February 2011
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“Silence is the language of God;
It is also the language of the heart.”
– Dag Hammarskjöld (via silencesounds)
January 2011
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Being Blog: A Necessary and Vital Moment for Jon... →
beingblog:
by Krista Tippett, host
» audio-only download (mp3, 51:09)
I’m listening with new ears this week to Jon Kabat-Zinn’s practical approach for calming ourselves, and also being a nourishing presence in the world. Before this interview, I had read and heard of Jon…
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An Angry Zen Chef on How to Cook Your Life →
Ed Brown—former student of Suzuki Roshi and author of the Tassajara Bread Book—has practiced both Buddhism and cooking for over 40 years. This does not mean, however, that he’s always equanimous in the kitchen. In fact, in a profile a couple years back, Slashfood called Brown the “Angry Zen Chef.” How did he earn this nickname? By being unafraid to share and talk about his...
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Light a Candle →
10,913,493 candles have been lit from 243 countries, including 14,353 candles in last 2 days.
In many different traditions lighting candles is a sacred action. It expresses more than words can express. It has to do with gratefulness. From time immemorial, people have lit candles in sacred places. Why should cyberspace not be sacred?
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Three Faiths- Judaism, Christianity, Islam →
Three Faiths includes 200 rare and precious works created over the past 1,500 years. Among them, great works of the miniaturist’s art and of calligraphy, drawn from all three faiths, delight the eye, as they have done since their creation centuries ago. Manuscript materials are accompanied by some of the most significant printed works of the past 550 years. The scrolls, codices, illuminated...
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“A man sees in the world what he carries in his heart.”
– -Johann Von Goethe
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“The real does not die, the unreal never lived. Set your mind right and all will...”
– Nisargadatta Maharaj
(via bodymindandsoul)
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“Being is the great explainer.”
– Henry David Thoreau
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“Happiness does not come about only due to external circumstances; it mainly...”
– Dalai Lama
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singingbowls:
nawan khechog - walking into the...
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“Mutual respect is the foundation of genuine harmony.”
– Dalai Lama
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His Holiness the Dalai Lama clarifies statement on... →
His Holiness the Dalai Lama has clarified his recent statement on taking complete retirement, saying that the call does not mean he will forget about the Tibetan struggle.
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The Power of Commitment by Lama Jampa Thaye →
Sometimes it seems like everything is broken; everywhere you look there’s nothing to rely on any more. Between countries there are broken treaties; between people there are broken vows. Politicians break their word and preachers break the golden rule. In matters of love the holy kiss, that was supposed to last for eternity, is forgotten the morning after and, in matters of dharma, the wise men you...
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“Knock on the sky and listen to the sound.”
– Zen proverb (via billyjane)
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