Saturday, June 4, 2016
Via Sri Prem Baba: Flor do dia - Flor del día - Flower of the day - 04/06/2016
“Muitas vezes você quer chegar ao final do curso sem ter passado pelas
etapas e provas necessárias. Isso é absolutamente natural porque, às
vezes, o curso é cansativo, entediante, chato e desgastante - e às vezes
é maravilhoso. É preciso aprender a lidar com essa dualidade. O que
ocorre é que, ao passar por um momento difícil, você quer que o diploma
chegue logo e acaba sofrendo com isso. Porém, nessa universidade da
vida não é possível obter o diploma antes da hora. Não tem como dar um
jeitinho, nem como comprar o diploma. Estando matriculado nessa escola
você será chamado a demonstrar se realmente absorveu os aprendizados ou
se terá que repetir as lições.”
“Muchas veces quieres llegar al final del curso sin haber pasado por
las etapas y pruebas necesarias. Esto es absolutamente natural, porque, a
veces, el curso es cansador, tedioso, aburrido y desgastante– ya veces
es maravilloso. Es necesario aprender a lidiar con esta dualidad. Lo que
sucede es que,al pasar por un momento difícil, quieres que el diploma
llegue pronto y terminas sufriendo con eso. Sin embargo, en esta
universidad de la vida no es posible obtener el diploma antes de tiempo.
No hay manera de negociar, ni cómo comprar el diploma. Al estar
matriculado en esta escuela serás llamado para demostrar si realmente
absorbiste los aprendizajes o si tendrás que repetir las lecciones.”
“Often times, we want a course to be over without having to go through all the necessary subject matter or taking the exams. This is absolutely natural because the course material can often be tiresome, boring, tedious and taxing; but it may also be wonderful at times. It is necessary to learn how to deal with this duality. When we are undergoing a difficult moment, we want to get our diploma immediately and put an end to our suffering. However, in this university of life, it is not possible to get our diploma ahead of time. There is no shortcut, and it’s not possible to bribe our way out of it or to pay money for our diploma. As we are enrolled in this school, we will be called on to demonstrate if we have really absorbed the lessons, or else we will have to repeat the course.”
“Often times, we want a course to be over without having to go through all the necessary subject matter or taking the exams. This is absolutely natural because the course material can often be tiresome, boring, tedious and taxing; but it may also be wonderful at times. It is necessary to learn how to deal with this duality. When we are undergoing a difficult moment, we want to get our diploma immediately and put an end to our suffering. However, in this university of life, it is not possible to get our diploma ahead of time. There is no shortcut, and it’s not possible to bribe our way out of it or to pay money for our diploma. As we are enrolled in this school, we will be called on to demonstrate if we have really absorbed the lessons, or else we will have to repeat the course.”
Via Daily Dharma / June 3, 2016: Reverence Through Ritual
Prostrations
and offerings are admittedly just forms—just a human way of expressing
what cats express by rubbing themselves against a beloved person’s legs.
If it were natural for humans to stand on their heads or stick out
their rumps to express reverence, then Buddhists would stand on their
heads or stick out their rumps as a matter of course.
—John Blofeld, "A Spirit of Reverence"
—John Blofeld, "A Spirit of Reverence"
Thursday, June 2, 2016
Via Sri Prem Baba: Flor do dia - Flor del día - Flower of the day - 02/06/2016
“Um dos aspectos mais importantes a serem identificados pelo buscador
de si mesmo é a máscara. A máscara é um fingir ser. Trata-se de um
mecanismo que você criou para sobreviver aos choques de exclusão e
rejeição. Em determinado momento, você aprendeu que, ao usar a máscara,
você consegue tirar do outro alguma energia. Mas, quando pode
identificar a máscara, você percebe que esse é um mecanismo destrutivo; é
um dos instrumentos que faz seu coração permanecer fechado – é o que te lança no inferno.”
