{"id":18174,"date":"2023-09-20T06:03:43","date_gmt":"2023-09-20T13:03:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mountainsangha.org\/?p=18174"},"modified":"2023-09-20T09:06:00","modified_gmt":"2023-09-20T16:06:00","slug":"words-of-wisdom-for-september-20-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mountainsangha.org\/words-of-wisdom-for-september-20-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Words of Wisdom for September 20, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"postie-post\">\n<div>\n<table align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"15\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"564\" style=\"font-family: 'trebuchet ms', verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; \">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Dear Friends:<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr align=\"center\" width=\"550\">\n<td>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/mountainsangha.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Overcoming-Addiction-5-Powerful-Habits-You-Learn-Through-Recovery.jpg\" style=\"margin: 0 auto; maxwidth: 550px;\" width=\"550\" alt=\"\">  <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\">Take some time to look at suffering rather than avoid it by looking elsewhere. There are opportunities for doing this all around you, as both small and large examples of suffering abound. Pay close attention to the quality of mind that occurs when you are giving sustained attention to the suffering of another. It is not about getting lost in pity or sorrow but about allowing the mind to feel the pain with an attitude of caring.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Andrew Olendzki, Dharma Wheel &#8211; Tricycle<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; text-align:center;\">  <a href=\"http:\/\/micah-affiliates.com\/click.php?c=1&#038;m=58685\" title=\"Mini Mindfulness Break\">Read More Mini Mindfulness Breaks<\/a>  <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style='font-size=16px; font-weight:bold; text-align:center'>  <a href='https:\/\/mountainsangha.org\/offer-what-you-can' target='_blank' rel=\"noopener\">Click here to <i>offer what you can<\/i> for eBooks and Guided Mediations!<\/a>  <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align='center' style=\"font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; text-align:center;\">Here&#8217;s an interesting post from Meditation Practices:<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"font-size: 22px; font-weight: bold; padding: 8px; text-align:center;\">\n<td>  <a href=\"http:\/\/micah-affiliates.com\/click.php?c=9&#038;i=58685&#038;p=18161\" title=\"Words of Wisdom for September 07, 2023\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Words of Wisdom for September 07, 2023<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"vertical-align:top;\">\n<td style=\"text-align:left; font-family:'trebuchet ms', helvetica, sans-serif; font-size:16px;\">Dear Friends: &#8230;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align='center'>\n<p width='360px' style='display: block; width: 360px; padding: 18px 0; border: 1px solid #BCBCBC; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; background: #146793; color: #fff; font-size:22px; font-weight: bold; box-sizing: border-box; text-transform: uppercase;'> <a href='http:\/\/micah-affiliates.com\/click.php?c=9&#038;i=58685&#038;p=18161' title='Words of Wisdom for September 07, 2023' target='_blank' style='color:#FFFFFF;' rel=\"noopener\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>  <!<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear Friends: Take some time to look at suffering rather than avoid it by looking elsewhere. There are opportunities for doing this all around you, as both small and large examples of suffering abound. Pay close attention to the quality of mind that occurs when you are giving sustained attention to the suffering of another. 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