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- March 28, 2012: Words to Meditate By:
- February 26, 2012: Help Everyone, All the time
- February 23, 2012: The Patience of Cultivation
- February 7, 2012: Being Vs. Doing Vs. Idealism - what do you think?
- January 17, 2012: Joy in Giving
- November 7, 2011: Brothers & Sisters
- September 24, 2011: The Hierarchy of Conversations
- August 5, 2011: Nomad Girl and The Good Samaritan
- July 27, 2011: Trusting
- July 24, 2011: Made in America Vs. Made by Man
Words to Meditate By:
March 28, 2012 by admin.
I LOVE
- Friends
- Family
- Neighbors
- Coworkers
- Boss
- Business
- Community & Officials
- City & Officials
- State & Officials
- Region
- Country & Leaders
- Continent
- Hemisphere
- World & Leaders
- Milky Way
- Universe
- Energy throughout
BEING PEACEFUL
- I am peaceful
- These people are peaceful
- My community
- My country
- Our leaders
- Other countries
- Other country leaders
I ACCEPT
- Me
- Others
- Religions
- Politics
- Lifestyles
- All Sexes
- Those brought up differently than me
- All intellects
- All attitudes & demeanors
- All professions
- All ages
- All social statuses
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Help Everyone, All the time
February 26, 2012 by admin.
From the movie: “I am”
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The Patience of Cultivation
February 23, 2012 by admin.
When you plant seeds in the garden, you don’t dig them up every day to see if they have sprouted yet. You simply water them and clear away the weeds; you know that the seeds will grow in time.
Similarly, just do your daily practice and cultivate a kind heart. Abandon impatience and instead be content creating the causes for goodness; the results will come when they’re ready.
http://www.tricycle.com/feature/meditators-toolbox
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Being Vs. Doing Vs. Idealism - what do you think?
February 7, 2012 by admin.
I am nice to people and people are nice to me.
I give money freely and my own bank account grows.
I have a good thought, something good happens.
I think of nice people I know, nice people come to know me.
I trust people, people trust me.
I am peaceful with people, people are peaceful with me.
I love and I am loved.
I accept others, others accept me.
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Joy in Giving
January 17, 2012 by admin.
One way that the giver sees his or her generosity return is found in “instant karma,” the Buddhist idea that acts that you do have direct consequences on the state of your mind and heart, even as you do them. The consequences of giving are quite wonderful in the present moment; if we are present for them, we can receive these wonderful consequences during the act of giving.
http://www.tricycle.com/feature/joy-giving
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Brothers & Sisters
November 7, 2011 by admin.
A profound statement: Brothers can’t live beside each other once they’re married, but sisters can.
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The Hierarchy of Conversations
September 24, 2011 by admin.
“When talking about others is motivated by thoughts of ill will, jealousy, or attachment, conversations turn into gossip.
“These thoughts may seem to be subconscious, but if we pay close attention to our mind we’ll be able to catch them in the act. Many of these are thoughts that we don’t want to acknowledge to ourselves, let alone to others, but my experience is that when I become courageous enough to notice and admit them, I’m on my way to letting them go.
“Also, there’s a certain humor to the illogical way that these negative thoughts purport to bring us happiness. Learning to laugh at our wrong ways of thinking can be therapeutic.”
-Thubten Chodron, “The Truth About Gossip”
-http://www.tricycle.com/-practice/truth-about-gossip
When reading this, I was reminded of a conversation with a former boss of mine, Sam Robinson. We had just had an dinner with our wives and some really great conversations. “You know, Tom, the best conversations are about philosophy and intellectual awareness. Then, there are conversations about things and places. Then, lastly there are conversations about people. We had a great conversation tonight.”
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Nomad Girl and The Good Samaritan
August 5, 2011 by admin.
From a story in Parabola, I read yet another metaphor – about Tara, the Nomad Girl, who nurtured an injured man back from near death. Similarly, the parable of the Good Samaritan came to mind.
These are not stories, in my opinion, designed to sustain and justify a religion (Tara was Buddhism and the Good Samaritan Christianity), but to indicate how we should treat mankind.
As noted in comments before, I don’t think Jesus’s intent was to start a religion, nor was Buddha’s. To me, that’s the direction we should take – no religion, but kindness to mankind.
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Trusting
July 27, 2011 by admin.
Read this today, along with having some conversations recently with friends who are unsure of their gifts in life. Sometimes, it seems, that we base distrust on very few situations, and trust on not too many situations. Overall, are we in a better place in life to trust than to distrust?
Granted, we get taken advantage of on occasions, but do those situations outweigh what trusting situations can bring us?
Overall, I would say – what can we do to make things better? I’m not just talking right here, or at work, or home or anywhere geographically. I’m talking about a lifestyle of helping, trusting, believing and, as I think the Latin Poet Horace, Carpe Diem.
I think to myself, am I in a better place when I am angry, discontent, untrusting, cynical and disruptive; or, am I in a better place when I focusing on what I’m doing right now, not letting the past dictate my emotions. Now, granted, one cannot take that to an extreme – one has to be cognizant on pitfalls and have avoidance radar, but, overall, for me at least, I’m much better when I’m trusting, even if I do get taken advantage of occasionally.
http://www.tricycle.com/dharma-talk/first-thought
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Made in America Vs. Made by Man
July 24, 2011 by admin.
Similar to our paradigms on who has the better religion, the better state, the better race, or the better intellect – we also are in the midst of our own self-consuming “Made in America” moniker. But, isn’t that judgmental as well? Or, even “Made in this World,” if you’re among those that believe in life not like ours from outer space (although, I guess, my hope is that they are human)? Why must we compare by geography? Let’s accept these differences, find our own niche, and make the most of what we can do. We call contribute to this world
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