“Uno de los aspectos más importantes a ser identificadopor el buscador
de sí mismo es la máscara. La máscara es un pretenderser. Se trata de un
mecanismo que creaste para sobrevivir a los choques de exclusión y
rechazo. En determinado momentoaprendiste que, al usar la máscara,
consigues sacardel otro alguna energía. Pero cuando puedes identificar
la máscara, percibes que ese esun mecanismo destructivo; es uno de los
instrumentosque hace que tu corazón permanezca cerrado - es lo que te
lanza al infierno.”
“One of the most important aspects for the spiritual seeker to identify is their mask. A mask is a total pretense. It is a mechanism created in order to survive the shocks of exclusion and rejection we have experienced. At one point in time, we learned that by using a mask, we were able to get some energy from the other. However, when we are able to identify our mask, we perceive that this is a destructive mechanism: it is one of the instruments that keep our hearts closed. It is what catapults us into the realm of hell.”
“One of the most important aspects for the spiritual seeker to identify is their mask. A mask is a total pretense. It is a mechanism created in order to survive the shocks of exclusion and rejection we have experienced. At one point in time, we learned that by using a mask, we were able to get some energy from the other. However, when we are able to identify our mask, we perceive that this is a destructive mechanism: it is one of the instruments that keep our hearts closed. It is what catapults us into the realm of hell.”
Via Daily Dharma / June 2, 2016: Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind
Beginner’s
mind is Zen practice in action. It is the mind that is innocent of
preconceptions and expectations, judgments and prejudices. Beginner’s
mind is just present to explore and observe and see “things as they
are.”
—Zenkei Blanche Hartman, "The Zen of Not Knowing"
—Zenkei Blanche Hartman, "The Zen of Not Knowing"
Wednesday, June 1, 2016
Via Ram Dass
June 1, 2016
Death is our greatest challenge as well as our greatest spiritual opportunity. By cultivating mindfulness, we can prepare ourselves for this final passage by allowing nature, rather than Ego, to guide us. In so doing, we become teachers to others, and our own best friends, looking beyond the body's death at the next stage in our Soul's adventure.
Via daily Dharma / June 1, 2016: The Solace of Surrender
In
the process of surrender what I give up is fear and struggle. A kind of
strength comes from truly giving up. Something changes when I genuinely
let go and ask for help.
—Rob Preece, "The Solace of Surrender"
—Rob Preece, "The Solace of Surrender"
Tuesday, May 31, 2016
Via Sri Prem Baba: Flor do dia - Flor del día - Flower of the day - 31/05/2016
“A máscara nunca é usada de graça, ela tem sempre uma expectativa, um
interesse. E quando esse interesse não é atendido, você entra em contato
com aquilo que está por trás dela, ou seja, você revela a sua natureza
inferior, que pode se manifestar como agressividade, insegurança e uma
série de diferentes mecanismos que te levam ao sofrimento.”
“La máscara nunca es usadagratuitamente, ella siempre tiene una expectativa, un interés. Y cuando ese interés no es atendido, entras en contacto con aquello que está detrás de ella, es decir, revelastu naturaleza inferior, que puede manifestarse como agresividad, inseguridad y una serie de diferentes mecanismos que te llevan al sufrimiento.”
“La máscara nunca es usadagratuitamente, ella siempre tiene una expectativa, un interés. Y cuando ese interés no es atendido, entras en contacto con aquello que está detrás de ella, es decir, revelastu naturaleza inferior, que puede manifestarse como agresividad, inseguridad y una serie de diferentes mecanismos que te llevan al sufrimiento.”
“The mask is never used just for fun – it is always used with a selfish
goal in mind. When this expectation is not met, we get in touch with
what lies behind the mask. We come into contact with our lower nature,
which can manifest as aggression, insecurity, or a series of different
mechanisms that lead us to suffering.”
Via Daily Dharma / May 31, 2016: On Dignity
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Because
human beings can deliberately choose to follow the dharma, we can
consciously awaken. This potential for enlightenment is the source of
self-worth and self-respect.
—Sallie Tisdale, "On Dignity" |
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