Michael Crighton
I'm not sure that I can differentiate aptitude and interest anymore.
Thirty At The Time
Another day goes away
Like cigarette smoke
My very small memories
What are living filled
Increasingly go away
It's supposed to be staying young
Too empty in my heart
Nothing more can not be found
Seasons might come back
Where has my love gone?
I have not even sent you away
I would not even have left
Goes a little bit forgotten
I thought you were staying
Another day goes away
We're living every day, and then farewell
We're living every day, and then farewell
Increasingly go away
It's supposed to be staying young
My heart goes blank and avoided looking
Nothing more can not be found
Although the season to come back
Where is the love that got away?
I have not even sent you away
I would not even have left
Goes a little bit forgotten
I thought you were staying
Another day goes away
We're living every day, and then farewell
We're living every day, and then farewell
Two Evenings with Thanissaro Bhikkhu
Two Evenings with Thanissaro Bhikkhu
Wednesday, March 21
Thursday, March 22
Friends Meeting House
15 Rutherford Place
NYC (btw 15th & 16th St. and 2nd & 3rd Ave.)
7pm – 9pm
No fee (There will be an opportunity to offer a contribution/dana)
Downtown Meditation Community is pleased to offer two evenings of teachings with Thanissaro Bhikkhu (Ajaan Geoff), abbot of Metta Forest Monastery, and author of many dharma books, including “Wings to Awakening,” “Paradox of Becoming,” and “Skill in Questions.” During these evening classes Ajaan Geoff will give a talk and lead a discussion on the theme of karma. There will be a continuity from one class to the next but each class will stand alone.
Truth Itself
No self and impermanence are means to understand the truth; they are not the truth itself.
Dave's Killer Bread
"One of the best commercially available organic breads made by a convicted felon and former meth addict from Oregon."
Presence
We all have the ability to generate this energy of mindfulness. Do walking meditation, breathe mindfully, drink your tea mindfully, and cultivate this energy that dwells in you, illuminates you, and makes life possible.
Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse INEB Address
Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche's INEB Address by Khyentse FoundationThe Tides Of Conceiving
This person consists of six elements, six basis of contact, and eighteen kinds of mental exploration. And he has four foundations. The tides of conceiving do not sweep over one who stands there. And when the tides of conceiving no longer sweep over him, then he is called "muni santo", a sage at peace. One should not neglect wisdom, one should preserve truth, one should cultivate relinquishment, and one should train for peace.
MN-140 - Dhatu-vibhanga Sutta - An Analysis of the PropertiesPeace And Quiet
Few have the will to pursue a realization like Siddhartha's. Instead, we wander like a disoriented desert traveler who sees a lush oasis in the distance. The oasis is actually just the reflection of heat on sand, yet out of desperation, thirst, and hope, the wanderer identifies it as water. Using his last strength to get there, he discovers it is only a mirage and becomes filled with disappointment.
Even though we don't consider ourselves to be so desperate, and believe that we are well educated, sane, and sober, when we see and feel that everything truly exists, we are behaving like the man in the desert. We rush to find authentic companionship, security, recognition, and success, or simply peace and quiet. We may even succeed in grasping some semblance of our desires. But just like the wanderer, when we depend on external substantiation, eventually we are disappointed. Things are not as they seem: they are impermanent and they are not entirely within our control.
-from What Makes You Not a Buddhist
Impermanence
Why would any person of sound mind shed blood and tears for something that he knew would eventually evaporate or must be abandoned?
-from What Makes You Not a Buddhist
What Do Other Beings Know
Do beings like ants know that they have conscious experience and that other things like rock do not?
Craving
I don't think it is the belief that true satisfaction can be found in these things that causes me to take on another body, but rather the fear of ceasing to exist.
Body
Friends, just as when in dependence on timber, vines, grass and clay, space is enclosed and is gathered under the term 'house,' in the same way, when space is enclosed in dependence on bones, tendons, muscle and skin, it is gathered under the term, 'body'.
MN-28 Maha-hatthipadopama Sutta - The Great Elephant Footprint Simile
Giving
One gives as a way of giving up.
Practice
It is important to diminish undisciplined states of mind, but it is more important to meet adversity with a positive attitude.