Via Daily Dharma: Detaching From the Body

 

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Detaching From the Body  Why not begin to free ourselves from attachment to the body, which is disappearing anyway?  Kate Lila Wheeler, “Meat Puppets”  CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE

On Bearing Witness and the Resilience of Karuna By Jessica Angima What observing and staying with images of suffering can teach us about embodying compassion Read more »

Via The Tricycle Community \\ Three Teachings: The Dharma Door of Nonduality

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June 20, 2024 ‘Everything is Buddha Himself’   Good and bad. Right and wrong. Love and hate. Success and failure. Nirvana and samsara.  We experience the world through the lens of duality. The mind divides everything it perceives into good and bad, like and dislike—generating attachments to what we like and aversion towards what we dislike. These attachments and aversions become the source of our suffering.  The Buddhist teachings remind us that opposites can’t exist without each other. Rather than being diametric polarities, they exist on a spectrum. One only has meaning in the context of the other.  In Buddhism, we practice cultivating a nondual awareness that sees beyond apparent opposites to the essential unity that lies beneath. Beyond the confines of the thinking mind, dualities collapse into a state of oneness—the true nature of ourselves and all of life. Or as Zen Master Shunryu Suzuki Roshi writes, “Everything is Buddha himself.”  “When you become one with Buddha, one with everything that exists, you find the true meaning of being,” writes Suzuki Roshi. “When you forget all your dualistic ideas, everything becomes your teacher, and everything can be the object of worship.” This week’s Three Teachings explore nonduality as a gateway to the true nature of reality. The Dharma Door of Nonduality By Tricycle In the Vimalakirti Nirdesha Sutra, one of the classic texts of Mahayana Buddhism, Vimalakirti, considered to be an enlightened layman, debates with the Buddha’s disciples about the nature of nonduality—and the entrance into a state of non-dual consciousness. Read more » The Nonduality of Good and Evil By David Loy As much as we might like to, we can’t separate good from evil. Each of us has both qualities within ourselves. Dharma teacher David Loy explores our cultural story of “good versus evil” and takes a Buddhist perspective on the interdependence of this basic opposition. Read more » Bowing By Shunryu Suzuki Roshi For Zen master Suzuki Roshi, bowing is an act of giving up ourselves—and giving up our dualistic ideas. Read more »

 

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Via Dhamma Wheel | Right Speech: Refraining from Malicious Speech

 

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RIGHT SPEECH Refraining from Malicious Speech Malicious speech is unhealthy. Refraining from malicious speech is healthy. (MN 9) Abandoning malicious speech, one refrains from malicious speech. One does not repeat there what one has heard here to the detriment of these, or repeat here what he has heard there to the detriment of those. One unites those who are divided, is a promoter of friendships, and speaks words that promote concord. (DN 1) One practices thus: “Others may speak maliciously, but I shall abstain from malicious speech.” (MN 8) Disputes occur when a person is angry and revengeful. Such a person dwells disrespectful and undeferential towards others, causing harm and unhappiness for many. If you see any such root of a dispute either in yourself or externally, you should strive to abandon it. And if you do not see any such root of dispute either in yourself or externally, you should practice in such a way that it does not erupt in the future. (MN 104)

Reflection Anger is considered in Buddhist thought to be an unhealthy emotion. It may be justified, and it may even be effective, but indulging anger always comes at a cost. It harms you as much as or more than the person to whom it is directed. One famous Buddhist image is of a person who tries to hurt someone with a burning torch while facing into the wind and ends up burning himself even more. Something similar happens when we exact revenge, another unhealthy state. Daily Practice Learn to recognize anger when it arises in your mind and to discern the many ways it can damage yourself and others. Is anger really necessary in this situation, and is it helpful? It is hard to see how destructive anger is as we get caught up in it in the moment and swept away. But if we can manage to pause and examine carefully what is going on, the danger and harmfulness of anger can become apparent. Tomorrow: Reflecting upon Verbal Action One week from today: Refraining from Harsh Speech Share your thoughts and join the conversation on social media #DhammaWheel Questions? Visit the Dhamma Wheel orientation page.

