Half-smile when irritated: When you realise you are irritated, half-smile at once. Inhale and exhale quietly, maintaining the half-smile for three breaths. –Nhat Hanh, The Miracle of Being Awake
Miles Davis–why bother with any of it–Jazz, modern musicians, dope addicts, punks–Monk, crooks, killers, Bud Powell, Dizzy’s razor and Dizzy’s scorn & Al Sublette’s scorn–no. Give me the Bodhi men. Don’t even play the radio…
Society is a system of lures,I’M THROUGH WITH IT –Jack Kerouac, Some of the Dharma
Those who will falsely accuse me, and others who will do me harm, and others still who will degrade me, may they all share in Awakening. I am the protector of the unprotected and the…
A roshi is a person who has actualized that perfect freedom which is the potentiality for all human beings. He exists freely in the fullness of his whole being. The flow of his consciousness is…
“If you can just manage five minutes a day, then do that. It is important to do whatever you can, no matter how little.” “If you are a householder, you have enough time. Very…
I don’t take refugeIn the Democratic PartyThe Republican PartyOr this Friday night’s party I take refugeIn the Buddha who just turned 70The Dharma of InterbeingAnd the Sangha out in Fenton
“My true religion is kindness.”HHDL Everyone is trying to keep it togetherTo make a contributionDon’t forget thisHave a kind heart Maybe some people aren’t trying to make it betterThey want to cause troubleDon’t dwell on…
Earlier this week, I shared some of Munindra’s teachings. Today, I want to pass on several observations of those who knew him and learned from him. He was like a scientist who had just made…
The following reflections by Bengali Buddhist Anagarika Munindra come from the inspiring book by Mirka Knaster, Living This Life Fully: Stories and Teachings of Munindra. Mostly you’re living in the world of thoughts. 11 I…