Monday, November 21, 2016

Thoughts on the Path

It ain't what you don't know that gets you into trouble.
It's what you know for sure that just ain't so.”
- Mark Twain

A young monk asked the Master: “How can I ever get liberated?” The Master replied: “Who has ever put you in bondage?” - Unattributed Buddhist teaching

Buddhist psychology says that the causes of suffering are greed, hatred, and delusion. Or, in different terms grasping, pushing away, and ignorance of what is true. What if you were to realize that you are already whole and complete? Who would you be? What would you do?

The opportunity to create a new experience beyond the externals of problems, distractions, fears, and agitation lies in this thought, this breath, this moment. Then from this mindful place of being to step into the future.
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On pursuing your calling: “Courage is when your mind finally catches up to your heart and decides to act on what it knows.” - Mastin Kipp
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Tolerance is Divine

Our work as teachers is to strengthen the physical body to lift our vision. Our work is to study two movements: that which we offer outward, and the wisdom we invite in - so we can walk through life with clear intuition, always beginning again.

Our work is to attenuate our own tendencies, mitigate our polarities and monitor our priorities.”   - Elena Brower
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May all your choices and acts create a life you can love. 


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