 All things appear and disappear because of the concurrence of causes and conditions. Nothing ever exists entirely alone; everything is in relationship to everything else.
– Buddha |
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May you be free from suffering and the causes of suffering! All my best,
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Mini Mindfulness Break for December 07, 2018
 Samvega
I will tell of how I experienced samvega. Seeing people floundering like fish in small puddles, competing with one another–as I saw this, fear came into me. The world was entirely without substance. All the directions were knocked out of line. Wanting a haven for myself, I saw nothing that wasn’t laid claim to. Seeing nothing in the end but competition, I felt discontent. – The Buddha, “The Dismay of Motherhood” |
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May you be free from suffering and the causes of suffering! All my best,
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Mini Mindfulness Break for December 06, 2018
 The Way
When the way ahead is open and clear and one has the goodwill, light-heartedness, and courage to tread it, the past and the future melt into nothingness, life is lived from the center of one’s being, and the self becomes as meaningful as the blue sky, the green fields, the flowing rivers, the littered streets, the hustling crowds, the filth and the beauty. – Diana St. Roth, “The Way” |
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May you be free from suffering and the causes of suffering! All my best,
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Mini Mindfulness Break for December 05, 2018
 The Pursuit of Happiness
It’s our nature to want happiness and not want suffering. Thus, Buddhists do not ask that one give up the pursuit of happiness, but merely suggest that one become more intelligent about how happiness is pursued. – Jeffrey Hopkins, “Equality” |
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May you be free from suffering and the causes of suffering! All my best,
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Mini Mindfulness Break for December 04, 2018
 Whatever you’re meant to do, do it now. The conditions are always impossible.
– Doris Lessing |
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May you be free from suffering and the causes of suffering! All my best,
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Mini Mindfulness Break for December 03, 2018
 One of my favorite things about Zen is there’s nothing to know and nothing to believe. Direct experience is all.
– Cheri Huber |
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May you be free from suffering and the causes of suffering! All my best,
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Mini Mindfulness Break for December 02, 2018
 Remembering Martin Luther King, Jr.
If the teachings of Shakyamuni Buddha are about anything, they are about a profound understanding of identity and the broadest possible meaning of liberty–teachings that sooner or later had to appeal to a people for whom suffering and loss were their daily bread. – Charles Johnson, “A Sangha by Another Name” |
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May you be free from suffering and the causes of suffering! All my best,
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Mini Mindfulness Break for December 01, 2018
 Joining in a Common Effort
We can be true to our own basic insight of what we see as true, but we can embrace other people, knowing that they also may have their truth too, and we try to find where we can join together in common effort. – Alfred Bloom, “Beyond Religion “ |
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May you be free from suffering and the causes of suffering! All my best,
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Mini Mindfulness Break for November 30, 2018
 Make your mind part of the world’s peace, instead of its fear, and I promise, life will get better and better.
– Martha Beck, Make Your Mind Part of the Peace |
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May you be free from suffering and the causes of suffering! All my best,
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Mini Mindfulness Break for November 29, 2018
 Every day, priests minutely examine the Law
Yoga Quest
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May you be free from suffering and the causes of suffering! All my best,
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