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Geneen Roth on equanimity

Sharon Werner — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:01:27 GMT

"My mother has a name for the elaborate, wrongheaded tales we tell ourselves. She calls them Jack Stories. "Here's the original: One day, Jack had a flat tire

4 Measureless States from Visuddhimagga

antony272b2 — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 03:07:07 GMT

"Lovingkindness (metta) is the way to purity for one who has much ill will, compassion (karuna) is the way to purity for one who has much cruelty, gladness

Godwin Samararatne on loving-kindness towards our shortcomings

shar_63 — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:42:59 GMT

"[An] aspect where we need to use loving-kindness is learning to relate to our shortcomings, our weaknesses. When we make a mistake, how do we relate to that

Re: Sutta On The Enemy

antony272b2 — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 07:01:11 GMT

Sorry about that post. When someone is your enemy in metta practice, you don't call them up and tell them "You are my enemy" or go around telling other people

Sutta On The Enemy

antony272b2 — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:06:04 GMT

Anguttara Nikaya 7.60 Kodhana Sutta: An Angry Person (extract) translated from the Pali by Thanissaro Bhikkhu "These seven things ? pleasing to an enemy,

Re: Be Successful & Happy!!! (Bhikkhu Samahita)

antony272b2 — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 09:08:45 GMT

Sharon, Yes, I'm thinking that people who don't help you breathe easier are creating the causes for their own stress and failure and are to be avoided and not

Re: Be Successful & Happy!!! (Bhikkhu Samahita)

shar_63 — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 11:56:05 GMT

Antony, I think you've really hit on something. Your comment makes me think of a meditation I used to do on a regular basis about the making the best use of

Be Successful & Happy!!! (Bhikkhu Samahita)

antony272b2 — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:35:56 GMT

"How to Cure Anger & Irritation ... !!! Friends: 3: Begin and Cultivate meditation on Infinite Friendliness: Sit down a silent & empty place with closed

Jack Kornfield - spiritual development

shar_63 — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 23:00:06 GMT

"The purpose of spiritual life is not to create some special state of mind. A state of mind is always temporary. The purpose is to work directly with the most

Atta-rakkhita Sutta: Self-protected

antony272b2 — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 03:10:00 GMT

Samyutta Nikaya 3.5 Atta-rakkhita Sutta: Self-protected translated from the Pali by Thanissaro Bhikkhu At Savatthi. As he was sitting to one side, King

Ven. Ayya Khema - lovingkindness

shar_63 — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 13:54:34 GMT

"[Regarding Metta,] friendliness doesn't mean dealing with others on a superficial level, saying yes all the time and telling others what they want to hear so

Compassion & Success (non-Buddhist source)

antony272b2 — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 03:45:58 GMT

"To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded." http://www.gurteen.com/gurteen/gurteen.nsf/id/X0022B066/ ~ often

4BV Essential Qualities For Listening to Others

antony272b2 — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 02:57:38 GMT

"The Four Divine Abidings (Narada, The Buddha and His Teachings, chapter 42) were said by the Buddha to be the only four emotions worth having, the rest being

Bhante Wimala on compassionate communication

Sharon Werner — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:03:25 GMT

"We have all had the experience of receiving a hateful or a loving word. Words can separate nations and lead them into war, or they can bring them together and

Re: Gil Fronsdal on equanimity - OOPS! Correction

shar_63 — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:40:31 GMT

Here is the first paragraph of Gil Fronsdal's teaching on equanimity. I accidentally cut off the first line when I posted the day before yesterday: