In
the very first moment of meditation, there is a profound realization:
we recognize that we do not have to take our thoughts as completely
real.
—Douglas Penick, “What Are You Meditating For?”
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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.
Sunday, December 6, 2020
Via Daily Dharma: What We Realize in Meditation
Via Ram Dass - Love Serve Remember Foundation // Words of Wisdom - December 6, 2020 💌
Our whole spiritual transformation brings us to the point where we realize that in our own being, we are enough.
- Ram Dass -
Saturday, December 5, 2020
Via Tricycle // The Third Harmony
Directed by Michael Nagler
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Via Daily Dharma: Discover Your Inner Motivation
When there’s nowhere to turn, nowhere to run, we discover an inner motivation, a strong determination.
—Roko Sherry Chayat, “Nirvana: Three Takes”
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Friday, December 4, 2020
Via No Matter How Fine a Love: The LGBTQ Baha'i Experience
Via Daily Dharma: Turning On the Light
The
technique of direct liberation is comparable to being afraid of a
monster in the dark and then turning on the light. When the light goes
on we see that there never was a monster in the first place, that it was
just a projection of our own mind.
—Lama Tsultrim Allione, “Feeding Your Demons”
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Via Daily Dharma: Make Room for Happiness
The
more clearly we see the lack of worth in mental and physical
sensations, the less desire we’ll have for them until, thoroughly
disenchanted, craving will be snuffed out automatically. As soon as that
occurs, pure happiness will arise by itself.
—Cynthia Thatcher, “What’s So Great About Now?”
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Wednesday, December 2, 2020
Via Daily Dharma: A Single Moment of Meditation
Sooner
or later our practice brings benefits. Sometimes you have to be
patient; sometimes, the benefits are immediate. Ideally, you see how
even a single moment of meditation has immediate benefits.
—Gil Fronsdal, “Evaluate Your Meditation”
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Via Ram Dass - Love Serve Remember Foundation // Words of Wisdom - December 2, 2020 💌
Unconditional love really exists in each of us. It is part of our deep inner being. It is not so much an active emotion as a state of being. It’s not ‘I love you’ for this or that reason, not ‘I love you if you love me.’ It’s love for no reason -- love without an object.
- Ram Dass -
Tuesday, December 1, 2020
Via Daily Dharma: Open Your Heart
If you’re uncertain about what to do in a situation, just open your heart and love.
—Andrew Holecek, “The Best Possible Habit”
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Sunday, November 29, 2020
Via Ram Dass - Love Serve Remember Foundation // Words of Wisdom - November 29, 2020 💌
What you seek is already within you. The reality is subjective, not the outer objective reality. You may experience it as focused in the center of your chest. It can be called the soul, or in Hinduism, the Atmān, or in Buddhism the pure Buddha-Mind. Jesus Christ said, "The kingdom of God is within you." This is the space of full awareness that is in harmony with the universe; this is wisdom itself. The full spirit of God is inside each of us. When you want to approach God, go inward.
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Via Daily Dharma: Acting on What We Know
Mindfulness... is about being alert and resolute in light of the fundamental
knowledge we already possess, knowledge that truly matters. Letting such
knowledge permeate our hearts and minds may in the end make it
impossible not to act on what we know.
—Jack Petranker, “What You Know to Be True”
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Saturday, November 28, 2020
Via Lion's Roar // Thich Nhat Hanh’s Love Letter to the Earth
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Thich Nhat Hanh’s Love Letter to the Earth | ||
The earth is you. You are the earth. When you realize there is no separation, says Thich Nhat Hanh, you fall completely in love with this beautiful planet. | ||
A lot of our fear,
hatred, anger, and feelings of separation and alienation come from the
idea that we are separate from the planet. We see ourselves as the
center of the universe and are concerned primarily with our own personal
survival. If we care about the health and well-being of the planet, we
do so for our own sake. We want the air to be clean enough for us to
breathe. We want the water to be clear enough so that we have something
to drink. But we need to do more than use recycled products or donate
money to environmental groups. We have to change our whole relationship with the earth. |
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Via Daily Dharma: Embracing Interconnection
To
overcome the part of our nature that separates us from others and
encourages conflict and division . . . requires profound shifts in the
way that we relate to ourselves and others: we can’t ignore, shy away
from, or avoid difficult issues or conversations.
—J. Sunara Sasser, “Why Are There So Many Black Buddhists?”
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