bathrooms or hold it until they’re home takes away their dignity. Waiting longer to use the restroom then when feels natural also can have serious health risks. All around, this piece of legislation is not only absurd but also dangerous.”
Despite all the evidence to the contrary, North Carolina’s Republicans bought and sold a “bathroom sexual predator” narrative that vilified the transgender community. This bathroom predator myth has been debunked again and again with not a single documented time it occurred. In reality, transgender people are more likely to be victims of crimes then the perpetrators. Furthermore, this law affects more than the LGBT community. This legislation eliminates recourse from anyone fired from their job based on race, religion, age, or handicap.
“This is not about religious freedom as many have claimed. There is no Christian doctrine that requires binary gendered bathrooms as part of religious practices,’” Cruz said. “As a Christian, I’m ashamed that others are using their religious beliefs as a vehicle to legislate hate. North Carolina’s bill is fueled by transphobia plain and simple.”Faith In America was founded in 2006 by activist and businessman Mitchell Gold. NOT incidentally, Gold is also the co-founder of the North Carolina-based furniture design and manufacturing company Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams, which has retail showrooms in many states.
PREVIOUSLY ON JMG: In 2014 Faith In America teamed up with NYC’s Ali Forney Center to publish a full-page ad in the New York Times calling on Pope Francis to stop condemning LGBT people.
Monday, March 28, 2016
Via Sri Prem Baba: Flor do dia - Flor del día - Flower of the day 28/03/2016
“Pais e educadores precisam tomar consciência da grande
responsabilidade que lhes foi dada: interromper o ciclo da ignorância
neste planeta. Porque através da educação das crianças podemos quebrar o
ciclo vicioso da destruição e realmente mudar o mundo. Para isso,
precisamos fazer nossa parte que é ajudar as crianças a encontrarem seus
dons e talentos, e se alinharem com a sua verdadeira missão. Não basta
largar a criança na escola, é preciso se responsabilizar e se comprometer com o despertar do amor desse Ser.”
Campanha Escolas em Paz
“Padres y educadores necesitan tomar consciencia de la gran responsabilidad que les fue dada: interrumpir el ciclo de ignorancia en este planeta. Porque a través de la educación de los niños podemos quebrar el ciclo vicioso de la destrucción y realmente cambiar el mundo. Para eso, necesitamos hacer nuestra parte, que es ayudar a los niños a que encuentren sus dones y talentos y se alineen con su verdadera misión. No alcanza con dejar al niño en la escuela, es necesario responsabilizarse y comprometerse con el despertar del amor de ese Ser.”
Campaña Escuelas en Paz
“Parents and educators need to become aware of the great responsibility they have been given: to interrupt the cycle of ignorance on this planet. Through our children’s education we can break the vicious circle of destruction and create a change in the world. We need to do our part in order for this to happen. We must help our children to discover their gifts and talents, and to live in alignment with their true purpose. It is not enough to put your child in a school system – you have to be responsible and committed to awakening the love within this human being.”
“Padres y educadores necesitan tomar consciencia de la gran responsabilidad que les fue dada: interrumpir el ciclo de ignorancia en este planeta. Porque a través de la educación de los niños podemos quebrar el ciclo vicioso de la destrucción y realmente cambiar el mundo. Para eso, necesitamos hacer nuestra parte, que es ayudar a los niños a que encuentren sus dones y talentos y se alineen con su verdadera misión. No alcanza con dejar al niño en la escuela, es necesario responsabilizarse y comprometerse con el despertar del amor de ese Ser.”
Campaña Escuelas en Paz
“Parents and educators need to become aware of the great responsibility they have been given: to interrupt the cycle of ignorance on this planet. Through our children’s education we can break the vicious circle of destruction and create a change in the world. We need to do our part in order for this to happen. We must help our children to discover their gifts and talents, and to live in alignment with their true purpose. It is not enough to put your child in a school system – you have to be responsible and committed to awakening the love within this human being.”
