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Wednesday, March 4, 2026

Via Ram Dass - Love Serve Remember Foundation \\\ Words of Wisdom - March 4, 2026 🏔️

“Instead of going outside for things I go inside, which was grace. I am now getting on with my spiritual practice, because of the stroke.”

Source: Ram Dass Here & Now - Ep. 109 – The Five Invitations with Frank Ostaseski, Roshi Joan Halifax and Raghu Markus

Via Daily Dharma: A Generous Mind

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A Generous Mind

Generosity isn’t giving away all your material possessions; it is the mind being joyful and wanting to give. It is making an effort to give; it is going out of your way to be able to do it with your own hands.

Geshe Sopa with Beth Newman, “The Karmic Causality of Generosity”

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How Do I Contribute to War?
By Venerable Pannavati

Venerable Pannavati of Embracing-Simplicity Hermitage and Heartwood Refuge explains how fighting injustice begins with personal reflection.

The Lama’s Son
Directed by Kesang Tseten

This month's film pick illuminates the lesser-known practices and beliefs of Bon followers, and the challenges they face in ensuring the survival of their heritage in today’s rapidly globalizing world.

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Via Dhamma Wheel | Right Speech: Refraining from Harsh Speech

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RIGHT SPEECH
Refraining from Harsh Speech

Harsh speech is unhealthy. Refraining from harsh speech is healthy. (MN 9) Abandoning harsh speech, one refrains from harsh speech. One speaks words that are gentle, pleasing to the ear, and affectionate, words that go to the heart, are courteous, and are agreeable to many. (DN 1) One practices thus: "Others may speak harshly, but I shall abstain from harsh speech." (MN 8)

When one says, "All those engaged in the pursuit of self-mortification have entered upon the wrong way," one thus disparages some. But when one says instead, "The pursuit of self-mortification is a state beset by suffering, and it is the wrong way," then one is not disparaging anyone but is simply stating the truth. (MN 139)

Reflection

Certain words or phrases that appear harsh are simply part of the natural vocabulary of different social groups, and are not necessarily spoken harshly. But notice how certain ways of speaking are accompanied by a harsher mental state. Certain words bring with them a particular emotional tone, and this draws our mind into harsher places than necessary. Learning to see and avoid this can be helpful.

Daily Practice

In the example given in this passage, notice the difference between criticizing a person and criticizing the person’s behavior. When you disparage someone, you invite a defensive measure such as a counterattack; when you disparage their actions, you give the person room to distance themselves from their behavior. Try this for yourself. See if you can develop the habit of criticizing actions instead of people. It is not as harsh.

Tomorrow: Reflecting upon Mental Action
One week from today: Refraining from Frivolous Speech

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Tuesday, March 3, 2026

Buddha Amitabha Mantra | Tibetan Version | Om A Mi De Wa Hrih #mantra #tibet

Amitabha mantra chanted 108 times in Sanskrit: Limitless Blessings and Merit

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Via Daily Dharma: Open-Ended Phenomena

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Open-Ended Phenomena

As persons, we’re responsible to culture and to others, and we are constantly changing, open-ended phenomena, not isolated, self-existent phenomena. We are part of a spatial, temporal, and social complex, not standing outside of it in a dualistic relation.

Jay L. Garfield, “To Be or Not to Be”

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The Temple of a Thousand Buddhas
By Zim Pickens

Read about the history of the Mahabodhi temple of Patan, the latest feature in our Sacred Sites series.