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Post by t-bob on Nov 14, 2019 10:13:48 GMT -5
Treat Your Emotions with Kindness
When feelings of fear or discomfort arise in the practice, as they sometimes do, we treat them [by] experiencing the feelings in a nonattached way, surrounding them with mindfulness and lovingkindness, and realizing that they are not ultimately a part of us.
—Bodhipaksa, “What You’re Made Of”
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Post by t-bob on Nov 15, 2019 9:27:00 GMT -5
What is Nonself?
What is the meaning of nonself? Infinity.
—Guo Jun, “The Calligrapher’s Apprentice
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Post by t-bob on Nov 16, 2019 10:05:28 GMT -5
The Two Sides of Hope and Fear
The Buddha’s teaching says that hope is just the flip side of fear, and fear the flip side of hope. The best thing is just to stay awake and watch it, watch yourself, and feel everything as it is right now.
—Kaz Suzuki, “A Caregiver’s Story: Kaz Suzuki
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Post by t-bob on Nov 17, 2019 9:45:16 GMT -5
Living in Community
Perhaps that’s the clue about the happiness inherent in caring connections: The frightened “I” who struggles is replaced by the “we” who do this difficult life together, looking after one other.
—Sylvia Boorstein, “Riding the Wave”
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Post by t-bob on Nov 18, 2019 10:39:43 GMT -5
What Is Self-Liberation?
The liberation of Buddhism is liberation from self, not liberation of self.
—Dharmavidya David Brazier, “Performing the Ritual of Life”
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Post by t-bob on Nov 19, 2019 9:41:09 GMT -5
The Experience of Lineage
In a lineage, what is it that is passed on? The answer to this question becomes incredibly complex and articulated over time as one participates with the teacher and other human beings in dharma practice and just plain ordinary life. The experience becomes so multifaceted and nuanced that it is inexpressible.
—Sandy Boucher, “Rivers of Constant Movement”
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Post by t-bob on Nov 20, 2019 10:35:16 GMT -5
Embark on the Path of Enlightenment
Supreme enlightenment encompasses a path that we can comprehend, a way by which we can understand the universe as it exists and by which we can live in harmony with all things in the universe.
—Nikkyo Niwano, “The Austerities of the Bodhisattva”
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Post by t-bob on Nov 21, 2019 9:28:04 GMT -5
How to Live Without Regret
The Buddha’s teachings are about cultivating the beautiful and the good, the seeds of possibility that live in every human heart: generosity, kindness, and compassion. These qualities ennoble our hearts and leave no residue of regret in our minds.
—Christina Feldman, “Doing, Being, and the Great In-Between”
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Post by t-bob on Nov 22, 2019 10:53:57 GMT -5
Make Peace with the Present
Letting things be, without obsessing to change or improve them, could be seen as a highly developed form of compassion, one of the most central of all Buddhist virtues.
—Rita M. Gross, “Buddhist History for Buddhist Practitioners”
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Post by t-bob on Nov 23, 2019 9:14:13 GMT -5
Our Enduring Buddha Nature
We are still in the ocean of samsara; we have not yet gotten our heads fully out of the water. We have roamed about in one confused state of experience after the other, endlessly. At the same time, we haven’t lost our buddha nature.
—Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche, “Taking Your Future Into Your Own Hands
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Post by t-bob on Nov 24, 2019 9:46:08 GMT -5
Learning to Be Human
Fact is, we practice being human in every waking moment. And the more mindfully we practice, the more often our conflicts dissolve, the more easily we create new possibilities for relationship and community.
—Philip Simmons, “Learning to Fall”
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Post by t-bob on Nov 24, 2019 15:15:37 GMT -5
11/24/19
Life here is simple. I have time to putter around my apartment. I cook, I eat at cheap restaurants, and I take beach walks. The poor people are all happy too. They don't sit around complaining about aches and pains. We laugh and have fun, and enjoy life. They work also. Positivity keeps us all young. PV is a great place to live. Even with all the development, it has maintained a warm, laidback atmosphere
Next..... maybe a little guitar
28c now 30c soon
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Post by t-bob on Nov 25, 2019 2:59:01 GMT -5
My writing in Puerto Vallarta 11/25/19.
I read an article then I changed/edited this on the bottom
“The Benefits of Difficult Situations We should be especially grateful for having to deal with annoying people and difficult situations, because *without them we would have nothing to work with. Without them, how could we practice patience, exertion, mindfulness, loving-kindness or compassion? It is by dealing with such challenges that we grow and develop.*”
Edit by RHM:
*without them we would have nothing to work with. How could we practice patience, exertion, mindfulness, loving- kindness or compassion? It is by dealing with such challenges that we grow and develop.*
There’s lot of things to do. I like challenges with practice and learn. I listen, play music, enjoy nature, talk with new people. This could be challenging as well. Difficult & annoying people can too challenging. Usually I just leave with these people. No difficult situations. I like a little bit with challenges.
Finis
24C
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Post by t-bob on Nov 25, 2019 10:10:25 GMT -5
Morning wisdom to wake you up November 25, 2019 Magazine Online Courses Donate Forward The Power of Small Transformations
We are constantly being transformed when we travel on the path. While we may be the same individual on one level, on another level we are different. There is always continuity, and yet at each major turning point on the journey we have become transformed because certain habits have dropped away.
—Traleg Kyabgon Rinpoche, “Letting Go of Spiritual Experience”
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Post by t-bob on Nov 26, 2019 9:21:31 GMT -5
Uncover Your Great Determination
When the great root of faith and the great ball of doubt are present, great determination will arise. Great determination is a strong resolve that wells up from the bottom of our gut and spurs us on. We already believe that we ourselves are intrinsically awake; we only need discover what is within us.
—Koun Yamada, “Great Faith, Great Doubt, Great Determination”
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Post by t-bob on Nov 27, 2019 9:13:20 GMT -5
Developing Tolerance of Differing Views
The key to developing tolerance is to separate the validity of an idea from the validity of the person holding the idea. Behind every idea is a motivation that is shaped by hopes and fears. If we are able to identify this underlying motivation, we will see the wish to find happiness and to be free from suffering.
—Khentrul Rinpoche, “Unity in Difference”
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Post by t-bob on Nov 28, 2019 9:12:47 GMT -5
A Thanksgiving Blessing
We receive this food in gratitude from all beings who helped to bring it to our table, and vow to respond in turn to those in need with wisdom and compassion.
—Lama Shabkar, “A Vegetarian Thanksgiving”
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Post by t-bob on Nov 29, 2019 9:03:11 GMT -5
How to Truly Address Dissatisfaction
Consumerism promotes desire and dissatisfaction, the very source of suffering, as explained in the Buddha’s Four Noble Truths. … What is unique about the Buddhist approach is that it goes to the very root of the urge for more, the desire, the hook that keeps us constantly searching for what will relieve our dissatisfaction.
—Interview with Stephanie Kaza by John Elder, “Ego in the Shopping Cart”
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Post by t-bob on Nov 30, 2019 9:26:21 GMT -5
Cracking the Ice of Delusion
The highest expression of our human nature is to purify our minds. To clear away the clouds, the sheets of snow, the ice that we’re encased in.
—Ayya Medhanandi Bhikkhuni, “The Dharma of Snow
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Post by t-bob on Dec 1, 2019 9:44:23 GMT -5
Noticing Daily Wonders
To be alive … is to be in full play with mystery and beauty and love. You live on a very strange little speck of rock in a very remote corner of the universe. Cherish it.
—Dick Allen, “Hoping for Snow in Dark December: A Balm in Troubled Times”
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