Via Daily Dharma / March 28, 2016: Simply Witness
This
is maybe the greatest gift we can give another human being—our
undivided attention. To listen without judgment or agendas. The great
psychologist Carl Rogers once described empathy as “looking with fresh
and unfrightened eyes.”
—Frank Ostaseski, "On What to Do When the Going Gets Rough"
Via Sri Prem Baba: Flor do dia - Flor del día - Flower of the day 27/03/2016
“Esse novo ciclo do tempo nos convida a colocar Deus em primeiro lugar
nas nossas vidas. Ele nos convida a nos alinharmos com a espiritualidade
para lembrarmos quem de fato somos. Quem sou eu? Quem está nesse corpo
vivendo essa aventura na Terra? Trata-se de um profundo ajuste interno
mas, como o externo é reflexo do interno, as consequências desse ajuste
serão vistas no mundo externo. Isso ocorrerá ao longo do tempo, mas se estiver atento, você poderá ver que esse processo já começou.”
“Este nuevo ciclo del tiempo nos invita a colocar a Dios en primer
lugar en nuestras vidas. Nos invita a alinearnos con la espiritualidad
para recordarnos quién somos verdaderamente. ¿Quién soy yo? ¿Quién está
en este cuerpo viviendo esta aventura en la Tierra? Se trata de un
profundo ajuste interno pero como lo externo es reflejo de lo interno,
las consecuencias de este ajuste se verán en el mundo externo. Esto
ocurrirá a lo largo del tiempo, pero si estás atento, podrás ver que
este proceso ya comenzó.”
“This new cycle of time invites us to place God at the forefront of our lives. It invites us to become aligned with spirituality in order to remember who we really are and ask ourselves, ‘Who am I? Who is in this body living this adventure on Earth?’ This is a profound inner adjustment, and since the external is a reflection of the internal, the consequences of this adjustment will be seen in the outer world. This adjustment will take place over time, and if we are attentive enough, we can see that the process has already begun.”
“This new cycle of time invites us to place God at the forefront of our lives. It invites us to become aligned with spirituality in order to remember who we really are and ask ourselves, ‘Who am I? Who is in this body living this adventure on Earth?’ This is a profound inner adjustment, and since the external is a reflection of the internal, the consequences of this adjustment will be seen in the outer world. This adjustment will take place over time, and if we are attentive enough, we can see that the process has already begun.”
Via Daily Dharma / March 27, 2016: The Self and the Sky
What is the true self? It's brilliantly transparent like the deep blue sky, and there's no gap between it and all living beings.
—Kodo Sawaki Roshi, "The True Self"
—Kodo Sawaki Roshi, "The True Self"
Via Sri Prem Baba: Flor do dia - Flor del día - Flower of the day 26/03/2016
“Estamos nos aproximando de um novo ciclo no qual haverá uma grande
revolução, uma revolução espiritual. Estamos sendo constantemente
chamados para a lembrança de que somos seres espirituais, mas a maioria
ainda encontra-se muito distraída e adormecida para poder ouvir. Alguns
procuram soluções materiais para a crise generalizada pela qual estamos
passando, mas ignoram que, na essência, a crise é espiritual. Novas leis
e regras são importantes, mas é preciso compreender que somente isso
não resolverá o problema, pois estamos tratando os sintomas e não a
causa.”
“Estamos
aproximándonos a un nuevo ciclo en el cual habrá una gran revolución,
una revolución espiritual. Estamos siendo constantemente llamados a
recordar que somos seres espirituales, pero la mayoría aún se encuentra
muy distraída y adormecida para poder escuchar. Algunos buscan
soluciones materiales para la crisis generalizada por la cual estamos
pasando, pero ignoran que, en esencia, la crisis es espiritual. Nuevas
leyes y reglas son importantes, pero es necesario comprender que esto
solamente no resolverá el problema, porque estamos tratando los síntomas
y no la causa.”
“We are entering a new cycle in which there will be a great revolution: a spiritual revolution. We are constantly being reminded that we are spiritual beings, but most people are still too distracted and living in a sleeping state to be able to hear these reminders. Some people search for material solutions to the widespread crisis we are going through, yet they ignore that, in essence, this is a spiritual crisis. Creating new laws and rules are important, but it is also important to understand that this will not solve the problem: this will only serve to treat the symptoms, but not the cause.”
