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2010-11-05
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2010-11-01
Mindfulness Training for next week
This week at the community meeting we revisited the first mindfulness training: cultivating compassion and protecting the lives of people, animals, plants, and minerals (especially interesting because I am beginning to eat some meat mindfully).
Next week we will discuss The Second Mindfulness Training:
Aware of the suffering caused by exploitation, social injustice, stealing and oppression, I am committed to cultivating loving kindness and learning ways to work for the well-being of people, animals, plants, and minerals. I will practice generosity by sharing my time, energy, and material resources with those who are in real need. I am determined not to steal and not to possess anything that should belong to others. I will respect the property of others, but I will prevent others from profiting from human suffering or the suffering of other species on Earth.
This is the second of the Five Mindfulness Trainings. Have you made an effort to study, practice and observe it during the past week?
[THREE BREATHS]
[BELL]
Mindfullness trainings from Thich Nhat Hanh Chanting From the Heart Buddhist Ceremonies and Daily Practices
Next week we will discuss The Second Mindfulness Training:
Aware of the suffering caused by exploitation, social injustice, stealing and oppression, I am committed to cultivating loving kindness and learning ways to work for the well-being of people, animals, plants, and minerals. I will practice generosity by sharing my time, energy, and material resources with those who are in real need. I am determined not to steal and not to possess anything that should belong to others. I will respect the property of others, but I will prevent others from profiting from human suffering or the suffering of other species on Earth.
This is the second of the Five Mindfulness Trainings. Have you made an effort to study, practice and observe it during the past week?
[THREE BREATHS]
[BELL]
Mindfullness trainings from Thich Nhat Hanh Chanting From the Heart Buddhist Ceremonies and Daily Practices
2010-10-29
Community Halloween night
The fringe clan carved jack-o-lanterns from rescued pumpkins (want the story? :0) We ate yet another amazing dinner together and watched It's The Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown. I made pumpkin pie from another of our many rescued pumpkins--but we will be having this for breakfast because the girls had to go to bed!
Jack o Lanterns
Center Front Row: Laura (maybe a little goofy, but a great smile). Second Row (left to right): The Princess (by Rose), Back of Dollar Bill (Neil-- Anniut Coeptis--perhaps fitting with the Charlie Brown Movie--was this planned?). Center Fourth Row: Sleeping Bliss (Krystal . . .imagine that) . Back Row: Sweet Big-Eyed Kitty (Rose), Mishevious Meowing Kitty (Phoenix).
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