December 2011
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“… every day is a journey, and the journey itself is home.”
–  Basho 1644 – 1694
Dec 16th
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“In the end we will conserve only what we love. We will love only what we...”
– Baba Dioum, Senegalese conservationist (b. 1937)
Dec 16th
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“A new consciousness is developing which sees the earth as a single organism and...”
– Carl Sagan (via oniverse)
Dec 14th
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“We must protect the forests for our children, grandchildren and children yet to...”
– Qwatsinas, Nuxalk Nation (via celestialcat)
Dec 14th
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Dec 14th
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Dec 14th
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Dec 14th
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Bodhi Day
wordslessspoken: Thursday, December 8, is Bodhi Day, a Buddhist holiday that commemorates the day that the Buddha achieved enlightenment, translated as bodhi in Sanskrit or Pali. Bodhi Day is celebrated on the eighth day of the 12th lunar month and observed with meditation, dharma, and kindness toward others. Celebrating with metta & mindfulness.
Dec 8th
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“How do the geese know when to fly to the sun? Who tells them the seasons? How do...”
– Elizabeth Kubler-Ross (via theelegantuniverse)
Dec 8th
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“Among the Brahma-Viharas, the word used for compassion is ‘karuna’. But almost...”
– A Rich Mandala on Anukampa. Thank you dear one.   (via sharanam)
Dec 8th
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“We but mirror the world. All the tendencies present in the outer world are to be...”
– Mahatma Gandhi  (via sunshinesoul8)
Dec 8th
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November 2011
22 posts
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Nov 28th
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Nov 27th
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Nov 27th
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Meditation=Happiness
Be silent and calm [in meditation] every night for at least half an hour, preferably much longer, before you retire, and again in the morning before starting the day’s activity. This will produce an undaunted, unbreakable inner habit of happiness that will make you able to meet all the trying situations of the everyday battle of life. With that unchangeable happiness within, go about seeking...
Nov 26th
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Selfless Gratitude
Via Mindful Spiritual Healing “Practicing mindfulness of gratitude consistently leads to a direct experience of being connected to life and the realization that there is a larger context in which your personal story is unfolding. Being relieved of the endless wants and worries of your life’s drama, even temporarily, is liberating. Cultivating thankfulness for...
Nov 24th
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“The hostile attitude of conquering nature ignores the basic interdependence of...”
–  Alan Watts
Nov 21st
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Give Green
unconsumption: Help turn Cyber Monday green Next Monday, November 28 — the Monday after American Thanksgiving — is widely known as “Cyber Monday,” the year’s biggest online spending day. Last year’s Cyber Monday saw consumers spend some $1.03 billion from the comfort of their own desks — the biggest online shopping day ever (source: Fastcompany.com). As a reader of Unconsumption, it probably...
Nov 21st
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crashinglybeautiful: Ansel Adams, Redwoods, Bull Creek Flat, Northern CA, 1960 “To the vast majority of people a photograph is an image of something within their direct experience: a more-or-less factual reality. It is difficult for them to realize that the photograph can be the source of experience, as well as the reflection of spiritual awareness of the world and of self.” — Ansel...
Nov 20th
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ancora-imparo: Even After All this time The sun never says to the earth, “You owe Me.” Look What happens With a love like that, It lights the Whole Sky. — Hafiz
Nov 20th
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