Focus on forgiveness of everyone who may have hurt you in the past. I’m not talking about the premature forgiveness that bullies you into forgiving before you’re ready. I’m talking about the genuine forgiveness that pours from the open heart when true healing has happened. This will lead you into your own heart and forgive all the pain that you have caused yourself.
– Lissa Rankin, MD, Your Inner Pilot Light
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Again, in preparation for the surgery next Friday, I had to have another physical at Dr. Belknap’s office.ÃÂ Fortunately, the blood work and the CT scan indicated no mets (metastases)!ÃÂ Thank Buddha for that! By the way, all through these adventures since returning from San …
Let me keep my distance, always, from those who think they have the answers. Let me keep company always with those who say “Look!” and laugh in astonishment, and bow their heads.
– Mary Oliver, Daily Peace Quote
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In a message to our planet from 1971, the then United Nations Secretary-General U Thant told us, “I believe that mankind is at last aware of the fact that there is a delicate equilibrium of physical and biological phenomena on and around the earth which cannot be thoughtlessl …
Craving creates tunnel vision: we see only what we yearn for. Mindfulness allows us to see that and much more, giving us the choice not to act on our desires.
– Joan Duncan Oliver, “Drink and a Man”
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I had an appointment with Michael Broffman this morning to go over the results of the two biopsies. His opinion was that I should have the schwannoma excised, primarily because it was on the bladder meridian. He didn’t see any danger. He is waiting for the resul …
Our suffering was not caused by our parents or grandparents. It was merely passed down. We are social animals. We grow through modeling. We teach what we have learned. We act as we have been acted upon. A person who is not loving has not experienced love. It is not his fault. Realizing this gives rise to forgiveness. And in Chan we vow that suffering will stop with us. We will not pass it down.
– Guo Jun, “A Special Transmission”
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Here is a quote from Huineng on how to regard all beings. Other than the quote, which is from Tricycle.com, this is my recollection of his role in Zen Buddhism. Huineng was the sixth patriarch of Zen. He was born in 638 and died in 713 at the age of 75. He began his spiritual li …
Abandon this fleeting world, Abandon yourself, Then the Moon and flowers Will guide you along the Way.
– Ryokan, Daily Peace Quote
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This Ted Talk follows on the heals of my first encounter with romantic love. See The Bliss of Awakening Adyashanti Warning, where I tell the story. Helen Fisher says, Love is in us, its deeply embedded in the brain, our challenge is to understand each other. …
When you give in to aversion and anger, it’s as though, having decided to kill someone by throwing him into a river, you wrap your arms around his neck, jump into the water with him, and you both drown. In destroying your enemy, you destroy yourself as well.
– Chagdud Tulku Rinpoche, “Putting Down the Arrow”
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In these lovely words of wisdom, Thanissaro Bhikkhu talks about the importance of a spiritual friend. He is one of my favorite Buddhist teachers, authors and scholars from the west. He is also the abbot of Metta Forest Monastery, outside of San Diego. Whenever he has an article i …
A few days ago, I received an email from Lissa Rankin’s “The Daily Flame” which teaches more on self-compassion. I’m hoping that you like this email addressed to your Inner Pilot Light as I did. If you do, you can sign up for it on Lissa’s website. My Dar …
Generosity is an antidote to fear. When you practice being generous with your time, your joy, and your spirit, fear loosens its grip.
– Marc Lesser, “Do Less, Accomplish More”
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During an elaborate discussion online with fellow OI1 members, one member offered a lovely poem by Merrit Malloy. The poem was offered in response to a thread of emails prompted by an article that appeared in the Guardian on April 7, 2013 in which Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn is consultin …
If you are aware that you are alive, that you have twenty-four hours to create new joy, this would be enough to make yourself happy and the people around you happy.
– Interview with Thich Nhat Hanh by Helen Tworkov, “Interbeing with Thich Nhat Hanh: An Interview”
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This simple meditation is so powerful it can be done in one moment. You can do it right now wherever you are. All it takes is for you to bring your attention into yourself and breathe! Smile when you do it! Ten Breaths for Happinessis a good practice …
The energy of emotion passes through if it’s not trapped by thinking.
– Ashwini Narayanan, Daily Peace Quote
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In my very first yoga class in 1970 with Dr. Arya, now Swami Veda Bharati, and Swami Rama of the Himalayas I learned a very important lesson. After teaching me to relax and to meditate, using practices I still utilize and teach today, he spoke about celebrating transitio …
