December 2011
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November 2011
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“Nothing endures but change.”
– Heraclitus
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“There are two means of refuge from the miseries of life: music and cats.”
– Albert Schweitzer
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The 37 Practices of Bodhisattvas
1. Having gained this rare ship of freedom and fortune, Hear, think and meditate unwaveringly night and day In order to free yourself and others from the ocean of cyclic existence —This is the practice of Bodhisattvas.
2. Attached to your loved ones you are stirred up like water. Hating your enemies you burn like fire. In the darkness of confusion, you forget what to adopt and discard. ...
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“There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is...”
– Ernest Hemingway
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I'm centered, dammit!
Even people who seem to be completely zen and have it together often need reminders and affirmations of serenity. Don’t envy people who seem to be completely centered. They, too, are capable of error, confusion, anger, or frustration. They have just been really good about practicing their affirmations.
Today, embrace your humanness. For a moment, embrace even those...
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“When was the last time you did something for the first time?”
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Twenty-Four Brand-New Hours
Every morning, when we wake up, we have twenty-four brand-new hours to live. What a precious gift! We have the capacity to live in a way that these twenty-four hours will bring peace, joy, and happiness to ourselves and others. Peace is present right here and now, in ourselves and in everything we do and see. The...
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“If you have but two coins, use one for bread to feed the body and the other for...”
– Persian Proverb
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The Four Gates of Speech
An old Sufi tradition advises to speak only after our words have managed to pass… through four gates.
At the first gate, we ask ourselves, “Are these words true?” If so, we let them pass on; if not, back they go. At the second gate we ask; “Are they necessary?” At the third gate we ask; “Are they beneficial?” and at the fourth gate, we ask, “Are...
