A personal blog by a graying (mostly Anglo with light African-American roots) gay left leaning liberal progressive married college-educated Buddhist Baha'i BBC/NPR-listening Professor Emeritus now following the Dharma in Minas Gerais, Brasil.
Friday, August 23, 2019
#PrayforAmazonia
E agora José?!... E agora Maria?!
Não importa mais agora em quem você votou. Importa, Agora, é a Defesa da Natureza, é a Consciência de que este País, este Planeta é nossa Casa. Você colocaria fogo em tua casa?
E como mudar isso? Cada um saberá como, se compreender a gravidade do que está acontecendo, e quiser, de fato, fazer parte de um Novo Tempo, através do desenvolvimento de uma Nova Consciência.
Quem sou eu pra saber qual o melhor caminho?
Mas tem um jeito, que pode servir para ajudar: reduzir o consumo de produtos industrializados (roupas, acessórios, celulares, eletrodomésticos, carros, comida industrializada... etc) e até eliminar o que possa considerar supérfluos, incluindo aqui a carne.Verduras, Legumes, Raízes, Grãos, Frutas...
SAÚDE! As feiras, mercados e hortas comunitárias oferecem hoje produtos orgânicos.
Já ouviu sobre isto?
Saúde nos Pensamentos, Nos Sentimentos, nas Emoções, nas Ações... E MAIS CONSCIÊNCIA NA HORA DE VOTAR. Faça um favor... a si mesmo, a seus queridos, à humanidade, ao Planeta Terra, nosso Lar.
EU SOU ((Coloque seu nome aqui antes de copiar e encaminhar o texto)), também sou José, também sou Maria, assim como VOCÊ É. SOMOS TODOS UM! Compreenda e Aceite Isto. Uma Rede Única Nos UNE. E cada ação, sentimento, pensamento, energia, reverbera para o Todo.
Que cada labareda do fogo que está queimando a Floresta Amazônica, considerada o pulmão deste planeta, CESSE, e se transmute em espada flamejante de São Miguel Arcanjo para extirpar o mal e restaurar a dignidade, o amor e a paz nos corações. QUE VENHAM AS CHUVAS. E que as águas lavem TUDO o que já é deteriorado. Que o insano seja enfim extinguido. E que só reste a pureza, a mansidão e o amor, no pensar, no sentir, no agir, no falar.
UM SONHO? ... SIM, UM SONHO REAL. UMA ORAÇÃO.
MISERICÓRDIA, MISERICÓRDIA, MISERICÓRDIA PARA ESTE PLANETA.
Façamos cada um a sua parte - ORAR, acessar uma nova consciência e reverberar as melhores energias.
Thursday, August 22, 2019
Via Daily Dharma: How to Stop Suffering
Buddhism presents rigorous means of investigating the causes of suffering and happiness. It is intent not only on counteracting suffering once it has arisen, but also on identifying and counteracting the causes of suffering before it arises.
—B. Alan Wallace, “Overlapping Worlds”
—B. Alan Wallace, “Overlapping Worlds”
Wednesday, August 21, 2019
Via Ram Dass / Words of Wisdom - August 21, 2019 💌
To live consciously you must have the courage to go inside yourself to
find out who you really are, to understand that behind all of the masks
of individual differences you are a being of beauty, of love, of
awareness.
When Christ said, “The Kingdom of Heaven is within” he wasn’t just putting you on. When Buddha said, “Each person is the Buddha” he was saying the same thing. Until you can allow your own beauty, your own dignity, your own being, you cannot free another.
So if I were giving people one instruction, I would say work on yourself. Have compassion for yourself. Allow yourself to be beautiful and all the rest will follow.
When Christ said, “The Kingdom of Heaven is within” he wasn’t just putting you on. When Buddha said, “Each person is the Buddha” he was saying the same thing. Until you can allow your own beauty, your own dignity, your own being, you cannot free another.
So if I were giving people one instruction, I would say work on yourself. Have compassion for yourself. Allow yourself to be beautiful and all the rest will follow.
- Ram Dass -
Via Daily Dharma: Becoming Honest about Who We Are
Meditation
is a patient process of knowing that gradually over time, habits are
dissolving. We don’t actually get rid of anything. We are just steadfast
with ourselves, developing clearer awareness and becoming honest about
who we are and what we do.
—Pema Chödrön, “Making Friends with Oneself”
—Pema Chödrön, “Making Friends with Oneself”
Tuesday, August 20, 2019
Via Daily Dharma: The Fleeting Nature of Sensation
Whether
pleasant, unpleasant, or neutral, gross or subtle, every sensation
shares the same characteristic: it arises and passes away, arises and
passes away.
—S. N. Goenka, “Finding Sense in Sensation”
—S. N. Goenka, “Finding Sense in Sensation”
Monday, August 19, 2019
Via Daily Dharma: Take a Second for Gratitude
Every
morning, I say, “I vow to be grateful for the precious opportunity of
human birth.” And I don’t let myself use the excuse that I don’t have
time. It doesn’t take much time to be grateful.
—Susan Moon, “Stop Shopping”
—Susan Moon, “Stop Shopping”
Sunday, August 18, 2019
Via Ram Dass / Words of Wisdom - August 18, 2019
The truth is everywhere. Wherever you are, it’s right where you are, when you can see it. And you can see it through whatever vehicle you are working with; you can free yourself from certain attachments that keep you from seeing it.
The scientist doesn’t stop being a scientist, nor anybody stop being anything. You find how to do the things to yourself which allows you to find truth where you are at the moment. I’d say we never find out anything new; we just remember it.
The scientist doesn’t stop being a scientist, nor anybody stop being anything. You find how to do the things to yourself which allows you to find truth where you are at the moment. I’d say we never find out anything new; we just remember it.
- Ram Dass -
Via Daily Dharma: How Nature Grounds Us
When
you are lost or caught up in an emotional storm or contracted in
self-centeredness or plagued by obsessive thoughts, notice what happens
when you step outside or go for a walk and pay attention to the sky, the
air, the light, the movement of wind, the feel of grass under your
feet.
—Mark Coleman, “A Breath of Fresh Air”
—Mark Coleman, “A Breath of Fresh Air”
Saturday, August 17, 2019
Via Daily Dharma: The Magic of Opening Up
When
we can open to all parts of ourselves and to others in the world,
something quite extraordinary happens. We begin to connect with one
another.
—Joseph Goldstein, “Heart Touching Heart”
—Joseph Goldstein, “Heart Touching Heart”
Friday, August 16, 2019
Via Daily Dharma: How Can the Buddha Inspire Us?
The
Buddha vowed to discover the end of suffering, and by his own efforts
achieved enlightenment. He then spent the rest of his life sharing his
realizations with others. We can draw inspiration from this person, a
human being like ourselves.
—Beth Roth, “Family Dharma: Taking Refuge (On the Wings of Angels)”
—Beth Roth, “Family Dharma: Taking Refuge (On the Wings of Angels)”
Thursday, August 15, 2019
Via Daily Dharma: Dusting off the Glass
This is what our Zen practice is about—being honest about our prejudices, taking note of our internal stickiness, confronting our conditioning, and uncovering an original and basic goodness that, when dusted off, enables us to actually see ourselves in another.
—Cassandra Moore, “Dinner at Pete’s”
—Cassandra Moore, “Dinner at Pete’s”
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