True
devotion does not actually drain us. It is a source of vibrant energy
that makes our commitments come alive and become a source of joy.
—Mindy Newman and Kaia Fischer, “The Karmic Power of Devotion”
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Wednesday, December 23, 2020
Via Daily Dharma: Ignite a Vibrant Energy Within
Tuesday, December 22, 2020
Monday, December 21, 2020
Via Daily Dharma: Let the Ordinary Take Your Breath Away
As
our awareness deepens with practice, we find our breath being taken
away more and more by the ordinary experiences all around us and within
us. Nothing special—just a tiny life expressing itself—singing!—in
Winter’s frozen world.
—Sylvia Forges Ryan, “Bare Branches, Bare Attention”
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Saturday, December 19, 2020
Via Daily Dharma: Learning to Live with Desire
Meditation,
if correctly wielded, is not about shoving desire to the side. It’s
about learning to live with and learn from desire.
—Mitch Abblett, “Slip Free of Craving”
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Friday, December 18, 2020
Via Daily Dharma: Step Away from Fixations
Spiritual
practice is stepping out of the assumed reality of “me” by
understanding what the “me” is and withdrawing energy from its
perceptual fixations.
—Rodney Smith, “Undivided Mind”
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Thursday, December 17, 2020
Via Insight Meditation Society
Radiate boundless love towards the entire world — above, below, and across — unhindered, without ill will, without enmity.
—Metta Sutta
—Metta Sutta
Via Daily Dharma: Let Yourself Relax
Spiritual
practice is nutrition for the soul, and you can neither cook nor eat
while you are weeping. Cooking requires some happiness, and happiness
may require letting things slide from time to time, so that we can get a
little relief from the seriousness of our troubles.
—Norman Fischer, “Sailing Home”
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Wednesday, December 16, 2020
Via Daily Dharma: When to Train Your Mind
The
good thing about mind training is that it can be practiced in all kinds
of situations. You do not have to wait for the right conditions to
arrive or make special arrangements in order to work with mind training.
The only rearrangement that needs to be made is to your own attitude.
—Judy Lief, “Train Your Mind: Don’t be swayed by external circumstances”
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