“We are entering a new cycle in which there will be a great revolution: a spiritual revolution. We are constantly being reminded that we are spiritual beings, but most people are still too distracted and living in a sleeping state to be able to hear these reminders. Some people search for material solutions to the widespread crisis we are going through, yet they ignore that, in essence, this is a spiritual crisis. Creating new laws and rules are important, but it is also important to understand that this will not solve the problem: this will only serve to treat the symptoms, but not the cause.”
Via Daily Dharma / March 26, 2016: Parenting Your Practice
These
days, meditation for me is like brushing my teeth. Remember how it was
when you were young? Your parents had to force you to brush your teeth.
But now you do it every morning and night without being asked.
—Brad Warner, "A Minty Fresh Mind"
—Brad Warner, "A Minty Fresh Mind"
Friday, March 25, 2016
Via Sri Prem Baba: Flor do dia - Flor del día - Flower of the day 25/03/2016
“Quero propor um acordo: não acredite em nada que eu digo, apenas ouça e
procure colocar em prática. Se você fizer isso e não encontrar nada,
tudo bem, esqueça o que estou dizendo e siga o seu caminho. Compreenda
que não estou brincando de espiritualidade - eu sei o que estou dizendo.
Eu falo pela minha própria experiência. E o que mais desejo é que você
possa ter a mesma experiência. O conhecimento só pode transformar-se em sabedoria através da prática. Caso contrário, você tem apenas um acúmulo de informações.”
“Quiero proponerte un acuerdo: no creas en nada de lo que yo digo, solo
escucha e intenta ponerlo en práctica. Si haces esto y no encuentras
nada, todo bien, olvida lo que estoy diciendo y continúa tu camino.
Comprende que no estoy jugando a la espiritualidad, sé lo que estoy
diciendo. Hablo por mi propia experiencia. Y lo que más deseo es que
puedas tener la misma experiencia. El conocimiento solo puede
transformarse en sabiduría a través de la práctica. De lo contrario,
solo tienes un cúmulo de informaciones.”
“I would like to propose an experiment: do not believe anything I say, simply listen to my words and try to put them into practice. If you do this and do not discover anything, that’s alright: then you can forget what I said and continue on your path. Understand that I am not playing with spirituality. I am speaking from my own experience, and my deepest wish is for you to have the same experience. Knowledge can only transform into wisdom through practice. Otherwise, you will only have accumulated information.”
“I would like to propose an experiment: do not believe anything I say, simply listen to my words and try to put them into practice. If you do this and do not discover anything, that’s alright: then you can forget what I said and continue on your path. Understand that I am not playing with spirituality. I am speaking from my own experience, and my deepest wish is for you to have the same experience. Knowledge can only transform into wisdom through practice. Otherwise, you will only have accumulated information.”
Via Daily Dharma: Nothing Arises Alone
“Everything that comes into being depends on everything else. Nothing arises by itself.
—Master Guojun, "The Calligrapher’s Apprentice"
—Master Guojun, "The Calligrapher’s Apprentice"
Thursday, March 24, 2016
Estou em construção!
Mais uma pérola preciosa do papa.
Durante a nossa vida causamos transtornos na
vida de muitas pessoas,
porque somos imperfeitos.
Nas esquinas da vida, pronunciamos palavras inadequadas,
falamos sem necessidade,
incomodamos.
Nas relações mais próximas, agredimos sem intenção ou intencionalmente.
Mas agredimos.
Não respeitamos o
tempo do outro,
a história do outro.
Parece que o mundo gira
em torno dos nossos desejos
e o outro é apenas
um detalhe.
E, assim, vamos causando transtornos.
Esses tantos transtornos mostram que não estamos prontos, mas em construção.
Tijolo a tijolo, o templo da nossa história vai ganhando forma.
O outro também está em construção e também causa transtornos.
E, às vezes,
um tijolo cai e nos machuca.
