In my room, the world is beyond my understanding; But when I walk I see that it consists of three or four hills and a cloud.
—Wallace Stevens, "Remembering How to Walk"
—Wallace Stevens, "Remembering How to Walk"
Monday, July 25, 2016
Sunday, July 24, 2016
Via Sri Prem Baba: Flor do dia - Flor día- Flower of the day - 24/07/2016
“A reclamação é um sintoma que nasce da ingratidão. E a ingratidão
atrai muitos desequilíbrios e infortúnios para a nossa vida, incluindo
doenças. Mas nem sempre é possível constatar que determinada doença está
relacionada à ingratidão. O seu trabalho enquanto explorador da
consciência é identificar o que está por trás dos sintomas, pois eles
são portais para o inconsciente.”
“Reclamar es un síntoma que nace de la ingratitud. Y la ingratitud atrae muchos desequilibrios e infortunios para nuestra vida, incluyendo enfermedades. Pero no siempre es posible constatar que determinada enfermedad está relacionada a la ingratitud. Tu trabajo como explorador de la conciencia es identificar lo que está por detrás de los síntomas, pues estos son portales para el inconsciente.”
“Reclamar es un síntoma que nace de la ingratitud. Y la ingratitud atrae muchos desequilibrios e infortunios para nuestra vida, incluyendo enfermedades. Pero no siempre es posible constatar que determinada enfermedad está relacionada a la ingratitud. Tu trabajo como explorador de la conciencia es identificar lo que está por detrás de los síntomas, pues estos son portales para el inconsciente.”
“Complaining is a symptom born from ingratitude. The lack of gratitude
attracts many imbalances and misfortunes to our lives, including
illnesses. However, it is not always possible to see that a particular
disease is related to ingratitude. Our work, as explorers of
consciousness, is to identify what is behind these symptoms, because
they are portals to the unconscious.”
Via Ram Dass
July 24, 2016
The ultimate act of service is to acknowledge and honor the integrity of another being as they, like us, pass through the beauty and the pain of a human birth.
Via Daily Dharma / July 24, 2016: Humble Awareness, Mindful Engagement
When
we are awakened to simplicity and humility and aware of the suffering
engendered by greed, hatred, and ignorance, our consciousness is
restructured. We become mindful about ourselves and others, and
naturally try to restructure society.
—Hozan Alan Senauke, "An Inconvenient Buddhist"
—Hozan Alan Senauke, "An Inconvenient Buddhist"
Saturday, July 23, 2016
Via Daily Dharma / July 22, 2016: Wise Laughter
Wisdom
sees the joke in everything. Wisdom is never upset. When you see the
truth, it’s easy to laugh. You can be going through something really
difficult, but when you really understand, you can laugh.
—Sayadaw U Tejaniya, "The Wise Investigator"
—Sayadaw U Tejaniya, "The Wise Investigator"
Via Sri Prem Baba / Flor do dia - Flor día- Flower of the day - 23/07/2016
“Um mestre autêntico é uma presença, e essa presença acorda a presença
em você. Por mais importantes e significativas que sejam as palavras,
elas não são o mais importante. O mais importante é a presença; um olhar
que pode te transformar. O Mestre é uma porta de acesso aos reinos
superiores. Tudo o que a entidade humana em desenvolvimento pode fazer é
chegar até essa porta. E quando a graça do mestre te toca, significa que a sua emancipação está próxima.”
“Un maestro autentico es una presencia, y esta presencia despierta la
presencia en ti. Por más importantes y significativas que sean las
palabras, ellasno son lo más importante. Lo más importante es la
presencia; una mirada que te puede transformar. El Maestro es una puerta
de acceso a los reinos superiores. Todo lo que la entidad humana en
evolución puede hacer es llegar hasta esa puerta. Y cuando la gracia del
maestro te toca, significa que tu emancipación está próxima.”
“An authentic master is presence, and his presence awakens the presence in us. Even though his words carry significance and are meaningful, they are not the most important aspect of his work. The deeper aspect of his work is his presence. Just one look is enough to transform us. The spiritual master is a doorway to access the higher realms. Everything the human entity in evolution does is to arrive at this doorway. When the grace of the master touches you, it means that your emancipation is close at hand.”
“An authentic master is presence, and his presence awakens the presence in us. Even though his words carry significance and are meaningful, they are not the most important aspect of his work. The deeper aspect of his work is his presence. Just one look is enough to transform us. The spiritual master is a doorway to access the higher realms. Everything the human entity in evolution does is to arrive at this doorway. When the grace of the master touches you, it means that your emancipation is close at hand.”
Via Daily Dharma / July 23, 2016: Meditation, An End in Itself
The
only way one really gets any of the most important benefits of
meditation practice is by giving up on the notion that there are any
benefits to meditation practice.
— Brad Warner, "Goalless Practice"
— Brad Warner, "Goalless Practice"
Via FB:
"In
a time of destruction, create something: a poem, a parade, a community, a
school, a vow, a moral principle; one peaceful moment."
