Tuesday, September 25, 2012
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Tricycle Daily Dharma September 25, 2012
Genuine Discernment
The
fundamental aim of Buddhist practice is not belief; it’s enlightenment,
the awakening that takes place when illusion has been overcome. It may
sound simple, but it’s probably the most difficult thing of all to
achieve. It isn’t some kind of magical reward that someone can give you
or that a strong belief will enable you to acquire. The true path to
awakening is genuine discernment; it’s the very opposite of belief.
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- Trinlay Tulku Rinpoche, “The Seeds of Life”
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Monday, September 24, 2012
JMG Quote Of The Day - A.A. Gill
"The history of queer culture shows us that gay men are the trailblazers. Where they go, heterosexual women follow, dragging reluctant straight men behind them, who in turn bring Texans. That’s how civilization and musical theater evolve. Not to mention catering. The cake has got to go. The original wedding cake was a biscuit broken over the bride’s head to represent what was about to happen to her hymen. But that’s vulgar. Today the happy couple jointly hold a very phallic knife and together force it through the virginal white icing into the soft, moist sweetness, and in America, for those who are slow at symbolism, they then push cake into each other’s face as a sort of cakealingus." - A.A. Gill, in a Vanity Fair piece titled Can Weddings Be Saved? (Tipped by JMG reader Amanda)
Reposted from Joe
JMG HomoQuotable - Andrew Sullivan
"But Obama’s potential for Reagan status (maybe minus the airport-naming) is real. Yes, Bill Clinton won two terms and is a brilliant pol bar none, as he showed in Charlotte in the best speech of both conventions. But the crisis Obama faced on his first day—like the one Reagan faced—was far deeper than anything Clinton confronted, and the future upside therefore is much greater. And unlike Clinton’s constant triangulating improvisation, Obama has been playing a long, strategic game from the very start—a long game that will only truly pay off if he gets eight full years to see it through. That game is not only changing America. It may also bring his opposition, the GOP, back to the center, just as Reagan indelibly moved the Democrats away from the far left." - Andrew Sullivan, in the cover story of the latest issue of Newsweek.
Via Tricycle Daily Dharma:
Tricycle Daily Dharma September 24, 2012
Fruitful Failure
My
failure to accomplish or attain any of what I had hoped I would when I
set out on the Buddhist path is, I think, the thing that has most
enriched my practice.
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- Andrew Cooper, "My Bad"
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Sunday, September 23, 2012
Saturday, September 22, 2012
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Tricycle Daily Dharma September 22, 2012
Life is Dharma
Now
we have the attitude of, 'Well, how does the dharma fit in with my
life?' The dharma can't fit in with our life. The dharma is our life,
and it's not about convenience.
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- Natalie Goldberg, "Face-to-Face with Natalie Goldberg"
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Friday, September 21, 2012
Via JMG: Schlafly: Feminism Hurts The Olympics
"Other men’s sports have also been hurt by this feminist quota, such as swimming and track. Private swimming clubs and a few aging stars like Michael Phelps filled that gap this time, but we nearly struck out in men’s track in the marquee events of 100, 200, 400 and 800 meters, events the Americans historically dominated. While our Nation won the most medals for the fifth consecutive Summer Olympics, many of our medals were in contests of dubious value like beach volleyball. Title IX quotas have hurt our competitiveness in sports that are most helpful to the development of our young men." - Phyllis Schlafly, quoted on Right Wing Watch.
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Tricycle Daily Dharma September 21, 2012
The True Nature of Suffering
Shakyamuni
Buddha taught that all suffering can be overcome by understanding its
true nature. This is a profound and subtle process. It can take a while.
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- Patricia Anderson, "Good Death"
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Thursday, September 20, 2012
Via AmericaBlog Gay:
A ghetto kid, doing what Romney did, would have been booked with assault
An
excellent point, by Roger Simon, about Romney's hazing/assault of a gay
kid in his youth.And there is another thing that troubles me even
though some dismiss it as trivial. I am still bothered by Romney
attacking that gay kid and cutting off his hair with a pair of scissors
when they were in...
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Tricycle Daily Dharma September 20, 2012
Overcoming Harmful Habits
When
you admit to yourself, 'I must make this change to be more happy'—not
because the Buddha said so, but because your heart recognized a deep
truth—you must devote all your energy to making the change. You need
strong determination to overcome harmful habits.
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- Bhante Henepola Gunaratana, "Getting Started"
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Via JMG: Ginsburg: SCOTUS Will Hear DOMA
Yesterday Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg told a group of Colorado students that DOMA will likely be considered by the Court in the next term. Ginsburg spoke at the University of Colorado in Boulder. She was asked a student-submitted question about the equal-protection clause and whether the nation’s high court would consider it applying to sexual orientation. Ginsburg said with a smile that she couldn’t answer the question. She said she could not talk about matters that would come to the court, and that the Defense of Marriage Act would probably be up soon. “I think it’s most likely that we will have that issue before the court toward the end of the current term,” she said.So there it is. And no mention of Prop 8.
Via JMG: Obama On DADT Anniversary
Via press release from the White House:
A year ago today, we upheld the fundamental American values of fairness and equality by finally and formally repealing "Don't Ask, Don't Tell." Gay and lesbian Americans now no longer need to hide who they love in order to serve the country they love. It is a testament to the professionalism of our men and women in uniform that this change was implemented in an orderly manner, preserving unit cohesion, recruitment, retention and military effectiveness. As Commander in Chief, I've seen that our national security has been strengthened because we are no longer denied the skills and talents of those patriotic Americans who happen to be gay or lesbian. The ability of service members to be open and honest about their families and the people they love honors the integrity of the individuals who serve, strengthens the institutions they serve, and is one of the many reasons why our military remains the finest in the world.
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