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November 4, 2023  Living Everyday Like a Wandering Retreat   Beloved Tibetan Buddhist Meditation teacher Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche spent four-and-a-half years as a wandering yogi—no shelter, no food, relying solely on the generosity of those he met on his travels to keep him going. Wandering . . . But Not Lost, our Film Club pick for November, is an intimate account of this journey from 2011 to 2015, interspersed with Mingyur Rinpoche’s wise guidance for daily life. Highlighting the highs and lows of the trip, including a near death experience, Mingyur Rinpoche recounts the insight he gained as a result of it all. “The entire path is a shift in perception,” he says.  Director Paul MacGowen hopes that the film can help us view “our normal daily lives [as] a kind of ‘wandering retreat.’ We can bring that attitude of adventure to even the most mundane aspects of our lives and thereby experience the world in an open and fresh way. Through this mindset, we can grow and develop ourselves. Who wouldn’t want to embrace the full experience of life—whatever the outward circumstances?”  Immerse yourself in the wandering journey of Mingyur Rinpoche and bring this mindset into your own life. Subscribers can watch the film now through December 1—watch it here!

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TRICYCLE      COURSE CATALOG      SUPPORT      DONATE RIGHT EFFORT Restraining Unarisen Unhealthy States Whatever a person frequently thinks about and ponders, that will become the inclination of their mind. If one frequently thinks about and ponders unhealthy states, one has abandoned healthy states to cultivate unhealthy states, and then one’s mind inclines to unhealthy states. (MN 19) Reflection The mind has the capacity to guide how it functions to some extent, and unhealthy states such as fear, anger, and aversion have a harmful effect on our well-being. So it makes sense to use whatever ability you have to inhibit the arising of these mental and emotional states before they flood your mind. Once they arise, unhealthy states take over and inhibit the arising of healthy mind states, so it’s better they don’t occur at all.  Daily Practice Keeping your mind focused on healthy states prevents unhealthy states from arising. Only one state of mind can be present at a time, so if you frequently occupy your mind with healthy states, such as thoughts of kindness or generosity or joy in the well-being of others, then your mind will remain inclined toward similar healthy states. Maintaining positive states of mind is the best way of restraining negative mind states. Tomorrow: Establishing Mindfulness of Body and Abiding in the First Jhāna One week from today: Abandoning Arisen Unhealthy States Share your thoughts and join the conversation on social media #DhammaWheel Questions? Visit the Dhamma Wheel orientation page. Tricycle is a nonprofit and relies on your support to keep its wheels turning. Donate » © 2023 Tricycle Foundation 89 5th Ave, New York, NY 10003

Via Daily Dharma: What Lies Behind the Mask

What Lies Behind the Mask

Instead of trying to polish our mask until it becomes perfect, we can start looking for the one who’s wearing it. Santiago Santai Jiménez, “Waking Up Is Letting the Mask Fall” CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE

 

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CHOIR sings OM SO HUM Mantra (Must Listen)

[GBF] New Talk: Claiming our Unique Way of Living, with JD Doyle

Here's a new dharma talk that has been added to the GBF website and podcast.

As queer/non-conforming individuals, how do we claim our unique way of living, but also let go of our attachment to an identity?

In this talk, JD Doyle explores how we can re-orient ourselves to our lives, and connect with the non-human aspects of our world, such as other life forms and the natural world.

As we witness so many attacks on various categories of people, it’s easy to begin thinking of our world as fragmented. Instead, we can re-member, or bring together, the various parts of our fractured selves AND the people in our lives, present and past.

When we feel attacked, we long for security. This is when we must re-orient ourselves to what we actually need to be stable, vs. what we have come to believe we need to be safe. JD contrasts this with the Buddhist truth of impermanence and that letting go of these beliefs can reduce our suffering.

JD goes on to quote a book, ‘Hospicing Modernity‘ and speaks on how we can observe aspects of our world that are waning, or disappearing.

Listen to the full talk here: 

https://gaybuddhist.org/podcast/claiming-our-unique-way-of-living-jd-doyle/

Via Dhamma Wheel | Right Living: Abstaining from Harming Living Beings

TRICYCLE      COURSE CATALOG      SUPPORT      DONATE RIGHT LIVING Undertaking the Commitment to Abstain from Harming Living Beings Harming living beings is unhealthy. Refraining from harming living beings is healthy. (MN 9) Abandoning the harming of living beings, one abstains from harming living beings; with rod and weapon laid aside, gentle and kindly, one abides compassionate to all living beings. (MN 41) One practices thus: “Others may harm living beings, but I will abstain from the harming of living beings.” (MN 8) Reflection One of the key characteristics of Buddhism and other Indian traditions is a fundamental respect for life and a commitment to an attitude of non-harming. One form this can take is giving the gift of harmlessness to all beings through ethical behavior: not killing, not lying, not stealing, not misbehaving sexually, and not becoming intoxicated in various ways. Beyond these restraints, you can also actively practice kindness and compassion. Daily Practice Bring a benevolent attitude of harmlessness to the forefront of your mind whenever you remember to do so. When looking at or thinking about a living being, allow the natural emotion of caring to arise and sustain it by actively reinforcing it with the thought “May you be healthy; may you be well; may you feel safe and free from harm.” Undertake a commitment to abide with compassion for all living beings whenever you can. Tomorrow: Restraining Unarisen Unhealthy States One week from today: Abstaining from Taking What is Not Given Share your thoughts and join the conversation on social media #DhammaWheel Questions? Visit the Dhamma Wheel orientation page. Tricycle is a nonprofit and relies on your support to keep its wheels turning. Donate » © 2023 Tricycle Foundation 89 5th Ave, New York, NY 10003

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Find Your Own Dance A teacher can sing a song and show you some moves but ultimately the dance belongs to you. A good teacher gets out of your way and, in this regard, a flawed but honest teacher is often the best teacher. Shozan Jack Haubner, “Delbert and the Butterfly” CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE

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Via FB // Hoje e o Dia de Finados no Brasil

 

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