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• Brave teenager rescues one, then another

  
  American Buddhist Net - Buddhist News & Forum — Authority: 159
  LACHLAN Edwards, 15, had already rescued one man when he swam straight back into the rip at Point Impossible on the weekend to save a drowning woman. LINK TO ORIGINAL
  3 days ago

• rocket science?

  
  "there is no path, paths are made by walking." ~Antonio Machado — Authority: 130
  As one teacher said, “The mind creates the abyss and the heart crosses it.” Love is the bridge. It is the whisper of underlying ’suchness.’ To enter that reality, we let go of the thoughts and feelings that filter mercy and forgiveness, the resistance, the fearful doubts that seduce awareness into ...
  4 days ago

• cherishing each other

  
  "there is no path, paths are made by walking." ~Antonio Machado — Authority: 130
  My co- workers at hospice gave me a farewell part yesterday. We spoke of the things we hold dear, of the love and respect we have for each other and the work we do; of sadness and of gratitude. Sadness because a chapter has ended and we must grieve; gratitude for having had the rare opportunity to walk ...
  4 days ago

• cherishing others

  
  "there is no path, paths are made by walking." ~Antonio Machado — Authority: 130
  Late yesterday afternoon my hospice co-workers gave me a farewell gathering. O what joy! They spoke of everything that I hold dear, of the love we share for each other and the work we do, sadness of parting, yes, but mostly of joy for having walked alongside each other on the path of service and compassion. In the ...
  4 days ago

• what is this ‘hope’?

  
  "there is no path, paths are made by walking." ~Antonio Machado — Authority: 130
  Each moment contains fresh awareness. Hopes and delusions: nothing stays the same. I hesitate to describe this moment’s state of mind as hopeful and free of pain. Why? A patient once told me that “I don’t like to say that I’m feeling better; I’m afraid people will be less attentive, thinking I don’t ...
  5 days ago

• Beware of lurking near enemies

  
  American Buddhist Net - Buddhist News & Forum — Authority: 159
  In Buddhist teachings, the four Brahmaviharas, translated as the Immeasurables, Divine Abodes, or Divine Abidings are: metta or loving-kindness, karuna or compassion, mudita or sympathetic joy, and upeksha or equanimity. These are not just emotions we may or may not feel; they are states that we cultivate on our ...
  1 week ago

• Thailand: Temple dog adopts orphaned monkey

  
  American Buddhist Net - Buddhist News & Forum — Authority: 159
  A three-month-old Macaque monkey rides on the back of a temple dog called Tan, inside Tung Luang Buddhist temple in Thailands Chiang Mai province. The orphaned baby monkey has been adopted by Buddhist monks after its mother was shot dead by a hunter. Tan has befriended it and even shares his food with the orphan. ...
  1 week ago

• His Holiness the XIV Dalai Lama: Ethics for Our Time

  
  American Buddhist Net - Buddhist News & Forum — Authority: 159
  First Aired: 9/21/2009 109 minutes In this presentation at UCSB, His Holiness the Dalai Lama turns to one of his favorite themes: the importance of compassion. Far from being a uniquely Buddhist concern, the Dalai Lama explains why caring for others can be the basis for a rich and rewarding life for all people.
  1 week ago

• everything is ‘interim’

  
  "there is no path, paths are made by walking." ~Antonio Machado — Authority: 130
  As I’m preparing to leave an 18-month interim job at hospice, someone asked how we might mark this transition. My first reaction was to say “no event, please, no cake or cards” thinking that the word interim  says it all. Coming and going, thus is life, especially so for us working in hospice where people come ...
  2 weeks ago

• adopt-a-hermit

  
  "there is no path, paths are made by walking." ~Antonio Machado — Authority: 130
  Anagarika Jotiko is affiliated with Birken Forest Buddhist Monastery  (Sitavana) near Kamloops BC. Starting in November, he’s seeking suitable abode(s) for one month or longer—ideally in or near a forest or park, with basic shelter (access to bathroom and kitchen). He’ll consider shelter in concrete ...
  2 weeks ago

