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| The beauty that comes through deep personal truth is magnetic, is infectious, is something people want to shout from the rooftops.
– Martha Beck, Write Into Light
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| A Nothing Day! |
| I was supposed to have a Feldenkrais session and a massage from Gail Teehan today, but she cut her finger and was unable to work. As a result, I did nothing but fight with my wife and work today! See, I’m really quite normal! Gail and I are scheduled to have lunch tomorrow at Kit … |
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May you be free from suffering and the causes of suffering!
All my best,
–Jerome |
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“Crush the eggshell of the mind
and unfold your wings in the
open sky; Destroy the hut of duality
and inhabit the expansive
mansion of awareness;
Ignorance–dualistic thinking–
is the great demon obstructing
your path.
Slay it right now and be free.”
– Nyoshul Khenpo Rinpoche
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| Who Am I? |
| I had a session with Leslie Davenport today. I went in with an agenda, which I promptly forgot. However, after rambling on about all the good things that were happening in my life, I finally remembered that I wanted to do a guided imagery in which all of the dead cells and unwant … |
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All my best,
–Jerome |
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| Cutting Through Anger
Mental noting takes us in a very different direction from getting lost in a story: “Oh, this anger is so miserable; I am such a terrible person because I’m always angry; this is just how I will always be,” and so on. Instead, we simply say to ourselves, “anger, anger”–and cut through all of that elaboration, the story, the judgment, the interpretation.
– Sharon Salzberg and Joseph Goldstein, “Emotions and Hindrances”
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| Tea and Pumpkin Cake |
| This was the first day I felt almost normal! Lucky for that, too, because I had to go to Menlo Park to complete my performance evaluation with my boss. The day in Menlo Park was quite wonderful. The results of my review were acceptable except for one slight disagreement, which we … |
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–Jerome |
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| Taking refuge in Sangha enables the deep faith and tremendous courage it takes to meet our lives honestly, with eyes and heart wide open. In Buddhist practice, the encouragement of Sangha is essential in order to live a life of awakening. We do not and can not awaken alone.
– Nancy Petrin, Head of Practice, Beginner”s Mind Temple
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| Call from an Old Friend |
| This morning, I received a call from an old friend, Rabbi Zalman Schachter, who is now on the faculty at the Narpoa Institute. He called me because of an email that he received from Sylvia Boorstein. Zalman was quick to wish me well in my recovery, and his demeanor was full of lo … |
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–Jerome |
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| Living Beyond Words
Zen practice is always about returning to that place where there are no words. Early on, I realized that to use words, you have to live life beyond words, before words, without words. Only then do you have the right to speak.
– Seido Ray Ronci, “No Words”
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| One Memorial Day! |
| Today, I’m finally starting to feel better! The effects of the chemo seem less and I am in a better mood. I’ve been reading Timeless Healing by Dr. Herbert Benson, who is credited with discovering the “relaxation response.” The book is aimed at convincing the medical pro … |
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All my best,
–Jerome |
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| Get in touch with yourself
“In modern society most of us don’t want to be in touch with ourselves; we want to be in touch with other things like religion, sports, politics, a book – we want to forget ourselves. Anytime we have leisure, we want to invite something else to enter us, opening ourselves to the television and telling the television to come and colonize us.”
– Thich Nhat Hanh
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| More Down Time |
| I haven’t written much in the past few days because I am still recovering from the last round of chemotherapy and radiation. I spend most of the days lying in bed, reading, and trying to maintain mindfulness. I feel a bit nauseous all the time. Some time I have tremendous gas pai … |
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Dear Sangha:
This is a friendly reminder, if you’re able to and would like to join, for tomorrow night’s Mindfulness In Healing sangha. I’m thinking of the following schedule tomorrow night:
7:00:7:05 – Welcome practice and check in
7:05:7:25 – Meditation
7:25:8:00 – Teaching and sharing; topic: Consciousness
Here is a reminder for tonight at 7:00-8:00 PM.
Jerome Freedman is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: Mindfulness in Healing Sangha with Jerome Freedman
Time: May 25 2022 07:00-08:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada),
Every week on Wed
Join Zoom Meeting
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Meeting ID: 734 777 397
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Please reply to this email if you have any questions.
Please forward to anyone who might be interested.
Metta,
Jerome
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Jerome Freedman, Ph. D.
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