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The Clarity of Silence Having plenty of stimuli makes it easy for us to distract ourselves from what we’re feeling. But when there is silence, all these things present themselves clearly.  Thich Nhat Hanh, “Fear of Silence”   CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE

How Meditation Helped Me to Stop Drinking By Charlie Vázquez A queer underground artist on how tantric wisdom inspired them to embrace sobriety. Read more »

 

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This Day in Gay History

 

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JUNETEENTH, also known as Juneteenth Independence Day or Freedom Day becomes a Federal holiday; Winston Churchill famously quipped that “America always does the right thing...after it tries everything else. Juneteenth is an American holiday that celebrates our finally getting this part right. It commemorates the June 19, 1865, announcement of the abolition of slavery in the state of Texas, and more generally the emancipation of enslaved African-Americans throughout the former Confederacy of the southern United States. Its name is a portmanteau of "June" and "nineteenth", the date of its celebration.

 

Juneteenth is only recognized as a state holiday or special day of observance in forty-five states, and primarily in local celebrations. Traditions include public readings of the Emancipation Proclamation, singing traditional songs such as "Swing Low Sweet Chariot" and "Lift Every Voice and Sing", and reading of works by noted African-American writers such as Ralph Ellison and Maya Angelou. Celebrations may include rodeos, street fairs, cookouts, family reunions, park parties, historical reenactments, and Miss Juneteenth contests. The Macogos descendants of Black Seminoles of Coahulla, Mexico also celebrate the Juneteenth.

 

In 1996 the first legislation to recognize "Juneteenth Independence Day" was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives, H.J. Res. 195, sponsored by Barbara Rose Collins (D-MI). In 1997 Congress recognized the day through Senate Joint Resolution 11 and House Joint Resolution 56. In 2013 the U.S. Senate passed Senate Resolution 175, acknowledging Lula Briggs Galloway (late president of the National Association of Juneteenth Lineage) who "successfully worked to bring national recognition to Juneteenth Independence Day", and the continued leadership of the National Juneteenth Observance Foundation. In 2018 Apple added Juneteenth to its calendars in iOS under official US holidays.

 

On June 15, 2021, the Senate unanimously passed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act, establishing Juneteenth as a federal holiday; it subsequently passed through the House of Representatives by a 415–14 vote on June 16. President Joe Biden signed the bill on June 17, 2021, making Juneteenth the eleventh American federal holiday and the first to obtain legal observance as a federal holiday since Martin Luther King Jr. Day was designated in 1983.

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Via Ram Dass - Love Serve Remember Foundation \\ Words of Wisdom - June 19, 2024 💌

 

Maharaji said to me, “If you are in a cool place and you are feeling much peace and your mind is turned towards God, it [psychedelics] could be useful.”

See, that’s the sacramental use. He said it would allow you to come in and have the darshan of Christ. Meaning, you could be in the presence of spirit. He said, “You can only stay two hours, because it’s not the real samadhi, but it’s useful.”

I really hear that, just that way. I don’t hear it as a final method. But I hear it as a reminder to reawaken you once again. And I’ve used it that way.

- Ram Dass

Via FB // Col. Edward Thomas Ryan

This is heartbreaking, absolutely heartbreaking! I thought I recognized the name so I read Col. Edward Thomas Ryan’s obituary in today’s Times Union.  Edward was a Fireman, a member of St. John's Church, a Vietnam Veteran, a retired Colonel and was awarded many medals including one for his service on 9/11.

Now the heartbreaking part! Directly from his obituary.

“Edward wanted to share the following: "I must tell you one more thing. I was Gay all my life: thru grade school, thru High School, thru College, thru Life. I was in a loving and caring relationship with Paul Cavagnaro of North Greenbush. He was the love of my life. We had 25 great years together. Paul died in 1994 from a medical Procedure gone wrong. I'll be buried next to Paul. I'm sorry for not having the courage to come out as Gay. I was afraid of being ostracized: by Family, Friends, and Co-Workers. Seeing how people like me were treated, I just could not do it. Now that my secret is known, I'll forever Rest in Peace."

This man served his country, worshipped in a church, was a fireman who protected his neighbors and yet he was afraid to come out because he was afraid of being judged……think about that…

This is why we celebrate Gay PRIDE so visibly, because maybe one day everyone will be able to live their life not being afraid of what others think or say…

Rest in peace Edward and I pray that your Paul is there to help you celebrate PRIDE in heaven…

When we raise our Pride flag this year we will light two special candles, one for you Ed and one for Paul.

Share this with the next person that asks you "Why does there have to be a Pride Month.." - This is a heartbreaking example of a Hero who served his Country, his Community, and his Family - and still didn't feel that he could be who he was in public. RIP and Thank you for your service Col. Ryan.

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