just to expound on my above post for the sake of itself, the idea behind giving & taking is that it flips everything on its head. This is not directed at you, but most people put their own problems...
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just to expound on my above post for the sake of itself, the idea behind giving & taking is that it flips everything on its head. This is not directed at you, but most people put their own problems...
the practice of Tonglen (also known as giving and taking) is said to develop and expand loving kindness and bodhicitta (the enlightened heart/mind)
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Not that it normally isn't, but this thread has especially become a treasure trove of late. I guess we are all waking from our winter slumbers. Happy spring to everyone in the northern hemisphere ...
I was looking at a half-eaten banana the other day. The part of peel that was over the missing portion had withered and browned; meanwhile the peel that still had its banana contents was yellow and...
it's hard to imagine on the other side of those tensions and waves of confusion that the mind sends is a perfectly reciprocal peace. that is until you start to see it
the ocean/rock metaphor...
On the subject of sleep -- I slept on the floor last night on a folded up comforter and woke up feeling so much better than I have been
If anyone else is like me and goes to bed feeling great, but...
this ride is becoming a lot more fun.. it's crazy how much tension is stored in the tongue, or in mine, anyway.
I said as much to a friend of mine and he quoted someone who is slipping my mind...
I walked outside last night at work at sirius was (star)ing right at me, or me at it or whatever. I'm hoping to take full flight soon, maybe in a few days when the sun rises again. ;) It's been a...
you described my experience of late and I assumed it was kundalini. Have had the feeling like I don't need to breathe and I associated a taste with it too, started with a metallic taste and now it's...
I 'popped' a few weeks ago and couldn't stop smiling at this. I was with my good friend who's definitely got some siddhi and was back to digging after some time the next morning. Soon enough...
Another beautiful night for an eclipse. I counted four or five shooting stars and figured if my first wish was sincere then it made sense to wish for it again, again and again.. Infinite love to all,...
great post, I've had these thoughts of late and haven't had to force them into being; it's clear. what wasn't so obvious for me is that we are apart of that 'all' and that we must love ourselves --...
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one of the few times I've had super vivid pictures meditating was out in the country one night. distinctly remember the word 'toy' coming into my awareness, then 'toy-ah' and finally another...
this must be a silly question, but were Pythagoras and the Greeks on the Gregorian calendar? I'm assuming someone, somewhere would have pointed out our flawed numerology results if they were using a...
Would enjoy a thread on numerology. Going to check out those books too, runningdeer! my numbers seem to be spot on, also found it interesting that my first awakenings happened right as I turned 27...
that's pretty amazing, RunningDeer! parallels on par with a double strip of paint running down a desert highway
thanks so much, love this thread and get giddy when I see that it has been updated
I guess these were the two I needed to hear, or happened to hear. Either way, thanks guys -- not just you two, but everyone who posts here.. and who doesn't, yet is raising the collective. Wouldn't...
I'm not so sure this line of thinking is the answer, but we're in the same overall stream of where we want to end up. I liked this from greybeard:
count me in. 'save this planet' has been the message that I've been getting. with the bees at the forefront of this message