Monday, June 6, 2016
Via Sri Prem Baba: Flor do dia - Flor del día - Flower of the day - 06/06/2016
“Estamos trabalhando para ressignificar as nossas vidas e para que
todos encontrem e realizem o programa da sua alma. Trabalhamos para que
possamos cumprir nossa missão. Porque, ao realizar essa missão, nos
sentimos encaixados e ficamos em paz - nós nos realizamos. Então, nós
descobrimos que a felicidade é a causa da felicidade, ou seja, ao nos
realizarmos, criamos um círculo benigno no qual felicidade gera
felicidade.”
“Estamos trabajando para resignificarnuestras vidas y para que todos
encuentren y realicen el programa de su alma. Trabajamos para poder
cumplir con nuestra misión. Porque, al realizar esta misión, nos
sentimos encajadosy estamos en paz - nos realizamos. Entoncesdescubrimos
que la felicidad es la causa de la felicidad, es decir, al realizarnos,
creamos un círculo benigno en el cual felicidad genera felicidad.”
“We are working to give new meaning to our lives so that we all may discover and fulfill the program of our souls. We are working so that we can complete our mission. When we are able to accomplish our mission, we feel as if we belong, and we are at peace; we become self-realized. We discover that happiness breeds even more happiness. As we become self-realized, we create a healthy circle in which happiness fosters even more happiness.”
“We are working to give new meaning to our lives so that we all may discover and fulfill the program of our souls. We are working so that we can complete our mission. When we are able to accomplish our mission, we feel as if we belong, and we are at peace; we become self-realized. We discover that happiness breeds even more happiness. As we become self-realized, we create a healthy circle in which happiness fosters even more happiness.”
Via Daily Dharma / June 6, 2016: The Bodhisattva’s Commitment
May I become an island for those seeking dry land
A lamp for those needing light,
A place to rest for those who desire one,
And a servant for those needing service.
—Shantideva, "May I Become an Island"
A lamp for those needing light,
A place to rest for those who desire one,
And a servant for those needing service.
—Shantideva, "May I Become an Island"
Sunday, June 5, 2016
Ban Ki-moon: Discrimination can never be justified We must right these wrongs!
“We should all be outraged when people suffer discrimination, assault or even murder simply because they are lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender. We should all speak out when someone is arrested and imprisoned because of who they love or how they look. This is one of the great neglected human rights challenges of our time. We must right these wrongs! […] Some may oppose change. They may invoke culture, tradition or religion to defend the status quo. Such arguments have been used to try to justify slavery, child marriage, rape in marriage and female genital mutilation. I respect culture, tradition and religion, but they can never justify the denial of basic rights. My promise to the lesbian, homosexual, bisexual and transgender members of the human family is this: I’m with you. I promise that as Secretary-General of the United Nations I will denounce attacks against you and I will keep pressing leaders for progress.”
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to the International Conference on Human Rights, Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (Oslo, 15-16 April 2013).
Via Ram Dass:
June 5, 2016
Acting with compassion is not doing good because we think we ought to. It is being drawn to action by heart-felt passion. It is giving ourselves into what we are doing, being present in the moment — no matter how difficult, sad or even boring it feels, no matter how much it demands. It is acting from our deepest understanding of what life is, listening intently for the skillful means in each situation, and not compromising the truth. It is working with others in a selfless way, in a spirit of mutual respect.  |
Via Sri Prem Baba: Flor do dia - Flor del día - Flower of the day - 05/06/2016
Dia Mundial do Meio Ambiente
“Se você quer ver um mundo melhor, vá atrás da sua felicidade. Uma pessoa feliz não destrói, não rouba, não engana, não polui, não degrada a natureza. A infelicidade em nós é o que tem causado tanto sofrimento e destruição, para nós e para a natureza.
“Se você quer ver um mundo melhor, vá atrás da sua felicidade. Uma pessoa feliz não destrói, não rouba, não engana, não polui, não degrada a natureza. A infelicidade em nós é o que tem causado tanto sofrimento e destruição, para nós e para a natureza.
Día Mundial deMedio Ambiente
“Si quieres ver un mundo mejor, persiguetu felicidad. Una persona feliz no destruye, no roba, no engaña, no contamina, no degradala naturaleza. La infelicidad en nosotros es lo que ha causado tanto sufrimiento y destrucción, a nosotros y a la naturaleza.
World Environment Day
“If we want to see a better world, we have to first take an honest look at our own happiness. A truly happy person does not destroy, doesn’t rob, doesn’t lie, doesn’t pollute, and doesn’t treat nature with disrespect. Our unhappiness is what has caused so much suffering and destruction, both in ourselves and to the environment.
“Si quieres ver un mundo mejor, persiguetu felicidad. Una persona feliz no destruye, no roba, no engaña, no contamina, no degradala naturaleza. La infelicidad en nosotros es lo que ha causado tanto sufrimiento y destrucción, a nosotros y a la naturaleza.
World Environment Day
“If we want to see a better world, we have to first take an honest look at our own happiness. A truly happy person does not destroy, doesn’t rob, doesn’t lie, doesn’t pollute, and doesn’t treat nature with disrespect. Our unhappiness is what has caused so much suffering and destruction, both in ourselves and to the environment.
Via Daily Dharma / June 5, 2016: Action Without a Cause
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True mindfulness has arisen when there is only the action but no doer.
—Ayya Khema, "No Satisfaction" |
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"
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