• wandering hermit seeks temporary shelter

  
  "there is no path, paths are made by walking." ~Antonio Machado — Authority: 130
  Anagarika Jotiko is affiliated with Birken Forest Buddhist Monastery  (Sitavana) near Kamloops BC. Starting in November, he’s seeking suitable abode(s) for one month or longer—ideally in or near a forest or park, with basic shelter (access to bathroom and kitchen). He’ll consider shelter in concrete ...
  2 weeks ago

• deep bow

  
  "there is no path, paths are made by walking." ~Antonio Machado — Authority: 130
  Further to yesterday’s post. A day of sitting, and walking, and raking pine branches. A sangha of fifteen in the hut of Saint Francis. How wonderful the dharma : few words and much to take home. A deep bow for asking me to come along. Whatever it is I cannot understand it, although gratitude stubbornly ...
  2 weeks ago

• sitting still

  
  "there is no path, paths are made by walking." ~Antonio Machado — Authority: 130
  3:58 am. I’m already awake, my body on monastery time, anticipating the morning bell. As it turns out, I’m still at home and have another hour before heading to the ferry for today’s silent retreat on Mayne Island. Seventeen of us (if everyone shows up) will be practicing sitting and walking meditation, doing ...
  2 weeks ago

• an end to suffering?

  
  "there is no path, paths are made by walking." ~Antonio Machado — Authority: 130
  Of course I’m not “done” with past events: not done with the loss of the beloved, not over my childhood hurts, not happy with developments at work ( see yesterday’s post ). I want to be done with all that and I talk as if I am, but thoughts keep arising and keep falling awa, hope muddled with anger, ...
  2 weeks ago

• ever done suffering?

  
  "there is no path, paths are made by walking." ~Antonio Machado — Authority: 130
  Of course I’m not “done” with past events: not done with the loss of the beloved, not over my childhood hurts, not happy with developments at work ( see yesterday’s post ). I want to be done with all that and I talk as if I am, but thoughts keep arising and keep falling awa, hope muddled with anger, ...
  2 weeks ago

• a gradual awakening

  
  "there is no path, paths are made by walking." ~Antonio Machado — Authority: 130
  Another rich day at hospice … many encounters over six steady hours, with patients in their rooms, family and friends in the lounge or the quiet-room, staff members in the hallway or stairwell. In the midst of all this, I not once questioned whether I was “being of help” or “making things easier” for ...
  3 weeks ago

• gradual awakening

  
  "there is no path, paths are made by walking." ~Antonio Machado — Authority: 130
  Another rich day at hospice with multiple encounters over six steady hours, connecting with patients in their rooms, family and friends in the lounge or the quiet-room, staff members in the hallway or stairwell. In the midst of all this, questions never occurred to me whether I was being helpful or of service to ...
  3 weeks ago

• paying attention

  
  "there is no path, paths are made by walking." ~Antonio Machado — Authority: 130
  After ten years of apprenticeship, Tenno achieved the rank of Zen teacher. One rainy day, he went to visit the famous master Nan-in. When he walked in, the master greeted him with a question, “Did you leave your shoes and umbrella on the porch?” “Yes,” Tenno replied. “Tell me,” the master continued, ...
  3 weeks ago

• greed ~ generosity

  
  "there is no path, paths are made by walking." ~Antonio Machado — Authority: 130
  Greed is such a harsh word. Who me? I want to say, I’m not a greedy person.  Yet below the surface I’m familiar with the quality of greed, that inordinate desire to acquire or possess more than I need, even deserve. In Catholic language, greed is seen as an rapacious desire, considered a vice, one of the ...
  3 weeks ago

• ahh, home

  
  "there is no path, paths are made by walking." ~Antonio Machado — Authority: 130
    The gates of heaven, the gates of hell, kick them open hard and arrive exactly where home sweet home has always been. Seido Ray Ronci (2008). The skeleton of the crow. Ausable Press.  (2009, Port Townsend, WA: Copper Canyon Press).
  4 weeks ago

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