A personal blog by a graying (mostly Anglo with light African-American roots) gay left leaning liberal progressive married college-educated Buddhist Baha'i BBC/NPR-listening Professor Emeritus now following the Dharma in Minas Gerais, Brasil.
Friday, March 10, 2023
Thursday, March 9, 2023
Via Dhamma Wheel | Right Action: Reflecting upon Mental Action
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Via Tricycle // Finding Refuge in Indra’s Net
Finding Refuge in Indra’s Net
By Vanessa Zuisei Goddard
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Via Daily Dharma: The Impermanence of Every Moment
In
some sense, the act of mindfulness meditation itself could be
understood as a practice of dying—to each moment. If you get good at it,
your last moment will be easier.
Wes Nisker, “Making Friends with Death”
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Wednesday, March 8, 2023
Via Dhamma Wheel | Right Speech: Refraining from Harsh Speech
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Via Daily Dharma: Don’t Abandon the Raft Yet
Although
it’s true that the raft of the noble eightfold path is abandoned on
reaching the farther shore, you still have to hold on to it while you’re
crossing the river. Otherwise, you’ll be swept downstream.
Thanissaro Bhikkhu, “The Far Shore”
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Via Words of Wisdom - March 8, 2023 💌
Live as if the oneness was real and all things are one. Live not in words, go behind them. Be the loving witness.
- Ram Dass -
Tuesday, March 7, 2023
Via FB \\ Polari
Via Dhamma Wheel | Right Intention: Cultivating Appreciative Joy
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Via Daily Dharma: Making Requests, Not Demands
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difference between a request and a demand lies not in the sweetness of
your speech but in whether or not you subtly punish anyone who says no.
Katy Butler, “Say It Right”
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Monday, March 6, 2023
Via Dhamma Wheel | Right View: Understanding the Noble Truth of the Cessation of Suffering
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