Thursday, July 21, 2016
Via Sri Prem Baba: Flor do dia - Flor día- Flower of the day - 21/07/2016
“Tenho dito que o primeiro passo para a sanidade é a consciência da
insanidad. E nossa insanidade se manifesta de diversas formas: quando
consumimos sem nenhuma necessidade, apenas movidos pelo vício e pela
inconsciência coletiva; quando produzimos lixo e mais lixo sem pensar
nas consequências disso; quando promovemos a matança animal através dos
nossos hábitos alimentares; quando colocamos mais e mais crianças neste
mundo sem ao menos questionar porque
estamos fazendo isso; quando agimos em interesse próprio, mesmo que essa
atitude prejudique muitas outras pessoas.Isso é insano.”
“Dije que el primer paso para la sanidad es la conciencia de la
insania. Y nuestra insania se manifiesta de diversas formas: cuando
consumimos sin ninguna necesidad,apenas impulsados por el vicio y por la
inconsciencia colectiva; cuando producimos basura y más basura sin
pensar en las consecuencias de ello; cuando promovemos la matanza animal
a través de nuestros hábitos alimenticios; cuando traemos más y más
niños a este mundo sin siquiera cuestionar por qué lo estamos haciendo;
cuando actuamosen interés propio, aunque esta actitud perjudique a
muchas otras personas. Eso es insano.”
“The first step towards sanity is becoming aware of our insanity. Our insanity manifests in different forms, for example when we consume unnecessarily, moved only by our addiction and the unconscious collective. Insanity is producing more and more waste without thinking of its consequences. It is also when we promote animal slaughter through our eating habits or when we put even more children in this world without at least questioning why we are having them. When we act only out of our own self-interest even if this attitude is harmful to others, this is insanity.
“The first step towards sanity is becoming aware of our insanity. Our insanity manifests in different forms, for example when we consume unnecessarily, moved only by our addiction and the unconscious collective. Insanity is producing more and more waste without thinking of its consequences. It is also when we promote animal slaughter through our eating habits or when we put even more children in this world without at least questioning why we are having them. When we act only out of our own self-interest even if this attitude is harmful to others, this is insanity.
Via Daily Dharma / July 21, 2016: Cultivate Right Speech
Whenever
we find fault with others, whether through anger, contemptuousness,
self-righteousness, or gossip, it is often based in fear. We may not be
aware of our fears, but when we look deeply, we may discover the fear of
rejection, loss of control, of unworthiness, or the fear of
disconnection.
—Ezra Bayda, "Gossip"
—Ezra Bayda, "Gossip"
Wednesday, July 20, 2016
Via FB:
If
you have self-hatred, it will define the quality of your love - or lack
of love - and it will ultimately manifest in your love for another. You
may protest upon hearing this teaching that although you struggle with
self-hatred, your love for your spouse is mostly pure, and that
certainly your love of your children is pure. I do not doubt the truth
of your protestations, but experience has shown me that in the end there
is only one love. Love is by its very nature unity, and if you have
feelings of self-loathing, those feelings inevitably become part of your
relationship with the loved one.
Via Ram Dass
July 20, 2016
Love is abundant because you are love. As you become love, you get to the point where you walk down the street and someone comes, and it is the most beautiful thing that you have ever seen. You look and look and appreciate and love, your eyes meet, you both recognize the love, and you don’t have to do anything about it.
It’s nothing special to be in love, it’s very ordinary. How alien that is in this culture, to think that being in love with the Universe is ordinary.
Via Sri Prem Baba: Flor do dia - Flor día- Flower of the day - 20/07/2016
“Você se move em direção da liberdade através do amor e da
compreensão.Essas são virtudes da alma que desabrocham aos poucos. Para
ajudar nesse processo você, ego consciente, precisa querer. Você precisa
conscientemente dar alguns passos nessa direção. E o primeiro passo é
tomar consciência e olhar de frente para as suas insatisfações,
angústias e repetições negativas. Porque só é possível mudar aquilo que
você reconhece que existe.”
“Te mueves en dirección a la libertad a través del amor y de la
comprensión. Estas son virtudes del alma queflorecenpoco a poco. Para
ayudarte en este proceso tú, ego consciente, debes querer. Debes dar
conscientemente algunos pasos en esta dirección. Y el primer paso es
tomar conciencia y mirar de frente tus insatisfacciones, angustias y
repeticiones negativas. Porque sólo es posible cambiar aquello que
reconoces que existe.”
“We move in the direction of freedom through love and understanding. These are virtues of the soul that blossom gradually. In order to facilitate this process, we, as the conscious ego, must truly want freedom. We need to consciously take steps in the direction of love and understanding. The first step is to become aware of our dissatisfactions and face them, as well as our anxieties and negative repetitions. It is only possible to change that which we recognize needs to shift.”
