Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see. – Mark Twain |
May you be free from suffering and the causes of suffering! All my best,
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Mini Mindfulness Break for July 28, 2018
“You keep going. – His Holiness the 16th Karmapa |
May you be free from suffering and the causes of suffering! All my best,
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Mini Mindfulness Break for July 27, 2018
Paying the Bills, Ethically
If we are embarking on a spiritual path, we need to live our lives ethically, and this means ensuring that we do as little harm as possible to anyone or anything while we’re earning our daily bread. – Krishnan Venkatesh, “Why Right Livelihood Isn’t Just About Your Day Job” |
May you be free from suffering and the causes of suffering! All my best,
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Mini Mindfulness Break for July 26, 2018
Tsoknyi Rinpoche; Roshi Joan Halifax – Thich Nhat Hanh |
May you be free from suffering and the causes of suffering! All my best,
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Mini Mindfulness Break for July 25, 2018
Joy Has Many Flavors
Joy has many different flavors. It might overflow from us in song or dance, or it might gently arise as a smile or a sense of inner fullness. Joy is not something we have to manufacture. It is already in us when we come into the world, as we can see in the natural delight and exuberance of a healthy baby. We need only release the layers of contraction and fear that keep us from it. – James Baraz, “Lighten Up!” |
May you be free from suffering and the causes of suffering! All my best,
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Mini Mindfulness Break for July 24, 2018
With no-mind, blossoms invite the butterfly; With no-mind, the butterfly visits the blossoms; When the flower blooms, the butterfly comes. When the butterfly comes, the flower blooms. I do not “know” others. Others do not “know” me. Not-knowing each other we naturally follow the Way. – Ryokan |
May you be free from suffering and the causes of suffering! All my best,
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Mini Mindfulness Break for July 23, 2018
Set Your Direction
No matter what situation we find ourselves in, we can always set our compass to our highest intentions in the present moment. – Jack Kornfield, “Set the Compass of Your Heart” |
May you be free from suffering and the causes of suffering! All my best,
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Mini Mindfulness Break for July 22, 2018
Why Become Enlightened?
Why become enlightened? This is a question I sometimes ask myself. The answer I give is twofold: to make the world a better place and to avoid the pain of clinging to an existence that is unhappy. My belief is that somewhere down the line these two reasons converge: that my own ability to reach peace with myself will benefit the whole world. – Kate Brandt, “When the World is Perfect” |
May you be free from suffering and the causes of suffering! All my best,
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Mini Mindfulness Break for July 21, 2018
Do your little bit of good where you are; it’s those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world. – Desmond Tutu |
May you be free from suffering and the causes of suffering! All my best,
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Mini Mindfulness Break for July 20, 2018
The natural impulse of our hearts and souls when they’re locked in by rigid beliefs is a kind of claustrophobia. We fight back inwardly because nothing in nature likes to follow dogmatic rules. The peace we need in our lives is not a rock, it’s a river. It isn’t rigid, it flows. The “right thing to do” may look different in different situations. – Martha Beck |
May you be free from suffering and the causes of suffering! All my best,
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