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When you are hurt by the words
and actions of others . . .
Meditate on the earth!
People urinate, defecate and vomit
on the earth . . .
But the earth never reacts or complains!
It remains still, peaceful, tranquil.
Be like the earth!
- Victor M. Parachin
and actions of others . . .
Meditate on the earth!
People urinate, defecate and vomit
on the earth . . .
But the earth never reacts or complains!
It remains still, peaceful, tranquil.
Be like the earth!
- Victor M. Parachin
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Most people are familiar with the modern wisdom statement - ‘health is better than wealth’.
However, many merely think of health as the absence of illness and disease. Buddhism has an expansive view of health which involves the complete person - health of body, mind, and spirit. For that reason Buddhist texts consistently emphasizes moral and ethical cultivation. Here are five examples:
1. One should love those who are virtuous and take delight when others perform wholesome acts. One should never be envious. - Sutra on Auspicious and Inauspicious Conducts
2. Praise a person’s good deeds. Do not point out a person’s faults. Speak not of that which brings a person shame. Listen to a person’s secrets but tell no one. - Sugra on Upasaka Precepts
3. Always reflect on one’s own mistakes but do not remind others of their own shortcomings. - Sugra Vimalakirti
4. Constantly review your own behaviro but do not look at the shortcomings of others. Be harmonious and do not contend with others. - Moon Lamp Samadhi Sutra
5. Always speak kind words. Avoid negative or destructive speech. - Sutra of The Ten Great Dharma Wheels
However, many merely think of health as the absence of illness and disease. Buddhism has an expansive view of health which involves the complete person - health of body, mind, and spirit. For that reason Buddhist texts consistently emphasizes moral and ethical cultivation. Here are five examples:
1. One should love those who are virtuous and take delight when others perform wholesome acts. One should never be envious. - Sutra on Auspicious and Inauspicious Conducts
2. Praise a person’s good deeds. Do not point out a person’s faults. Speak not of that which brings a person shame. Listen to a person’s secrets but tell no one. - Sugra on Upasaka Precepts
3. Always reflect on one’s own mistakes but do not remind others of their own shortcomings. - Sugra Vimalakirti
4. Constantly review your own behaviro but do not look at the shortcomings of others. Be harmonious and do not contend with others. - Moon Lamp Samadhi Sutra
5. Always speak kind words. Avoid negative or destructive speech. - Sutra of The Ten Great Dharma Wheels
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If something leads to well being, tranquility, happiness, peace and freedom, it must be a wisdom practice. - Ajahn Brahm
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Many roads lead to the Path, but basically there are only two: reason and practice. - Bodhidharma
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If you’re unable to stop eating meat, chicken, and fish all at once, try: 1) eating a vegetarian or vegan diet for one, two, or three days a week, 2) eating a meat-free breakfast or lunch every day, or 3) when friends and family visit for dinner, prepare a vegan or vegetarian meal. It’s better to begin taking animal products out of your diet incrementally than not to begin at all. - Bob Isaacson
Read his entire article that animals should be our friends not our food at:
https://www.lionsroar.com/friends-not-food/
Read his entire article that animals should be our friends not our food at:
https://www.lionsroar.com/friends-not-food/
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In her book, 10 Mindful Minutes, actor Goldie Hawn, tells of the point in her life when she felt completely overwhelmed by her life. Though it was at the height of professional success, she felt overwhelmed by her responsibilities combined with a deep sadness.
“My marriage was falling apart, and I keenly felt the loss of family and the fracturing of a dream. This was not what I wanted.” Knowing she needed help, Hawn saw a psychiatrist. After listening to her talk about how swamped and overwhelmed she felt, the psychiatrist said something which helped her change the way Hawn thought about herself.
He said: “Who told you that you were some kind of goddess who could do everything? Is that who you think you are?” Because his words were given in the right tone and with the right spirit, she immediately recognized the wisdom and realized: “I had developed an inflated view of myself, believing that I could – and should – do it all. It came as such a relief to be given permission not to be perfect, to admit that I was human and flawed.”
