The Girl From Ipanema is a far weirder song than you thought

Via Ram Dass - Love Serve Remember Foundation // Words of Wisdom - October 18, 2020 💌

 

For a long time, I thought the truth meant only words, but it doesn’t. Some truths are communicated in silence. You have to figure out when to use words and when to use silence, because the absolute truth is silent.

- Ram Dass -

Via Daily Dharma: Discerning What Is True

 When all is said and done, mindfulness is really about wisdom, about discerning what is really, really, really, true from what is mere appearance, or what you’re attached to because you want it to be true.

—Jon Kabat-Zinn in conversation with Daniel Goleman and Richard Davidson, “The Untold Story of America’s Mindfulness Movement”

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For the Moment

Short Practices for Relief and Resilience

A short practice can go a long way. For the Moment offers brief guided audio meditations designed to provide immediate relief in tough moments.

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Via FB// WHEN I AM AMONG THE TREES

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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”

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 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”

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heart sutra fragment 3
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In a time of upheaval, can we learn to love the “uncontrollable 10,000 things”?

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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”

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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”

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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

 

RAIN stands for Recognition, Acceptance, Interest, and Non-Identification, the qualities of a moment of mindfulness. Learn this powerful approach for working through challenging emotions and situations with Michele McDonald, who created this approach used around the world.

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Via Tricycle // Take Five

Take Five

By Sensei José Shinzan Palma

 

When we struggle to make meditation a daily habit, a simple reframing may be all it takes to strengthen our commitment.

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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”

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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://winwisconsin.org/webinars/

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/8VvgN63yuVg

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