For the Moment
Short Practices for Relief and Resilience
|
Sunday, October 18, 2020
Via Tricycle // For the Moment
Via FB// WHEN I AM AMONG THE TREES
WHEN I AM AMONG THE TREES
by Mary Oliver
When I am among the trees,
especially the willows and the honey locust,
equally the beech, the oaks and the pines,
they give off such hints of gladness.
I would almost say that they save me, and daily.
I am so distant from the hope of myself,
in which I have goodness, and discernment,
and never hurry through the world
but walk slowly, and bow often.
Around me the trees stir in their leaves
and call out, “Stay awhile.”
The light flows from their branches.
And they call again, “It’s simple,” they say,
“and you too have come
into the world to do this, to go easy, to be filled
with light, and to shine.”
Via Daily Dharma: Moving Out of Loneliness
If
we can experience being lonely, and see our thoughts about being
lonely, then we can move out of the gap. Practice is that movement, over
and over again.
—Charlotte Joko Beck, “Attention Means Attention”
CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE
The
Buddha pointed out that the seeds of liberative understanding and
clarity, of kindness and compassion, lie within each of us. And the path
to their fruition lies in our commitment.
—Christina Feldman, “Doing, Being, and the Great In-Between”
CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE
Friday, October 16, 2020
Via Tricycle // heart sutra fragment 3
heart sutra fragment 3
By mushim
By mushim
|
Via Daily Dharma: Walking into Serenity
How
does one come to a confident and positive view that is not naive, given
the state of the world? By walking through one’s own anger and despair
and emerging into serenity.
—James Thornton, “Radical Confidence”
CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE
To
realize the pervasiveness of how people suffer, while at the same time
having an open and relaxed heart, evokes empathy and compassion for
others.
—Gil Fronsdal, “Why I Walk Two Paths”
CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE
Thursday, October 15, 2020
Wednesday, October 14, 2020
Via Ram Dass - Love Serve Remember Foundation // Words of Wisdom - October 14, 2020 💌
In all of my actions, I do my best, but I give up the fruit of the action. If I don't know what's supposed to happen, it's probably better if I don't get too attached to one particular outcome. I listen to hear what my next step should be. I act in the best way I can. And how it comes out, well, that's just how it comes out. It's a matter of letting go of expectations.
-Ram Dass -
Via Tricycle // RAIN
RAIN: The Nourishing Art of Mindful Inquiry
With Michele McDonald
Now available for self-study
With Michele McDonald
Now available for self-study
|
Via Tricycle // Take Five
Take Five
By Sensei José Shinzan Palma
|
Via Daily Dharma: The Choice to Act Mindfully
Craving
creates tunnel vision: we see only what we yearn for. Mindfulness
allows us to see that and much more, giving us the choice not to act on
our desires.
—Joan Duncan Oliver, “Drink and a Man”
CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE
Tuesday, October 13, 2020
BUDDHISTS HELP GET OUT THE VOTE
BUDDHISTS HELP GET OUT THE VOTE
In
this time of great fear, it is important that we think of the long-term
challenges—and possibilities—of the entire globe. Photographs of our
world from space clearly show that there are no real boundaries on our
blue planet. Therefore, all of us must take care of it and work to
prevent climate change and other destructive forces. This pandemic
serves as a warning that only by coming together with a coordinated,
global response will we meet the unprecedented magnitude of the
challenges we face. - The Dalai Lama
Dear Friends in the Dharma,
This
is a truly critical time in American society. We are in the midst of a
global pandemic, financial collapse, climate change emergency, and
approaching a November election that threatens to exclude many eligible
voters. As Buddhist teachers and leaders, we recognize that every vote
and voice needs to be heard to help guide the next years of our society
wisely.
A
mutual caring community is one of the central teachings of the Buddha.
In these times so marked by divisiveness and a lack of compassionate
leadership, many of you have wondered how you and your whole community
can help move us in this direction. Here are two crucial activities to
encourage for everyone in your community:
❖ Register to vote; and sign up for an absentee ballot: You and your community can do this through Vote.org. Over thirty states now have no-excuse absentee voting, and many others are considering allowing COVID-19 as a valid excuse.
❖ Get your friends and family to register, sign up for an absentee ballot, and vote.
There’s more we all can do, and these actions don’t demand a lot of time.
1. Volunteer to do voter registration, absentee sign-ups, and get out the vote through these organizations.
• State Voices:
A network of nonpartisan state coalitions of hundreds of grassroots
organizations. Reach out and see if there are volunteer opportunities.
• Vote Early Day (Oct 24):
Inspired by National Voter Registration Day and anchored by a number of
large media and tech companies, this organization will also be
providing toolkits and training opportunities for impactful work,
including recruitment of election workers. Will be assisting voters with
both mail and in-person early-voting options. Was in the works
pre-COVID-19, but is likely more critical in a pandemic.
• When We All Vote: The best-resourced, truly nonpartisan voter engagement organization.
2.
Help ensure that eligible voters get to vote in key states, including
Michigan, Pennsylvania, Florida and Wisconsin. Whether non-partisan or
partisan there are many ways to help this.
• Here is an example of how to can get involved in the critical state Wisconsin: https://
3.
Sign up to be a poll worker. Serving as a poll worker offers a
dramatically under-appreciated opportunity to have an impact. Problems
are made markedly worse or are mitigated to a substantial degree based
on the quality of the poll worker. Chronic shortages of election workers
nationwide cause long lines at the polls, especially at polling places
that serve communities of color.
Here is a song/video from Nina Wise on getting out the vote https://youtu.be/
You can sign up to be a poll worker and be connected to your local elections office.
Our
collective involvement leading up to the November elections can really
make a difference. Please forward this to as many teachers and Buddhist
communities as you can throughout the United States. And thanks for
joining us!
With lovingkindness, compassion and blessings,
Yours in the Dharma,
100+ Buddhist Teachers
Via Daily Dharma: Coping with a Painful World
In
the face of magnitudes of pain in the world that come to us in pictures
immediate and raw, many of us care too much and see no evident place
for our care to go. But compassion goes about finding the work that can
be done. Love can’t help but stay present.
—Krista Tippett, “Brief Teachings”
CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE
Via FB
In case folks missed the White House’s Proclamation on Columbus Day, 2020. A guy fixed it. #wordsmatter
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)