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Re: Jack Kornfield - metta as protection

Robert Durkin — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 11:21:28 GMT

Beautiful. Very beneficial right now as this one is in conflict with someone reaching for what is not theirs. bob in texas ... From: Sharon

Jack Kornfield - metta as protection

Sharon — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 10:27:45 GMT

"The greatest protection is a loving heart. Protecting yourself, you protect others. Protecting others, you protect yourself." ~ Jack Kornfield, "Buddha's

HH Dalai Lama Quote

Antony Woods — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 02:44:23 GMT

"It is very important to generate a good attitude, a good heart, as much as possible. From this, happiness in both the short term and the long term for both

Sharon Salzberg - compassion for ourselves in difficult times

Sharon — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 09:24:47 GMT

" . . . sometimes things are so bad that no matter what practices we do or what medication we take, we can't seem to generate even that small amount of faith

Assertive Equanimity (non-Buddhist source)

Antony Woods — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 05:54:03 GMT

"Assertive Right VII You have the right to be independent of the goodwill of others before coping with them. "No man is an island unto himself," said John

Sharon Salzberg on equanimity

Sharon — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 09:40:47 GMT

"When we feel unhappiness or pain, it is not a sign that things have gone terribly wrong or that we have done something wrong by not being able to control

Meditation & Other People by Kamalashila

Antony Woods — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 03:49:51 GMT

"Anyway, this little reflection on the human qualities of friendliness, empathy, and compassion, brings me on to the main theme of my talk tonight. Just now we

Produce 4 Qualities of Love (Ven Pannyavaro)

Antony Woods — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:18:54 GMT

"Loving-kindness is the first of a series of meditations that produce four qualities of love: Friendliness (metta), Compassion (karuna), Appreciative Joy

Our Best Home (Sharon Salzberg)

Antony Woods — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 04:11:01 GMT

"The context of metta practice: there are four practices that are traditionally taught together in a kind of bundle: together they are called the four

Ven. Chodron - equanimity

Sharon — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 10:39:50 GMT

"We cultivate equanimity by remembering that reputation is simply others' opinions ? thoughts in their minds that can change very quickly and are not

Re: Humor & Equanimity

Sharon — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 10:38:50 GMT

I agree! This is wonderful and relevant. I've e-mailed it to my work e-mail address to ponder throughout today. ;o)

Re: Humor & Equanimity

Robert Durkin — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 02:44:13 GMT

Excellent. Tony, you have an uncanny research ability. ROBERT ... From: Antony Woods Subject: [Buddhaviharas] Humor & Equanimity To:

Humor & Equanimity

Antony Woods — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 02:38:09 GMT

"The idea is that a sense of perspective when it comes to humor allows you to see yourself in the scope of things rather than always at the center of things.

Metta by Min Zin

Antony Woods — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 02:26:06 GMT

"Metta, usually rendered as "loving-kindness" in English, is a strong wish for the well-being and happiness of all living things. A mind with metta is

Dharma from a nontraditional source - Bertrand Russell on equanimity

Sharon — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 07:46:00 GMT

"In all affairs it's a healthy thing now and then to hang a question mark on the things you have long taken for granted." ? Bertrand Russell May this be of