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JUPITERASC
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Mon Ami, how goes it?
Have you read The Tibetan Yogas Of Dream and Sleep? It's written by Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche. Very interesting book, which makes a similar connection to the Sidpa Bardo and Dream world that I manged to make. Was quite shocking as I figured that I may be wrong.
Hope all is well!
Have you read The Tibetan Yogas Of Dream and Sleep? It's written by Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche. Very interesting book, which makes a similar connection to the Sidpa Bardo and Dream world that I manged to make. Was quite shocking as I figured that I may be wrong.
Hope all is well!
JUPITERASC
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equanimity
mon ami maintenir l'équanimité - facteur le plus important est
que vous vous êtes réveillé
aka
important factor is that you woke
focus on emptiness
do your best
life is but a dream
JUPITERASC
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Our ignorance arises like clouds
and temporarily blocks the light of the sun, our buddha nature
The light of the sun will shine when the clouds are swept away.
This happens when we begin with developing a positive motivation
and, not stinting in our efforts
we practice the quintessence of the oral instructions.
17th Karmapa from the book
"Music In The Sky: The Life, Art, And Teachings Of The 17Th Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje"
buddha nature - inherent potential to attain Buddhahood:
"The Buddha nature refers to the potential for attaining Buddhahood
a state of awakening filled with compassion and wisdom."
Our ignorance arises like clouds
and temporarily blocks the light of the sun, our buddha nature
The light of the sun will shine when the clouds are swept away.
This happens when we begin with developing a positive motivation
and, not stinting in our efforts
we practice the quintessence of the oral instructions.
17th Karmapa from the book
"Music In The Sky: The Life, Art, And Teachings Of The 17Th Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje"
buddha nature - inherent potential to attain Buddhahood:
"The Buddha nature refers to the potential for attaining Buddhahood
a state of awakening filled with compassion and wisdom."
Blaze
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Didn't know the 17th Karmapa practiced Vajrayana Buddhism. Rarely does the mind focus on meaningless titles, though it is interesting.
After receiving a book which spoke upon the Dragon Yogis of Tibet, the effort was made and now, after this month comes to an end, I will be spending a year at a temple. Once that year is over, the Bodhisattva vow will be solidified and phase two of this journey will commence.
Meditation has given me nothing. But it has rid of every imagined burden the mind has ever conceived. Amazing.
After receiving a book which spoke upon the Dragon Yogis of Tibet, the effort was made and now, after this month comes to an end, I will be spending a year at a temple. Once that year is over, the Bodhisattva vow will be solidified and phase two of this journey will commence.
Meditation has given me nothing. But it has rid of every imagined burden the mind has ever conceived. Amazing.
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The Lotus sutra. Reading that now and meditating on it's contents. It's interesting to see how each religion in any given area takes the beings worshiped by neighbors and makes them apart of their own.
Like Shiva bowing to Buddha and being an emanation of Avalokiteshvara. Some old artworks (Thangka's) of Chenrezig depict him with a trident, which is Siva's weapon (Shiva, Siva - same thing).
Anyway. The Lotus sutra is a wonderful read.
Like Shiva bowing to Buddha and being an emanation of Avalokiteshvara. Some old artworks (Thangka's) of Chenrezig depict him with a trident, which is Siva's weapon (Shiva, Siva - same thing).
Anyway. The Lotus sutra is a wonderful read.
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Bodhicitta, the awakened mind that destroys self-cherishing, living for the wellbeing of all others. The goal of every practitioner, especially useful for those of us on the Vajrayana path.
While meditating this morning, it came to mind: Now is the best time to practice such methods. The sliver lining during difficult times.
While meditating this morning, it came to mind: Now is the best time to practice such methods. The sliver lining during difficult times.
JUPITERASC
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IleneK
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Yes, and it is more that a silver lining; it is the very foundation and framework with which to engage these difficult times wholeheartedly and with kindness and compassion, both for ourselves and for all others.
JUPITERASC
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“...It is not the outer objects that entangle us.
It is the inner clinging that entangles us...."
