The
practice of all awakened ones actualizes the practice of each one of
us. And the practice of each one of us actualizes the practice of all
awakened ones.
Kazuaki Tanahashi, “Fundamentals of Dogen’s Thoughts”
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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 31, 2023
Via Daily Dharma: The Thread Between Us
Thursday, March 30, 2023
Via GBF // Rebuilding Trust - Steven Tierney
Some of the tools we can utilize to repair broken trust include:
1. Mantra practice - to soothe, remain grounded and present in the moment.
2. Cultivate an enlightened witness to our lives (a spiritual friend, or kalyana mitta) who can recount not just our struggles, but remind us of the good that we have done.
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Steven Tierney is a Professor Emeritus of Counseling Psychology at CIIS. Steven began his Buddhist practice in 1993 and is now an ordained priest in the Soto Zen lineage of Suzuki Roshi.
He is a licensed psychotherapist in private practice in San Francisco, specializing in addiction and recovery, life transitions and resilience. His therapeutic approaches are grounded in mindfulness-based, trauma-informed therapies. He is the co-founder and CEO of the San Francisco Mindfulness Foundation.
Dr. Tierney is a certified suicide prevention and intervention trainer and offers community-based workshops to promote safer, healthier communities.
Via Dhamma Wheel | Right Action: Reflecting upon Verbal Action
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Via Daily Dharma: Mindfulness Is Action
Mindfulness
is about more than body, feeling, mind, and mental formations. It is
about being alert and resolute in light of the fundamental knowledge we
already possess.
Jack Petranker, “What You Know to Be True”
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Wednesday, March 29, 2023
Via Dhamma Wheel | Right Speech: Refraining from Malicious Speech
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Via Daily Dharma: The Value of Remorse
Remorse
is a state of simple recognition. With this clarity and perspective, we
are more likely to see the law of cause and effect, to learn from our
mistakes, and to move into the future with greater awareness and a
healthy resolve not to repeat the same unskillful action.
Beth Roth, “Family Dharma: An Eyelash in the Palm of Your Hand”
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Via Ram Dass - Love Serve Remember Foundation // Words of Wisdom - March 29, 2023 💌
The cosmic humor is that if you desire to move mountains and continue to
purify yourself, you will ultimately arrive at the place where you can
move mountains. But to arrive at this position of power, you will have
to give up being he-who-wanted-to-move-
-RamDass-
Tuesday, March 28, 2023
Via Dhamma Wheel | Right Intention: Cultivating Compassion
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