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Comment on 202 – The Five Remembrances by Useful Daily Recollections | A Clear and Empty Mind

Useful Daily Recollections | A Clear and Empty Mind — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 18:24:17 +0000

[...] Deb of Dhamma Matters wrote an interesting post about the Five Remembrances. I really like them because they’re easy to remember and can be quickly brought to mind [...]

Comment on 61 – Eight Worldly Conditions by 202 – The Five Remembrances | Dhamma Matters

202 – The Five Remembrances | Dhamma Matters — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 22:46:38 +0000

[...] A variation of the fourth reflection can remind us of the Eight Worldly Conditions (see post #61): I will lose that which I love and gain that which I do not want. The last one asks us to reflect [...]

Comment on 201 – Consciousness / Vinnana by Deb

Deb — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:09:46 +0000

“We train the mind to see things as they happen, neither before nor after. And we don’t cling to the past, the future, or even to the present. We participate in what is happening and at the same time observe it without clinging to the events of the past, the future, or the present. We experience our ego or self arising, dissolving, and evaporating without leaving a trace of it. We see how our greed, anger, and ignorance vanish as we see the reality in life.”
—Bhante Henepola Gunaratana

Comment on 200 – Perspective by Joan Swenson

Joan Swenson — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:12:54 +0000

Just perfect. Every experience does have many deminsions. Even this retrospection . Joan

Comment on 199 – It’s All About Me by las artes

las artes — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 01:59:17 +0000

Six short suttas on the theme of giving. Passages include Iti 26; AN 8.33; AN 4.57; AN 5.148; Iti 107; and AN 8.35.

Comment on 194 – Weightless Giving by las artes

las artes — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 15:50:04 +0000

This short essay explores the vital role of giving ( dana ) in Theravada Buddhism, especially as it is expressed in the relation between the lay and monastic communities. These mutually dependent communities support one another by means of an economy based entirely on generosity itself, thus offering us a refreshing alternative to modern Western materialism.

Comment on 194 – Weightless Giving by Dana Paramita | A Clear and Empty Mind

Dana Paramita | A Clear and Empty Mind — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 16:12:02 +0000

[...] of Dhamma Matters wrote an interesting article entitled Weightless Giving, about the practice of Dana, or generosity. She mentions that its meaning is often diluted when [...]

Comment on 116 – Indra’s Net and Karma by Rose Madrone

Rose Madrone — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 23:20:25 +0000

Hello there, I just ran in to your posting on Indra's Net, and would enjoy having a deeper conversation about that very metaphor. I am swimming in this mythology these days, and love any reparte about this. Rose http://www.connectivityproject.com/

Comment on 106 – A Meditation Practice from the Dalai Lama by Dana

Dana — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 01:20:08 +0000

Love is…to wish the other person to be happy. Attachment is… to wish the other person to make me happy.

Comment on 192 – Mental Noting in Practice by Deb

Deb — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 10:34:49 +0000

That’s how it seems to me, too. As with any skllful means, it has it’s uses but at some point must be relinquished.