Blaze
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Indeed, Mon Ami. Indeed.
The comment above yours was made out of....questions I had regarding an upcoming charity event. Giving people food and drink puts a smile on their face, but it isn't lasting, and like the other events it seems like a puppet show on repeat.
You can hand out bread for the starving, but eventually, they will suffer hunger pains.
You can hand out drink for the thirsty, but eventually, their mouths will dry.
You can hand out books with wisdom, offer all kinds of free programs to aid those stuck in a rut.
But all is useless without the focus of the seeker.
An annoyance? Nah, people do as they will. But the question is a personal one: Should I continue to support such events? I dunno anymore.
The comment above yours was made out of....questions I had regarding an upcoming charity event. Giving people food and drink puts a smile on their face, but it isn't lasting, and like the other events it seems like a puppet show on repeat.
You can hand out bread for the starving, but eventually, they will suffer hunger pains.
You can hand out drink for the thirsty, but eventually, their mouths will dry.
You can hand out books with wisdom, offer all kinds of free programs to aid those stuck in a rut.
But all is useless without the focus of the seeker.
An annoyance? Nah, people do as they will. But the question is a personal one: Should I continue to support such events? I dunno anymore.
JUPITERASC
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JUPITERASC
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NIL DESPERANDUM mon amiIndeed, Mon Ami. Indeed.
The comment above yours was made out of....questions I had regarding an upcoming charity event.
Giving people food and drink puts a smile on their face, but it isn't lasting, and like the other events
it seems like a puppet show on repeat.
You can hand out bread for the starving, but eventually, they will suffer hunger pains.
You can hand out drink for the thirsty, but eventually, their mouths will dry.
You can hand out books with wisdom, offer all kinds of free programs to aid those stuck in a rut.
But all is useless without the focus of the seeker.
An annoyance? Nah, people do as they will. But the question is a personal one:
Should I continue to support such events? I dunno anymore.
MacKenzie Scott, the billionaire philanthropist
and Jeff Bezos’s ex-wife
has given $2.7 billion to a variety of charities
she wrote in a blog post Tuesday
bringing her total donations since her first giving spree in July 2020
to $8.5 billion.
Scott, 51, shook up the philanthropy world last year
with the pace and magnitude of her giving.
This time she gave to 286 organizations
from the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre
to
racial equity funds in philanthropy and journalism.
This is her first time announcing donations since she remarried
to Dan Jewett, a Seattle science teacher.
“...Me, Dan, a constellation of researchers
and administrators and advisors
— we are all attempting to give away a fortune
that was enabled by systems in need of change...”
Scott wrote in the post.
“...We are governed by a humbling belief
that it would be better if disproportionate wealth
were not concentrated in a small number of hands
and that the solutions are best designed and implemented by others...”
The past few years have been
an extraordinary period for wealth creation among the 0.01%.
The world’s 500 richest people
added $1.8 trillion to their combined fortunes just in 2020
according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.
The gains were particularly pronounced among tech titans
including Bezos, the richest person in the world.
Scott, who ended up with a 4% stake in Amazon.com Inc.
following her divorce, is worth almost $60 billion.
That’s even after her rapid giving
that’s already made her
one of the most consequential philanthropists in the world.
Last year she likely set a record for the largest annual distribution
by a living person.
Scott has been lauded by experts and philanthropy critics alike
not only for the speed and scope of her gifts
but also for what organizations she’s giving to
smaller ones typically overlooked by big donors
and for the no-strings-attached approach to the gifts.
“....It’s important to note
that she has also just written checks to these organizations
leaving her own interests to the side
and giving up power to the organizations she’s funding...”
said Erik Stegman, executive director of
Native Americans in Philanthropy
one of the handful of Native American organizations
Scott gave to in this round.
Eduardo Vilaro, chief executive officer of Ballet Hispanico
another group that received money from Scott in this latest batch
also said
the unrestricted nature was important for his organization.
He was made aware of the gift about a month ago
when he received a call out of the blue
from one of Scott’s representatives.
