Wednesday, October 31, 2018

Poem by Sangharakshita

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Secret Wings We cry that we are weak although We will not stir our secret wings; The world is dark - because we are Blind to the starriness...

Resilience

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There is a strength, fortitude, and persistence one needs to follow the path. (I have been pulled by the undertow away at times.) Thus ...
Saturday, October 27, 2018

Self defense versus aggression?

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The question for me with Myanmar and the well documented ( 1 , 2  ...) persecution and genocide of the  Rohingya Muslims, is how does o...
Saturday, October 20, 2018

A story I hadn't heard before

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When it came out that the Buddha was going to let himself die, his stepmother asked if she could go first, and she led many of her elde...
Monday, October 01, 2018

sleep

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(Rupa at DHARMADHARA (Lake Country CA))  I noticed that sleep was not on list of asceticism the Buddha tried ( link to book  I'...
Thursday, September 27, 2018

Reincarnation

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Reincarnation was one of the ideas that seemed like a religious metaphysic that did not correlate with Buddhism's minimalist method...
Wednesday, September 19, 2018

Chapter 6

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It's amazing that the Buddha knew there was more out there. He'd tasted the heights of pleasure (for a heterosexual) by living ...
Sunday, September 16, 2018

confidence

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(from the Ruben Museum ) "..saddha is precisely the confidence that it is possible to liberate one's mind from hinderance and...
Friday, September 14, 2018

#4

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Previous practices of the Bodhisattva : #1 ,   #2 ,   #3 ,   #3  . OK, so I did #3 twice. Now onto #4 Loved ones who have long kept co...
Wednesday, September 12, 2018

quote from Analayo book, chapter 3

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Continued reflections on A Meditator's Life of the Buddha. "[When] a thought without sensual desire arose in me, I thought of it...
Thursday, September 06, 2018

Meditator's Life of the Buddha

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Reading Meditator's Life of the Buddha by Analayo , there are two interesting changes in the legend of the Buddha. The first is that...
Saturday, September 01, 2018

A koan I'm pondering

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I am a man of constant sorrow,   I've seen trouble all my day   I bid farewell to old Kentucky,   The place where I was born and raise...
Thursday, August 30, 2018

The battle with the possible is to not trip up on hubris.

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Korean pagoda with fans Some spiritual cheerleading for myself, I hope it helps you. The battle with the possible is to not trip up ...
Tuesday, August 14, 2018

Family life for me

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Family (with small children) sangha is harder than community sangha for me, and friends who go away (their home). Family exposes all yo...

Zen Bunnies

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The little books of quotes can be good for changing one's mindset without getting bogged down in a whole line of discourse. Welcome...
Monday, August 13, 2018

Anamist, pagan, Taoist, humanist, Buddhist

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I'm an animist, pagan, Taoist, humanist, Buddhist with American Christian and Jewish cultural roots, a Northern European mutt from ...
Saturday, July 21, 2018

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Disclaimer: NO COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT INTENDED. Everything posted on Going for Refuge is for the sole purpose of sharing with others. ...

The Supreme Path The Rosary of Precious Gems

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( Source ) I've been reading  The Supreme Path The Rosary of Precious Gems , Gampopa's 280 yogic precepts. Gampopa was a s...
Thursday, July 05, 2018

Happy 4 Noble Truths Day!

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Independence day  celebration in America is a perfect opportunity to go over the  4 noble truths . Sangharakshita says something to the...

Eightfold Path

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The  eightfold path  is the path leading out of suffering, the 4th noble truth. I learned VESALEAS (/vessel ease/) in Vision and Transforma...