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Since I and other beings, in wanting happiness, are equal and alike, what difference is there to distinguish us that I should strive to have my bliss alone? Since I and other beings, in fleeing suffering, are equal and alike, what difference is there to distinguish us that I should save myself and not the others? - Shantideva
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Sorrow and joy are simply two sides of one hand and you do not give either of them the ability to derail your life. - Brenda Shoshanna
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It’s not how much we have donated, how many retreats we have sat, or how long we practice meditation daily, but whether our hearts are naturally becoming kinder.
Do we spontaneously think more of others than ourselves? When anger or greed arises, do we recognize it? Are we able to let go? Are we cultivating minds that do not cling? These are the questions we need to ask ourselves to know whether or not we are truly on the right path. - Tenzin Palmo
Do we spontaneously think more of others than ourselves? When anger or greed arises, do we recognize it? Are we able to let go? Are we cultivating minds that do not cling? These are the questions we need to ask ourselves to know whether or not we are truly on the right path. - Tenzin Palmo
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Whether this moment is happy or not, it’s up to you. You are the one who makes the moment happy; It’s not the moment that makes you happy. 𑁋Thich Nhat Hanh
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Ten very good reasons:
1. Escape from holiday stress of shopping, partying, celebrating, traveling;
2. Take a much needed break from the pressure and demands of social gatherings and family obligations;
3. Release burdens and stresses of the previous months;
4.. Prepare to begin a new year with fresh energy;
5. Process the year’s ups and downs. Look back to review accomplishments, challenges, and lessons learned;
6. Embrace the winter season, one of more silence, reflection, and slower pace of life;
7. Cultivate spiritual and emotional well being;
8. Connect with others. Being in the presence of people outside your usual circle can inspire and lift your spirits in surprising ways.
9. Recharge your holiday experience. Rather than be deplete by holiday busyness a quiet retreat will strengthen resilience for better stress management.
10. Challenge greed and grasping. December is a time of vast over-consumption of everything: food, drink, gifts and other pleasures. A retreat helps put things into perspective.
Please join us for our annual holiday retreat: Sunday, December 08, from 5 - 7 pm.
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Choosing love is about resisting the spirit of panic and fear. Choosing love is about choosing courage: the courage to take a relational risk that is meaningful. - Kai Cheng Thom
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We usually appreciate only half the cycle of impermanence. We can accept birth but not death, gain but not loss, or the end of exams but not the beginning. True liberation comes from appreciating the whole cycle and not grasping onto those things we find agreeable. — Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche
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People can't see your mind, what people see is a manifestation of your attitude in your actions of body and speech. Pay attention to your attitude all the time, guard it as if you are the police, or like a nanny cares for a child, like a bodyguard, or like you are the guru and your mind is your disciple. — Lama Zopa Rinpoche
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Choose to accept reality instead of fearing it. Everything is alright just as it is.
– Tashi Nyima
– Tashi Nyima
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Life is not a race where we try to avoid obstacles. On the contrary, life is a series of obstacles that we face with more or less success. Challenges and obstacles are an opportunity to live as we choose: with love, compassion, equanimity, and 𑁋why not?𑁋 with joy. External conditions do not necessarily dictate our mental state.
– Tashi Nyima
– Tashi Nyima