“We move in the direction of freedom through love and understanding. These are virtues of the soul that blossom gradually. In order to facilitate this process, we, as the conscious ego, must truly want freedom. We need to consciously take steps in the direction of love and understanding. The first step is to become aware of our dissatisfactions and face them, as well as our anxieties and negative repetitions. It is only possible to change that which we recognize needs to shift.”
Via Daily Dharma / July 20, 2016: Unlimited Buddha-mind
Our
hearts and minds change from moment to moment, just as clouds shift in
the evening sky as the sun goes down. Who are we to think we have
grasped the true nature of our souls? The Buddha-mind within us will not
be constrained by the limits of language.
—Abbess Fushimi, "Shedding Light"
—Abbess Fushimi, "Shedding Light"
Tuesday, July 19, 2016
Via JMG: How Laid-Off Gay Journalist Jarrett Hill Realized That Melania Had Plagiarized The First Lady [VIDEO]
Adding extra deliciousness to an
already entertaining plagiarism scandal is that journalist Jarrett Hill,
who first picked up on it, belongs to two of the GOP’s most-reviled
minorities. Via the New York Times:
Make the jump here to read the full article and see the video and more at JMG
Mr. Hill, a television journalist who was recently laid off, said in an interview that one of Ms. Trump’s lines — the words “strength of your dreams” — caught his attention as he was watching on his computer from a Starbucks in Los Angeles, juggling Facebook chats and browsing Twitter.
“It kind of made me pause for a minute,” Mr. Hill said. “I remembered that line from Michelle Obama’s speech.”
Mr. Hill, 31, found the clip of Mrs. Obama’s speech online and noticed that parts of the two speeches sounded the same. He then realized that a larger portion appeared to have been borrowed as he continued to examine both.
“I thought, ‘That’s legit plagiarism,’ ” said Mr. Hill, who described himself as a supporter of President Obama. “‘Someone took this piece and plugged in their own information.’”Hill appeared on CNN this afternoon to defend himself from wingnut claims that he’s a “paid plant from the Clinton campaign.”
Make the jump here to read the full article and see the video and more at JMG
Via Sri Prem Baba: Flor do dia - Flor día- Flower of the day - 19/07/2016
“Às vezes, o que te impede de manifestar os seus dons e talentos para a
realização do seu propósito é o medo da grandeza da sua alma. Muitas
vezes, o maior medo não é o de sentir dor, mas simde ir além dela e se
deparar com algo que está além dos domínios do ego e da mente, além das
suas referências. Você tem medo de se mover em direção ao desconhecido, à
algo que você não domina. Embora isso seja tudo o que você quer; embora
seja extremamente prazeroso crescer, expandir e desenvolver sua força,
você tem medo. Você tem medo de ser livre. Mas a realização do propósito
da alma está intrinsicamente relacionada à liberdade.”
“A veces, lo que te impide manifestar tus dones y talentos para la
realización de tu propósito es el miedo a la grandeza de tu alma. Muchas
veces, el mayor miedo no es el de sentir dolor, sino atravesarla y
encontrarse con algo que está más allá de los dominios del ego y de la
mente, más allá de tus referencias. Tienes miedo de moverte en dirección
a lo desconocido, hacia algo que no dominas. Aunque esto sea todo lo
que quieras; aunque sea extremadamente placentero crecer, expandirse y
desarrollar tu fuerza, tienes miedo. Tienes miedo de ser libre. Pero la
realización del propósito del alma está intrínsecamente relacionada con
la libertad.”
“Sometimes, what prevents us from manifesting our gifts and talents to help accomplish our higher purpose is the fear of embracing the greatness ofour soul. Often times, the biggest fear is not of feeling pain, but rather to go past it and to encounter something beyond the dominion of the ego and the mind, surpassing all of our reference points. We are afraid to move in the direction of the unknown, towards something that we have not yet mastered. Even if it is everything we desire. Even though it is extremely pleasurable to grow, to expand and develop our strength, we still fear this. We are afraid of being free. However, fulfilling the purpose of the soul is intrinsically related to freedom.”
“Sometimes, what prevents us from manifesting our gifts and talents to help accomplish our higher purpose is the fear of embracing the greatness ofour soul. Often times, the biggest fear is not of feeling pain, but rather to go past it and to encounter something beyond the dominion of the ego and the mind, surpassing all of our reference points. We are afraid to move in the direction of the unknown, towards something that we have not yet mastered. Even if it is everything we desire. Even though it is extremely pleasurable to grow, to expand and develop our strength, we still fear this. We are afraid of being free. However, fulfilling the purpose of the soul is intrinsically related to freedom.”
Via Daily Dharma / July 19, 2016: Beauty of the Nameless
Taking a walk
I saw
a wildflower.
Not knowing its name
I saw
its beauty only.
—Ok-Koo Kang Grosjean, "Like a Leaping Carp"
I saw
a wildflower.
Not knowing its name
I saw
its beauty only.
—Ok-Koo Kang Grosjean, "Like a Leaping Carp"
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