“...’Mr. Vilaro, we love what you and the organization are doing...”
he remembers the person saying.
‘.....We would like to bestow this gift to you....’”
Vilaro was referred to the Bridgespan Group
a philanthropic consultant Scott is working with
to do her giving, to follow up.
Without specifying how much they received, Vilaro said
the donation is slightly larger than their annual operating budget
and
the biggest it’s been given in its more than 50-year history.
Others cited figures in the millions
$20 million to the Children’s Defense Fund (a record)
$10 million to the Dance Theatre of Harlem (also a record)
and
$1 million to the Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center.
Faith in Action, a faith-based grassroots network
said it received a “...multi-million dollar gift....”
Bezos, who is worth $196 billion
has increased his own giving since their split.
He committed $10 billion to fight climate change last year
and has so far donated $791 million of that.
.
everyone has different levels of resources at their disposal
do what you can
with what you have
It's good practise
.
JUPITERASC
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JUPITERASC
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NIL DESPERANDUM mon ami
everyone has different levels of resources at their disposal
do what you can
with what you have
It's good practise
.
Emails from weird addresses.
Messages caught in a spam filter.
A life-changing phone call.
The most recent recipients of donations
from pioneering billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott
and her husband Dan Jewett tell remarkably similar stories
of the unusual and secretive process
through which they receive once-in-a-lifetime
transformative amounts of money.
While the Scott process for giving is unusual from beginning to end,
what the recipients find most revolutionary
is how little control the donors want over the money.
The funds are unrestricted
they can be spent as the recipient sees fit.
“...Unrestricted funds mean you can take risks
and that’s what’s so exciting about it...” says Grono
whose organization works with more than 100 other organizations
around the world to build communities
that can resist slavery and trafficking
and which has plans for bolder programs that are generally harder to fund.
“...You know there’s always a risk
that the money won’t be spent effectively
but she’s happy to take that risk....”
As in previous cases, nobody applied for these grants.
They were just selected to get one.
“...She’s not burdening the organizations with tons of paperwork
and proposals and theories of change and KPIs
and going through a long, long process
of providing tons of information...” says Smith.
After the donation is given
the organizations have to provide a three or four page report
on how the money was spent
and what they learned for the following three years.
This adds to the feeling among the grantees
that they’ve earned the funding
but it’s more like an award than income.
.
JUPITERASC
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Blaze
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Om Mani Padme Hum: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=isXRi7DnGfQ
Some sects use "Hung" instead of "Hum" but that doesn't matter. That mantra keeps me on my birth Mewa's path, white, Chenrezig. I find the more I fall in line with it, that is, being compassionate/sympathetic toward everyone who crosses my path, the better my life becomes.
Where once I thought to spend my life alone, my path met with a loving woman, who I plan to marry. Where once I thought all people were selfish, my life has been blessed with friends in greater positions of power than I shall ever have.
All in line with my Bodhisattva vow. A scary thing to those attached to comfort. Let me say: it sacred me as well, but that was then and this is now.
Here is a website to discovery your own birth Mewa: https://www.tsemrinpoche.com/tsem-tulku-rinpoche/tibetan-astrology/tibetan-astrology.html
May all be blessed with fulfillment and peace.
Some sects use "Hung" instead of "Hum" but that doesn't matter. That mantra keeps me on my birth Mewa's path, white, Chenrezig. I find the more I fall in line with it, that is, being compassionate/sympathetic toward everyone who crosses my path, the better my life becomes.
Where once I thought to spend my life alone, my path met with a loving woman, who I plan to marry. Where once I thought all people were selfish, my life has been blessed with friends in greater positions of power than I shall ever have.
All in line with my Bodhisattva vow. A scary thing to those attached to comfort. Let me say: it sacred me as well, but that was then and this is now.
Here is a website to discovery your own birth Mewa: https://www.tsemrinpoche.com/tsem-tulku-rinpoche/tibetan-astrology/tibetan-astrology.html
May all be blessed with fulfillment and peace.