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Dhammapada
Not the unworthy actions of others nor their sins of omission and commission, but his own acts of omission and commission should one regard. « He reviled me, he beat me and conquered and then plundered me », who express … Continue reading
Ta-hui’s prayer which is recited daily in Zen monasteries.
My only prayer is to be firm in my determination to give myself completely to the Buddha’sWay, so that no doubts arise however long the road seems to be. To be light and easy in the four parts of my … Continue reading
Posted in Buddhism Mahayana, Compassion and devotion
Tagged Buddhism, Zen buddhism, Zen prayer
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Tenzin Palmo : We like dreaming
The thing is we say we want to be enlightened, but we don’t really. Only bits of us want to be enlightened. The ego which thinks how nice, comfortable and pleasant it would be. But to really drop everything and … Continue reading
Posted in Right understanding
Tagged Buddhism, consciousness, Tenzin Palmo, Tibetan Buddhism
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Ayya Khema : Universal consciousness
“In reality there is only one truth and mystics of all ages have always found the same truth. There is universal consciousness and that can be experienced in meditation — the infinity of consciousness. (..) Universal consciousness is not buddhist, … Continue reading
Posted in Buddhism Theravada and vipassana meditation
Tagged attention, Buddhism, vipassana, vipassana meditation
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Science and Religion
A human being is part of the whole called by us universe, a part limited in time and space. We experience ourselves, our thoughts and feelings as something separate from the rest. A kind of optical delusion of consciousness. This … Continue reading
Vigilance is the path to Life Eternal
Vigilance is the path to Life Eternal. Thoughtlessness is the path to death. The reflecting vigilant die not. The heedless are already dead. Dhammapada (21) The French philosopher Simone Weil said, ‘Absolutely unmixed attention is prayer.’] I love that. … Continue reading
Posted in The power of attention and meditation
Tagged attention, Buddhism, Salim michael, self-consciousness
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Jacques Lusseyran : The attention
Jacques Lusseyran (1924-1971) was a french author and a blind hero of the French Resistance.. He became totally blind in a school accident at the age of 8. “At all times, I know of the world only what I deserve … Continue reading
Gustavo Dudamel and The role of Great Music
Internationally acclaimed conductor Gustavo Dudamel continues to share his magnetic enthusiasm for music with audiences of all ages around the world. As he begins his twelfth year as Music Director of the Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra, in fall 2010, he … Continue reading
El Sistema : A visionary global movement that transforms the lives of children through music. A new model for social change.
33 years ago in a parking garage in Caracas, Dr. José Antonio Abreu gathered together 11 children to play music. El Sistema was born. It now teaches music to 300,000 of Venezuela’s poorest children, demonstrating the power of ensemble music … Continue reading
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Tagged attention, buddhhism and music, Buddhism, mystical ecstasy
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Swami Ramdas : Perfect Union with God
Yoga is the path by traversing which the individual soul realizes its real nature of immortality, omnipresence, peace, and bliss. The essential condition for the attainment of this supreme goal is the complete absence of the ego-sense. Self-control and self-discipline … Continue reading
Posted in Compassion and devotion, Right understanding
Tagged Bakti yoga, Brahman, Buddhism, contemplation, devotion, God, Hinduism, mystical ecstasy, prayer, self-consciousness
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