Toronto Buddhist Church will march in the Toronto Pride parade this month. Jodo Shinshu temples have done so for many years in the U.S., but is this the first Canadian Buddhist temple to officially march in a Pride parade?
An interesting thing happened on the way to groceries today that led to me picking up this book. Our organic market has several in this series.
Another driver followed us after he thought my frustrated pointing at a four way stop sign was my middle finger. He was threatening us with his car until I pulled over.
I reacted in self defense to confront him but with peace in my heart. We both wound up finding a bit of understanding and compassion. #buddhism#zen#zazen
Over the past few weeks I’ve come across little reminders of the 15yrs-ish long Buddhist practice and spiritual walk I once had.
It’s been kind of….
sigh
It's brought back some fond memories.
Along with those little reminders, the recent, violent storm we experienced here in the Houston area was a big reminder. And then today, I had an appointment with my liver doctor. They have all reminded me of some of the teachings in which I tried to live my life.
And while I somewhat remember most of those I studied …
impermanence,
compassion for others and one's self,
connectedness and oneness, etc. I haven’t kept them at the forefront of my mind for nearly ten years?... twelve? I mean, I aspire to be a good person but I miss the mark daily. I am trying though. (see my pinned post)
Not sure why I’m posting this.
Maybe I needed the reminder. Maybe it's a nudge to begin a mindful, intentional practice again.
@WrenArcher I sometimes think about putting more time and energy back into Zen as I used to practice semi-regularly too. It's something I put aside for a lot of reasons, but I keep wondering if it would do me some good to reconnect with that since it's one of the few religious spaces I felt more at home in.
If nothing else, the lessons of impermanence and compassion are good to place back at the front of our minds. Thanks for the nudge 💜
Hey friends, I need some help! The husband and I have started a sitting meditation group here in DC and I need to get a website up. I have bought the domain name.
I'm wondering what the easiest "build it yourself" website hosting company is for someone over 60 who didn't grow up doing this?
The website itself will just be a marketing tool with 3 or 4 pages.
Alternatively, if anyone wants to do this for free or cheap, let me know!
It's what we use at the non-profit I work for and it's SO very simple. Lots of drag and drop.
I'm also super willing to donate my time to help you set something up if that's helpful. I'm no genius, but I do the marketing for our therapy barn here.
@MsHearthWitch You are the second person suggesting Square Space, so thank you. And thanks for your kind offer! I'm playing around with it this weekend - I may reach out if I have questions!
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Faithful laity sending dāna/act of generosity of fresh vegetables to feed the forest Sangha and children of Dhammagiri Foundation, home to orphans and disadvantaged children from the hill tribes of Mae Hong Son, Northern Thailand.🙏
Okay, I finished reading the Majjhima Nikāya this morning. That means I'm approximately half way done with the Pali Canon of #Buddhism I started in October. Next up is the Samyutta Nikāya, which academics say is the oldest layer in the collection.
@apodoxus The Samyutta Nikaya (Connected discourses) is probably best done as ~x number of pages per day if you want to have some target. As you say, the length varies greatly.
Or you might just pick a length of time.
You can also skip over long suttas on days you don't have much time and come back to them later. Those post-it type flags work great for that.
@ReadingFaithfully_org Alright, this is smart. I will go with this, based on time. Perfect. Thank you. That was helpful. I didn't think of it myself! I'll take a look at your post.
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