Outras vezes,
é o cal ou o cimento que suja nosso rosto.
E quando não é um,
é outro.
E o tempo todo nós temos que nos limpar e cuidar das feridas, assim como os outros que convivem conosco
também têm de fazer.
Os erros dos outros,
os meus erros.
Os meus erros,
os erros dos outros.
Esta é uma conclusão essencial:
todas as pessoas erram.
A partir dessa conclusão, chegamos a uma necessidade
humana e cristã:
o perdão.
Perdoar é cuidar das feridas e sujeiras.
É compreender que os
transtornos são muitas vezes involuntários.
Que os erros dos outros são
semelhantes aos meus erros e que,
como caminhantes de uma jornada,
é preciso olhar adiante.
Se nos preocupamos com
o que passou,
com a poeira,
com o tijolo caído,
o horizonte deixará de ser contemplado.
E será um desperdício.
O convite que faço é que você experimente a beleza
do perdão.
É um banho na alma!
Deixa leve!
Se eu errei,
se eu o magoei,
se eu o julguei mal,
desculpe-me por todos
esses transtornos…
Estou em construção!
- PAPA FRANCISCO
Wednesday, March 23, 2016
Via Sri Prem Baba: Flor do dia - Flor del día - Flower of the day 23/03/2016
“Quem é você? Você é o seu nome, a sua história ou o seu corpo? Estando
identificado com isso que é passageiro, você está sempre girando no
círculo do sofrimento. Você está sempre correndo, ou para fugir do
sofrimento ou para obter uma alegria passageira (o que é a mesma coisa).
Você está sempre fazendo e sempre se sentindo insatisfeito. Mas, quando
se permite parar de correr, você experimenta a calma e o silêncio; você
sente a fragrância da paz e da alegria sem causa. E é somente nesse
estado que as respostas para as questões mais profundas da existência
surgem.”
“¿Quién eres tú?
¿Eres tu nombre, tu historia o tu cuerpo? Al estar identificado con eso
que es pasajero, siempre estás girando en el círculo del sufrimiento.
Estás siempre corriendo, o para huir del sufrimiento o para obtener una
alegría pasajera (que es la misma cosa). Siempre estás haciendo algo y
siempre te sientes insatisfecho. Pero cuando te permites parar de
correr, experimentas la calma y el silencio; sientes la fragancia de la
paz y de la alegría sin causa. Y es solamente en este estado que las
respuestas a las cuestiones más profundas de la existencia surgen.”
“Who are you? Are you your name, your story or your body? When we are identified with that which is fleeting, we will always be caught in the cycle of suffering. We will always be either running away from suffering, or running towards some transitory joy. Both of these scenarios are just different sides of the same coin. We are always doing something and continuously feeling unsatisfied. But when we allow ourselves to stop running and experience calmness and silence, we will sense the fragrance of peace and joy without a cause. Only in this state can the answers to the deeper questions of existence arise.”
“Who are you? Are you your name, your story or your body? When we are identified with that which is fleeting, we will always be caught in the cycle of suffering. We will always be either running away from suffering, or running towards some transitory joy. Both of these scenarios are just different sides of the same coin. We are always doing something and continuously feeling unsatisfied. But when we allow ourselves to stop running and experience calmness and silence, we will sense the fragrance of peace and joy without a cause. Only in this state can the answers to the deeper questions of existence arise.”
Via Ram Dass
March 23, 2016
When you develop the ego-structure, this mechanism, this central computer for running the game, the question arises as to how attached you are, or how identified you are with it. In spiritual evolution you don’t destroy the ego, you merely turn it from being, from identifying with it, to using it as a functional unit. You still need it as a functional unit so that when I’m talking to you, I realize there’s a "you" and a "me".
Via Daily Dharma: What Do I See?
“Where
is a single feeling, a single thought, in the mirror image at which I
gaze?” When we ask this question, at once we enter the purpose of our
lives, which is to look upon our lives and discover who we are as living
beings.
—Zenju Earthlyn Manuel, "The Hidden Lamp"
—Zenju Earthlyn Manuel, "The Hidden Lamp"
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