She learned to say “no” to the requests made of her and began making clearer, better choices about how she would spend her time. “I came to realize that the world wouldn’t fall apart if I removed myself from it.”
“My marriage was falling apart, and I keenly felt the loss of family and the fracturing of a dream. This was not what I wanted.” Knowing she needed help, Hawn saw a psychiatrist. After listening to her talk about how swamped and overwhelmed she felt, the psychiatrist said something which helped her change the way Hawn thought about herself.
He said: “Who told you that you were some kind of goddess who could do everything? Is that who you think you are?” Because his words were given in the right tone and with the right spirit, she immediately recognized the wisdom and realized: “I had developed an inflated view of myself, believing that I could – and should – do it all. It came as such a relief to be given permission not to be perfect, to admit that I was human and flawed.”
She learned to say “no” to the requests made of her and began making clearer, better choices about how she would spend her time. “I came to realize that the world wouldn’t fall apart if I removed myself from it.”
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In the Zen tradition, you’re as likely to be illuminated by accident as by practice. - Ephrat Livni
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Your visit to Fort Collins, Colorado will be incomplete if you don't take time to visit the Meditation Truck and spend a few minutes in silent meditation.
While in Fort Collins two years ago, Sarah and Michael McTate saw all the food trucks the city had to offer, and Sarah lightly suggested that Fort Collins could use a meditation truck. They relocated to Fort Collins and the idea of a Meditation Truck returned to them so they set one up. Working with builders of tiny houses, they created a 192-square-foot meditation studio on wheels.
the studio features an entry area and space for visitors to deposit their shoes and cellphones. From there, they can walk into the studio's main area, which — depending on the situation — is either separated into six separate meditation pods or opened up into a single, larger meditation space.
To see pictures of the Meditation Truck follow this link:
https://www.coloradoan.com/story/life/2019/05/03/colorado-mobile-meditation-station-truck-studio-fort-collins/3631275002/
While in Fort Collins two years ago, Sarah and Michael McTate saw all the food trucks the city had to offer, and Sarah lightly suggested that Fort Collins could use a meditation truck. They relocated to Fort Collins and the idea of a Meditation Truck returned to them so they set one up. Working with builders of tiny houses, they created a 192-square-foot meditation studio on wheels.
the studio features an entry area and space for visitors to deposit their shoes and cellphones. From there, they can walk into the studio's main area, which — depending on the situation — is either separated into six separate meditation pods or opened up into a single, larger meditation space.
To see pictures of the Meditation Truck follow this link:
https://www.coloradoan.com/story/life/2019/05/03/colorado-mobile-meditation-station-truck-studio-fort-collins/3631275002/
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Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo is Spiritual Director for Kunzang Odsal Palyul Changchub Choling, a Buddhist center in Poolesville, Maryland, which includes one of the largest communities of Western monks and nuns in North America. In 1987 she was the first Western female to be identified and declared the reincarnation of a Tibetan Lama and, in 1987, was authorized to teach by Holiness Penor Rinpoche.
Jetsunma has never been to an AA meeting but began reading AA literature because some of her "best students" were in twelve step programs. “I can hardly believe that the more I learn about it how compatible it is with the Buddha’s teaching, how completely compatible it is with Buddhist thought,” she writes. Read her teaching (short read - 2 minutes) here:
www.tibetanbuddhistaltar.org/aa-and-buddhism/
Jetsunma has never been to an AA meeting but began reading AA literature because some of her "best students" were in twelve step programs. “I can hardly believe that the more I learn about it how compatible it is with the Buddha’s teaching, how completely compatible it is with Buddhist thought,” she writes. Read her teaching (short read - 2 minutes) here:
www.tibetanbuddhistaltar.org/aa-and-buddhism/
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All life is sacred in the Buddhist’s eyes,—not human life alone. - Allan Bennett