Via Dhamma Wheel | Right Living: Abstaining from Intoxication

 

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RIGHT LIVING Undertaking the Commitment to Abstain from Intoxication Intoxication is unhealthy. Refraining from intoxication is healthy. (MN 9) What are the imperfections that defile the mind? Negligence is an imperfection that defiles the mind. Knowing that negligence is an imperfection that defiles the mind, a person abandons it. (MN 7) One practices thus: "Others may become negligent by intoxication, but I will abstain from the negligence of intoxication." (MN 8) One of the dangers attached to addiction to intoxicants is loss of good name. (DN 31)

Reflection Negligence can seem harmless enough in some minor cases, but often it has serious consequences. When we are not paying adequate attention, people can get hurt. The opposite of negligence—diligence or attentiveness—is a cardinal Buddhist virtue. This is partly because of the care for life that we have seen expressed in many places. Committing to abstain from intoxication is a gift of harmlessness we give to others. Daily Practice On the practical side, this text is pointing out the loss of reputation that so often accompanies any kind of addiction or habitual intoxication. A person who has a compulsive habit simply cannot be trusted and will usually demonstrate this in potentially harmful ways. If you are generally attentive, acknowledge that your friends and family trust you, and take pride in your good reputation. It’s okay to do so. Tomorrow: Maintaining Arisen Healthy States One week from today: Abstaining from Harming Living Beings Share your thoughts and join the conversation on social media #DhammaWheel Questions? Visit the Dhamma Wheel orientation page.

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Via 🪷 Ram Dass Gathering – Listening for Your Unique Manifestation (Ep. 299)

 

Ram Dass SoulPod Satsang Listening for Your Unique Manifestation WEDNESDAY, March 18 (Note different day/time for this episode) 3 pm ET | 12 pm PT  (time zone converter) REGISTER HERE Dear SoulPod Family, I'm excited to be back and see you all again at the next Ram Dass SoulPod Satsang. We'll gather in sacred community to listen, reflect, and explore more deeply as Ram Dass talks about our Unique Manifestation (a Q&A session from a retreat in 1989.) Ram Dass guides us through questions about living authentically - how do we follow our unique path, balance spiritual growth with worldly life, and listen for what is truly calling us. When we com together we will dig into,       Whether it's possible to grow spiritually and be financially prosperous       Listening for your unique manifestation in life       How to tell if you're on an ego trip — and finding your next stage of purpose       Whether being indecisive can be part of your unique manifestation       The "Eight-Fold Bath of the Upper Middle Way" As Ram Dass reminds us, "You've gotta be listening afresh all the time."       When: Wednesday, March 18  3 pm ET (this is a one time switch)       Episode: Here & Now – 299: Listening for your Unique Manifestation       Host: Jackie Dobrinska       Where: Register Here No fees or dues, but we do have expenses, so contributions are very helpful in keeping these gatherings open to everyone. We gather regularly to sit together in curiosity, humility, and heart. You're welcome to come just as you are — whether you feel clear, confused, tender, or simply curious. "You're listening for a unique manifestation, meaning that form of expression that will be… it's the confluence between your karma and your dharma." — Ram Dass Look forward to seeing you soon.  With love, Jackie D   Add event to calendar

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Via The Tricycle Community --- Three Teachings on Bad Habits

 

Support the Tricycle community with a donation » March 12, 2026 Deconstruct Your Habits   Though the approach may differ from tradition to tradition, freeing ourselves from habit is a common Buddhist goal. We aim to respond with intention, rather than react out of habit—to lay the groundwork for solid footing, from which we can act on our values rather than emotion.  Of course, our proclivities and thought patterns may be so deeply ingrained that it might be difficult to recognize them at all. Examine your mind, Buddhist teachers say, to uncover just how much unseen conditioning is behind the wheel. At the same time, forgive yourself and others. When you consider what lies behind a “gut reaction,” compassion and understanding will arise. This week’s Three Teachings reminds us that we aren’t helpless in the face of our tendencies, and that with patience, openness, and mindfulness, we can dismantle them. Forward today's teachings to a friend » Deconstructing Habits By Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche, a Tibetan Buddhist teacher in the Dzogchen Longchen Nyingtik lineage, discusses four factors that cause habits—good or bad—to form. They’re simply unconscious patterns of mind that we have the power to change if we observe them with non-judgmental attention, he says. “Habits are not intrinsic entities, and we are not helpless." Read more » The Power of Intention By Guo Jun Chan Community Canada’s guiding teacher, Guo Jun, reflects on a lesson from his master, Sheng Yen, who was moved by compassion for our deeply ingrained habits—not faults of our own but patterns we can forgive and undo.  Read more » Your Mind Is Your Religion By Lama Thubten Yeshe Tibetan Lama Thubten Yeshe urges us to examine our minds at every turn to uproot old tendencies that keep us mired in ignorance or delusion. Read more » Follow Us

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Via Daily Dharma: The Essence of Bodhi

 

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The Essence of Bodhi To practice toward awakening itself is the essence of bodhi. And that bodhi, if it had a voice, would be as wide as the world in its acceptance, love, and fairness. Willa Blythe Baker, “Into the Wild” CLICK HERE TO READ THE ARTICLE

Venerable Pannavati, Groundbreaking African American Theravada Bhikkhuni and Respected Nonsectarian Teacher, Has Died By Joan Duncan Oliver  A shared statement from Heartwood Mandala remembers her as a true kalyanamitta whose “fearless compassion paved the way for so many people.” Read more » Insight Into Mindfulness With Gaylon Ferguson Using the famous Foundations of Mindfulness Sutra, Gaylon Ferguson PhD inquires into the true nature of our somatic, emotional, cognitive, and sensory experience. Direct experience liberates! Watch now » Follow Us Forward today's wisdom to a friend »

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