(___)_)
~
When they came for the Fourth Amendment I didn't say anything
- because I had nothing to hide.
+ because I had nothing to hide.
When they came for the Second Amendment I didn't say anything
- because I didn't own a gun.
+ because I didn't own a gun.
When they came for the Fifth and Sixth Amendments I didn't say anything
- because I had committed no crimes.
+ because I had committed no crimes.
When they came for the First Amendment I couldn't say anything.
(taken from the Urine Nation News, spring/summer 1993, number 12, page 1)
all will be well along its banks.
The Integral Way depends on decreasing, not increasing:
- To correct your mind, rely on not-doing.
+ To correct your mind, rely on not-doing.
Decrease thinking and clinging to complications;
- keep your mind detached and whole.
+ keep your mind detached and whole.
Eliminate mental muddiness and obscurity;
- keep your mind crystal clear.
+ keep your mind crystal clear.
Avoid daydreaming and allow your pure original insight to emerge.
Quiet your emotions and abide in serenity.
Don't go crazy with the worship of idols, images, and ideas;
- this is like putting a new head on top of the head you already have.
+ this is like putting a new head on top of the head you already have.
Remember: if you can cease all restless activity,
- your integral nature will appear.
-
+ your integral nature will appear.
-- Hua Hu Ching -- 45
~
Dualistic thinking is a sickness.
Blind spirituality is unreal.
Chanting is no more holy than listening to the
- murmur of a stream, counting prayer beads no more
- sacred than simply breathing, religious robes no
- more spiritual than work clothes.
+ murmur of a stream, counting prayer beads no more
+ sacred than simply breathing, religious robes no
+ more spiritual than work clothes.
If you wish to attain oneness with the Tao, don't get
- caught up in spiritual superficialities.
+ caught up in spiritual superficialities.
Instead, live a quiet and simple life, free of ideas and
- concepts.
+ concepts.
Find contentment in the practice of undiscriminating
- virtue, the only true power.
+ virtue, the only true power.
Giving to others selflessly and anonymously, radiating
- light throughout the world and illuminating your
- own darkness, your virtue becomes a sanctuary for
- yourself and all beings.
+ light throughout the world and illuminating your
+ own darkness, your virtue becomes a sanctuary for
+ yourself and all beings.
This is what is meant by embodying the Tao.
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Aw mom, you act like I'm not even wearing a bungie cord! -- Calvin
~
-- Jamgön Kongtrul, from "The Treasury of Knowledge: Book Seven and Book
Eight, Parts One and Two: Foundations of Buddhist Study and Practice",
published by Shambhala Publications.
+~
+ One way to prevent mental suffering is to observe ourselves and figure out
+what triggers our problem. If we can identify what makes our blood pressure
+rise and causes us to feel upset, then we have taken a big step toward seeing
+the larger picture. With this wider perspective, there is less chance that we
+will jump back into an old habitual pattern that only makes us feel bad.
+ It is not that we have to stop going to all family holidays, but that we
+figure out ways to enjoy the parts that are enjoyable, like the delicious food
+and the chance to connect with people, and to feel more neutral and detached
+about the annoying or hurtful moments. We often place too many expectations
+and requirements on ourselves and those around us. We could give the
+situation a little space and see what develops. The kindest thing we can do
+in these situations is to remain calm and refrain from causing more
+difficulty.
+ -- Khenpo Gawang, from "Your Mind Is Your Teacher: Self-Awakening through
+ Contemplative Meditation", published by Shambhala Publications
+~
+ Those who wish to protect their practice should zealously guard the mind.
+The practice cannot be protected without guarding the unsteady mind.
+ Tigers, lions, elephants, bears, snakes, all enemies, all guardians of
+hells, evil spirits, and demons become controlled by controlling the mind
+alone. By subduing the mind alone, they all become subdued.
+ For the Propounder of the Truth said that all fears and immeasurable
+sufferings arise from the mind only.
+ -- Shantideva, "A Guide to the Bodhisattva Way of Life", published by
+ Shambhala Publications
+~
+ Products are specially designed to catch the eye and captivate the mind.
+Because we focus on what else there is to acquire, rather than what we already
+have, we fall into the endless upgrade game. “The functions you need are
+coming in the next version! The new design is so much more attractive! And
+it comes in your favorite color!” These products may be mass-produced, but
+they are custom-made to suit our greed and grasping. They are exactly
+tailored to deceive us with their appearances.
+ As I see it, however, the bigger problem is the gullibility of our mind.
+This is what really leaves us vulnerable to the deceptive allure of things.
+In other words, we ourselves are the bigger problem. Sometimes we are like
+small children; when it comes to assessing our own needs, we often show no
+sign of maturity. Just think about it: When a little child cries, the easy
+way to stop him is to give him a toy. We dangle it in front of him and wave
+it around to catch his attention until he reaches out to grab it. When we
+finally hand over the toy, he quiets down. Our goal was just to stop his
+crying. We did not try to address the child’s underlying needs. We gave
+him something else to desire, and tricked him into falling silent for the time
+being.
+ -- H.H. the Seventeenth Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje, "The Heart Is Noble:
+ Changing the World from the Inside Out", published by Shambhala Publications.
+
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