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My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness. Dalai Lama Happy 75th Birthday today to His Holiness, the 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso. He was born on 6 July 1935, to a farming family, in a small hamlet located in Taktser, Amdo, in northeastern Tibet. When he was two, and named Lhamo Dhondup at [...]
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The principle of compassion lies at the heart of all religious, ethical and spiritual traditions, calling us always to treat all others as we wish to be treated ourselves. Compassion impels us to work tirelessly to alleviate the suffering of our fellow creatures, to dethrone ourselves from the centre of our world and put another [...]
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If you want to know your past, look into your present conditions. If you want to know your future, look into your present actions. — Old proverb Speaking of jumps yesterday, I am wondering if everyone is still here. Back on Blogger, I had ninety something loyal “followers,” as well as unknown numbers of folks [...]
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When God closes a door, She always opens a window, but sometimes it’s hell in the hallway.– AnonymousWe are considering the ways that setbacks and “failures” may be opportunities in disguise. To the artist, whose entire viewpoint is about finding creative, out-of-the-box pathways, you would think such detours would be second nature to us.But as [...]
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The King of CupsThis is my simple religion. There is no need for temples; no need for complicated philosophy. Our own brain, our own heart is our temple; the philosophy is kindness. — His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama (Tenzin Gyatso) This week, we have our first ever visit from the King of Cups. The [...]
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The Six of Pentacles Every good act is charity. A man’s true wealth hereafter is the good that he does in this world to his fellow. — Moliere (1622-1673) Money certainly does seem to be on the forefront of many peoples’ minds. Of course, the economic crisis goes on, perhaps not being covered by the [...]
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When we give from the heart, we do so out of a joy that springs forth whenever we willingly enrich another person’s life. This kind of giving benefits both the giver and receiver. The receiver enjoys the gift without worrying about the consequences that accompany gifts given out of fear, guilt, shame, or desire for [...]
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Except during the Great Depression, women and children have never been on our nation’s streets in significant numbers. During the 1980′s, cutbacks in benefits coupled with rapidly increasing rents and a dearth of low-income housing jeopardized the stability of all people with reduced or fixed incomes. At the same time, the number of female-headed households [...]
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If the human race wishes to have a prolonged and indefinite period of material prosperity, they have only got to behave in a peaceful and helpful way toward one another. — Winston ChurchillI had a wickedly funny video I was going to share with you today, but having thought some more about it, I believe [...]
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Then let us all do what is right, strive with all our might toward the unattainable, develop as fully as we can the gifts God has given us, and never stop learning!– Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827)Ludwig van Beethoven is one of the most respected and influential composers of all time. Year after year, his symphonies [...]
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