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Monday, December 2, 2024

Via GBF// 20 More Videos Added to the GBF Website

Last month the Gay Buddhist Fellowship added 20 more VIDEOS to our growing library of dharma talks.

Between now and the end of the year, we will post 20 more videos each month.

Where to Find the Videos

On the GBF YouTube channel, in our Dharma Talks - VIDEO playlist
(Be sure to subscribe to the channel to be notified immediately when each new video is posted.)
On the GBF website. Each talk has its own page where the audio and video are posted along with a summary. Here are links directly to those most recently added:

Via White Crane Institute \\ DR. ROBERT GARCIA,

1977 -

DR. ROBERT GARCIA, born on this date, is an educator and the 28th Mayor of Long Beach. He was re-elected to a second term by almost 80% of the vote in 2018.

Garcia immigrated to the United States at age 5 and was raised in Southern California. He is a college and university educator, holds an M.A. from the University of Southern California and an Ed.D. in Higher Education from Cal State Long Beach, where he also earned his B.A. in Communication.

Mayor Garcia has focused on making the City of Long Beach a leader in education, economic development, and climate protection. As Mayor, he has championed progressive education policy, launched an aggressive climate plan, supported workers by increasing the minimum wage and fought to expand and protect rights for women, immigrants, and the LGBTQ community.

He has proposed and passed ten ballot initiatives since 2014. They include measures to support safety and infrastructure, a cannabis tax, and reforms to strengthen the city auditor, set term limits, and create ethics and redistricting commissions. His signature initiative, Measure A, has launched the largest infrastructure repair program in a generation.

Mayor Garcia currently serves as a Board Member on the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) representing much of South East Los Angeles County.

He is married to Matthew Mendez Garcia, a professor of political science at California State University, Long Beach.

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Via Daily Dharma: Loosen Your Convictions

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Loosen Your Convictions

We must be willing to not be so sure about who we are, what we’re here to do, and why. And we have to let go of the belief that what we can see and touch and name is more real and more relevant than what’s not visible.

Vanessa Zuisei Goddard, “Signs of the Unseen”

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By the Numbers: Thailand
By the Editors

How many temples are there in Thailand? How high is the tallest temple? Take a look at our latest "Buddhism by the Numbers," this one set in the Land of Smiles.

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Understanding the Noble Truth of the Origin of Suffering

What is the origin of suffering? It is craving, which brings renewal of being, is accompanied by delight and lust, and delights in this and that: that is, craving for sensual pleasures, craving for being, and craving for non-being. (MN 9)

When one does not know and see visual forms as they actually are, then one is attached to visual forms. When one is attached, one becomes infatuated, and one’s craving increases. One’s bodily and mental troubles increase, and one experiences bodily and mental suffering. (MN 149)

Reflection

Once you have recognized an aspect of suffering in your own lived experience, the next step is to come to understand that it has a specific origin. All suffering is rooted in some form of craving or attachment, some wanting for things to be different than they are. The senses are not entirely passive, but "reach out" in some way to pursue the objects (in this case sights) that it favors and avoid those with which it is not comfortable.

Daily Practice

The Buddhist approach to suffering is not theoretical or conceptual but profoundly experiential. We will explore the origin of suffering by reviewing each of the senses in turn, looking for a particular cause of a particular instance of suffering. We easily become attached to and infatuated with visual forms and yearn to see some things and not others. Look in your own experience for the tendency to favor some sights over others.

Tomorrow: Cultivating Compassion
One week from today: Understanding the Noble Truth of the Cessation of Suffering

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Sunday, December 1, 2024

Via FB

Via GBF: The "Three Great Turnings" of the Wheel of the Dharma - Danadasa

In Part 1, Danadasa touches on Theravada perspectives, emphasizes the original teachings of the Buddha from the Pali canon, such as the concept of the "two darts": physical pain as inevitable (the first dart) and the additional suffering we create through our mental reactions (the second dart).

Part 2 explores how Mahayana Buddhism builds on early Buddhist teachings to emphasize interconnectedness and engagement with the world. He contrasts embodied imagination—a tool for liberation—with fantasy, which is mere escapism. Through imagination, we can transform harmful narratives into those fostering peace and well-being.

Part 3 explores the Vajrayana tradition's emphasis on holistic self-acceptance and using all aspects of experience—including anger—as part of the spiritual path. He discusses the contrast between early Buddhism’s emphasis on self-liberation, Mahayana’s interconnectedness, and Vajrayana’s transformative approach that integrates even difficult emotions.

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Watch or listen on our website where you will find full descriptions and summaries:

To Polarize is to Suffer (Part 1 of 3-part Series)

The Embodied Imagination: Doorways to Freedom (Part 2 of 3-part series)

Everything is Perfectly Imperfect (Part 3 of 3-part series)

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