Every
single moment provides an opportunity to relax the tendency to create
tension in the body and unconscious thought patterns in the mind.
—Will Johnson, “Full Body, Empty Mind”
—Will Johnson, “Full Body, Empty Mind”
Friday, March 8, 2019
Thursday, March 7, 2019
Via Daily Dharma: Planting Seeds of Change
We
may be powerless to change the past, but we do have the power to shape
the present and the future by what we do, moment to moment, right now.
—Thanissaro Bhikkhu, “What We’ve Been Practicing For”
—Thanissaro Bhikkhu, “What We’ve Been Practicing For”
Wednesday, March 6, 2019
Via Ram Dass / Words of Wisdom - March 6, 2019 💌
It's all purification from here on out. A conscious being recognizes
that he or she has taken birth and the purpose of their incarnation is
to relieve suffering.
- Ram Dass -
Via Daily Dharma: Strong Enough to Forgive
The process of forgiveness demands courage and a continual remembering of where our deepest happiness lies.
—Sharon Salzberg, “Three Ways to Practice Forgiveness”
—Sharon Salzberg, “Three Ways to Practice Forgiveness”
Tuesday, March 5, 2019
Via Daily Dharma: The Gift of an Open Mind
Buddhism’s
true gift is that it teaches us to learn and experience the true
characteristics and the nature of our mind and the world, as they are.
—Tulku Thondup, “Don’t Get Stuck in Neutral”
—Tulku Thondup, “Don’t Get Stuck in Neutral”
Monday, March 4, 2019
Via Daily Dharma: An Incomparable Encounter
Beyond
the internal mess is clear space, a clear mind. And there’s no better
place—indeed, no other place—to meet your true self.
—Joan Duncan Oliver, “The Sound of Silence”
—Joan Duncan Oliver, “The Sound of Silence”
Sunday, March 3, 2019
Via Ram Dass / Words of Wisdom - March 3, 2019 💌
The essence of my relationship with Maharajji is to love him, to open
myself to his presence, to surrender to him. That's my bhakti practice, a
practice of Guru Kripa. But those qualities of love and openness and
surrender are the essence of every bhakti practice. We find some being
that draws our heart: it could be Maharajji or Anandamayi Ma, Christ or
Krishna, Allah or G-d. You pick the name.
Then we invite that being in. We install that being in our hearts, and we offer ourselves to it: We sing to it, we chant to it, we pray to it, we bring it flowers. We love and we love, and we open and we open. And then we watch, as slowly, slowly, but surely, surely, we love our way into becoming it.
Then we invite that being in. We install that being in our hearts, and we offer ourselves to it: We sing to it, we chant to it, we pray to it, we bring it flowers. We love and we love, and we open and we open. And then we watch, as slowly, slowly, but surely, surely, we love our way into becoming it.
- Ram Dass -
Via Daily Dharma: The Unshakeable Mind
For a well-trained mind, when sudden distractions arise, they do not interrupt your practice, but reinforce it.
—Judy Lief, “Train Your Mind: If You Can Practice Even When Distracted, You Are Well Trained”
—Judy Lief, “Train Your Mind: If You Can Practice Even When Distracted, You Are Well Trained”
Saturday, March 2, 2019
Via Daily Dharma: The Best There Is Inbox
In
order to learn to be truly content here, you have to practice being
truly content here. And that means giving up any notion that there’s
something better just around the next bend.
—Brad Warner, “Goalless Practice”
—Brad Warner, “Goalless Practice”
Friday, March 1, 2019
Via Daily Dharma: Freedom from the Mundane
Meditation helps us break free of habitual patterns and unleash the original and creative power of thought.
—Martine Batchelor, “Meditation, Mental Habits, and Creative Imagination”
—Martine Batchelor, “Meditation, Mental Habits, and Creative Imagination”
Thursday, February 28, 2019
Via Daily Dharma: For All Beings
To
try earnestly to develop positive qualities through meditation is the
best activity you can do for yourself; it is also the best you can do
for others.
—An Interview with Matthieu Ricard, “Why Meditate?”
—An Interview with Matthieu Ricard, “Why Meditate?”
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