Jarā-dhammomhi jaraṃ anatīto. I am subject to aging. Aging is unavoidable. Byādhi-dhammomhi byādhiṃ anatīto. I am subject to illness. Illness is unavoidable. Maraṇa-dhammomhi maraṇaṃ anatīto. I am subject to death. Death is unavoidable. Sabbehi me piyehi manāpehi nānā-bhāvo vinā-bhāvo. I will grow different, separate from all that is dear & appealing to […]
Archives for October 2014
Can We Recover from Our Sugar Addiction
Two women walk into a bar and discover extremely dangerous white stuff…. Sounds like a joke, but it’s actually a powerful pattern interrupt for you and your health. Sugar is the dangerous white stuff that has probably hijacked your health, blood sugar, waistline, and taste buds. Can we recover from our sugar addiction? I know […]
A Buddha in Sitges
You read it right. There is a Buddha in Sitges, Spain! It was sitting in a window in a shop on the narrow street leading to the beach. I couldn’t resist taking the picture. This picture records a moment in time, according to David Butow. For me, it was a wonderful moment. For most of […]
10 Things You Need to Know About Breast Cancer
I came across this article on 10 things you need to know about breast cancer. Having been living with bladder cancer for almost 18 years now, I have heard about most of these before. In fact, they apply almost unchanged to just about any form of cancer. Just last week, I was notified that there […]
Your True Nature
Yada So to be a human being is to be a Buddha. Buddha nature is just another name for human nature, our true human nature. Thus, even though you do not do anything, you are actually doing something. You are expressing yourself. You are expressing your true nature. Your eyes will express; your voice will […]
The Insight of Interbeing
The Insight of Impermanence | October 22, 2014 To those whose knowledge is developed, everything within and without oneself, within and without oneÂ’s house, within and without oneÂ’s village and town, is an object at the sight of which the insight of impermanence may spring up and develop. – Ledi Sayadaw, “Meditation en Masse”
Keep Our Compassion Alive
The People’s Climate Train, climate march and Flood Wall Street occurred while I was in Spain. My dharma brother, David Nelson, filmed the event and has made his film public. What we learn is that we need to keep our compassion alive as Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh (Thay) says, May we keep our compassion […]
Get Interested in People and People Will Get Interested in You – Purpose Fairy
Get Interested in People and People Will Get Interested in You – Purpose Fairy.
Sacred Actions
yada Each thought, each action in the sunlight of awareness, becomes sacred. – Thich Nhat Hanh
The Ultimate Measure of a Man – MLK
yada The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort but where he stands at times of challenge and discovery.“ – Martin Luther King, Jr.
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