Mini Mindfulness Break for September 28, 2019

Where Compassion Comes Naturally

When you have a deep, deep friendship with someone, you don’t only care, “Is this good for me?” You care for them naturally . . . [This] is vital to developing the deep heart of lovingkindness in the context of dedication to dharma.

– Interview with Ayya Tathaaloka and Thubten Chodron, “The Whole of the Spiritual Life”

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May you be free from suffering and the causes of suffering!

All my best,

Jerome Freedman, PhD
–Jerome

 

Mini Mindfulness Break for June 08, 2019

Liberation Through Suffering

Liberation Through Suffering
It is very hard to extract some sort of enduring positive gain from dharma practice without taking a really thorough look at your own mind. The first step is a very close look at the nature of suffering: seeing what suffering is and getting to know our own suffering. It is through that deep intimacy with our own suffering that there is liberation.

– Willoughby Britton, ” Meditation Nation “

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May you be free from suffering and the causes of suffering!

All my best,

Jerome Freedman, PhD
–Jerome

 

Mini Mindfulness Break for April 14, 2019

Enlightened Devotion

Devotion (saddha) that develops from a deep understanding of the dharma and a heartfelt appreciation of the wisdom and compassion of the Buddha is not blind faith but rather a key factor in the “balance of faculties” necessary for final liberation.

– Asoka Bandarage, “Visiting the Four Sacred Sites “

May you be free from suffering and the causes of suffering!

All my best,

Jerome Freedman, PhD
–Jerome

 

Mini Mindfulness Break for March 14, 2019

The Heart Holds Two Truths

Take refuge in the dharma when you’re hurting; gain perspective; expand your capacity for empathy; uncover the biases you carry within yourself; and also see all arisings as empty. And then, see with complexity, and hold both conventional and ultimate truths in your heart.

– Jay Michaelson, “Retreat or Fight? Both are Right. “

May you be free from suffering and the causes of suffering!

All my best,

Jerome Freedman, PhD
–Jerome

 

Mini Mindfulness Break for January 29, 2019

Why Genuine Transformation Is Possible

No matter how high the mountains of the great dharma are, no matter how deep the sea of ignorance is, they will be as nothing before a boundless spirit of determination.

– Koun Yamada, “Great Faith, Great Doubt, Great Determination

May you be free from suffering and the causes of suffering!

All my best,

Jerome Freedman, PhD
–Jerome

 

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