“The most important decision we make is whether we believe we live in a friendly or hostile universe.” – Albert Einstein |
May you be free from suffering and the causes of suffering! All my best,
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Mini Mindfulness Break for August 25, 2018
Let yourself follow this impulse toward love whenever you feel it. This very moment, your heart is turning toward certain people, places, and experiences the way a flower turns toward the sun. It wants you to reach out and connect: write an email, offer help, give someone a moment of your attention. So do it. – Demolish Your Definition Of Self And Other Wisdom From Martha Beck |
May you be free from suffering and the causes of suffering! All my best,
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Mini Mindfulness Break for August 24, 2018
Experience Reality Directly
Meditation is a way of being aware. It is the happy marriage of doing and being. It lifts the fog of our ordinary lives to reveal what is hidden; it loosens the knot of self-centeredness and opens the heart; it moves us beyond mere concepts to allow for a direct experience of reality. – Lama Surya Das, “The Heart-Essence of Buddhist Meditation” |
May you be free from suffering and the causes of suffering! All my best,
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Mini Mindfulness Break for August 23, 2018
Seeing Guilt for What It Is
Guilt, in Buddhist psychology, is defined as a kind of self-hatred. It is another form of anger. If we are motivated by guilt at what we feel, it will drain all of our energy; it does not give us the strength to reach out to help others. We ourselves take center stage when we are in the state of guilt. – Sharon Salzberg, “A Quiver of the Heart “ |
May you be free from suffering and the causes of suffering! All my best,
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Mini Mindfulness Break for August 22, 2018
Waking up to Racism
Waking up to Racism – bell hooks, “Waking up to Racism “ |
May you be free from suffering and the causes of suffering! All my best,
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Mini Mindfulness Break for August 21, 2018
Being In Touch
You cannot achieve enlightenment by locking yourself in your room. Transformation is possible only when you are in touch. – Thich Nhat Hanh, “The Fertile Soil of Sangha” |
May you be free from suffering and the causes of suffering! All my best,
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Mini Mindfulness Break for August 20, 2018
Things As They Are
The process of finding the truth may not be a process by which we feel increasingly better and better. It may be a process by which we look at things honestly, sincerely, truthfully, and that may or may not be an easy thing to do. – Adyashanti, “Bliss is a By-Product” |
May you be free from suffering and the causes of suffering! All my best,
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Mini Mindfulness Break for August 19, 2018
The only map of your right life is written on your soul at its most peaceful, and the only sure compass is your heart at its most open. – Martha Beck |
May you be free from suffering and the causes of suffering! All my best,
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Mini Mindfulness Break for August 18, 2018
“The result of learning, contemplation, and meditation should be a steady and real increase in the love and compassion of Bodhicitta, – Patrul Rinpoche, from “The Words of My Perfect Teacher” |
May you be free from suffering and the causes of suffering! All my best,
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Mini Mindfulness Break for August 17, 2018
The Natural Order of Things
While we live, we are able to live. When it’s time to die, we are able to die. This is the natural order of things, and to the extent that we align ourselves with this, we experience peace even in the midst of distress. – Meikyo Robert Rosenbaum, “Breathless” |
May you be free from suffering and the causes of suffering! All my best,
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