The Third Harmony
Directed by Michael Nagler
Directed by Michael Nagler
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Saturday, December 5, 2020
Via Tricycle // The Third Harmony
Via Daily Dharma: Discover Your Inner Motivation
When there’s nowhere to turn, nowhere to run, we discover an inner motivation, a strong determination.
—Roko Sherry Chayat, “Nirvana: Three Takes”
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Friday, December 4, 2020
Via No Matter How Fine a Love: The LGBTQ Baha'i Experience
As more Baha’i LGBTQ Allies come forward we must
constantly address what being an ally looks like, what is appreciated,
and what we can work on, we are all still learning as we move forward in
this new century. This list isn’t exhaustive and I encourage
everyone’s input as I don’t speak for all LGBTQ Baha’is.
What Baha’i LGBTQ Allies CAN Do
1. Stand up to / educate homophobic, transphobic, or misinformed Baha’is in person and on Social Media.
2.
When discussing forms of prejudice in a Baha’i setting make a point to
mention homophobia and transphobia as forms of prejudice that Baha’is
should stand up against.
3.
If a Baha’i promotes Reparative / Conversion Therapy please be a voice
of reason and mention the dangers of this fringe science and its
lackluster success rates.
4.
Challenge Baha’is when they mention that they know happy celibate LGBTQ
Baha’is, they are a very small minority of LGBTQ Baha’is whose life
choices should be respected, but not reflective of most of our lived
experiences.
5. On Social
Media post stories of LGBTQ inclusion, show support for Pride Month,
Transgender Awareness Week, and LGBTQ History Month.
6.
Actually LISTEN to LGBTQ Baha’i lived experiences in the Baha’i Faith,
many of us are very deepened and have served the Cause in many
capacities.
7. Educate
your Baha’i community on mental health concerns for LGBTQ people,
inclusion matters, heavy handed Baha’is and Institutions have and will
continue to push some of us over the edge.
8.
Write your concerns to your National Spiritual Assembly and the
Universal House of Justice, they need to hear from you, they’ve already
heard from us believe me!
What Baha’i LGBTQ Allies Should NOT Do
1. Showing support in a passive way such as hushed tones and when other Baha’is are not around.
2. Remaining silent when other Baha’is make homophobic and transphobic comments.
3. Remaining silent when Baha’is promote the fringe science of Reparative / Conversion Therapy.
4. Telling LGBTQ Baha’is what is and what is not homophobic or transphobic, it’s not for heterosexuals to decide that.
5.
Challenging LGBTQ Baha’is when they do not think the most recent
guidance from the National Spiritual Assembly and the Universal House of
Justice is helpful, inviting, or affirming.
6.
Telling LGBTQ Baha’is that you are in the same boat for being a single
celibate Baha’i, to many of us it’s a false equivalency.
Via Daily Dharma: Turning On the Light
The
technique of direct liberation is comparable to being afraid of a
monster in the dark and then turning on the light. When the light goes
on we see that there never was a monster in the first place, that it was
just a projection of our own mind.
—Lama Tsultrim Allione, “Feeding Your Demons”
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Via Daily Dharma: Make Room for Happiness
The
more clearly we see the lack of worth in mental and physical
sensations, the less desire we’ll have for them until, thoroughly
disenchanted, craving will be snuffed out automatically. As soon as that
occurs, pure happiness will arise by itself.
—Cynthia Thatcher, “What’s So Great About Now?”
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Wednesday, December 2, 2020
Via Daily Dharma: A Single Moment of Meditation
Sooner
or later our practice brings benefits. Sometimes you have to be
patient; sometimes, the benefits are immediate. Ideally, you see how
even a single moment of meditation has immediate benefits.
—Gil Fronsdal, “Evaluate Your Meditation”
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Via Ram Dass - Love Serve Remember Foundation // Words of Wisdom - December 2, 2020 💌
- Ram Dass -
Tuesday, December 1, 2020
Via Daily Dharma: Open Your Heart
If you’re uncertain about what to do in a situation, just open your heart and love.
—Andrew Holecek, “The Best Possible Habit”
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Sunday, November 29, 2020
Via Ram Dass - Love Serve Remember Foundation // Words of Wisdom - November 29, 2020 💌
- Ram Dass -
Via Daily Dharma: Acting on What We Know
Mindfulness... is about being alert and resolute in light of the fundamental
knowledge we already possess, knowledge that truly matters. Letting such
knowledge permeate our hearts and minds may in the end make it
impossible not to act on what we know.
—Jack Petranker, “What You Know to Be True”
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Saturday, November 28, 2020
Via Lion's Roar // Thich Nhat Hanh’s Love Letter to the Earth
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| The earth is you. You are the earth. When you realize there is no separation, says Thich Nhat Hanh, you fall completely in love with this beautiful planet. | ||
A lot of our fear,
hatred, anger, and feelings of separation and alienation come from the
idea that we are separate from the planet. We see ourselves as the
center of the universe and are concerned primarily with our own personal
survival. If we care about the health and well-being of the planet, we
do so for our own sake. We want the air to be clean enough for us to
breathe. We want the water to be clear enough so that we have something
to drink. But we need to do more than use recycled products or donate
money to environmental groups. We have to change our whole relationship with the earth. |
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Via Daily Dharma: Embracing Interconnection
To
overcome the part of our nature that separates us from others and
encourages conflict and division . . . requires profound shifts in the
way that we relate to ourselves and others: we can’t ignore, shy away
from, or avoid difficult issues or conversations.
—J. Sunara Sasser, “Why Are There So Many Black Buddhists?”
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Friday, November 27, 2020
The need to recognize our essential buddhanature ~ Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche https://justdharma.com/s/zvnih
Generally speaking, the ultimate message of Buddhism is that you possess buddhanature. In other words, you already and quite naturally have within you the qualities of complete enlightenment. But you need to realize this. The fact that you don’t have this realization is the reason why you are wandering in samsara. According to Nagarjuna, the Buddha didn’t say that you need to abandon samsara in order to gain enlightenment. What he said was that you need to see that samsara is empty, that it has no inherent existence. This is the same as saying that you need to recognize your essential buddhanature. – Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche
Source:
Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche on the web: http://www.siddharthasintent.
Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche biography: http://www.rigpawiki.org/
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