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Tag Archives: Dalai Lama
What’s wrong with people?
“Please don’t judge people. You don’t know what it took someone to get out of bed, look and feel as presentable as possible and face the day. You never truly know the daily struggles of others.” – Karen Salmansohn I … Continue reading
Posted in discover wp, Life, Thoughts
Tagged Anger, Dalai Lama, harm, Help, Judgement, judging, Living, Love, mindfulness, Peace, Zen
8 Comments
What is a human being?
“As democracy is perfected, the office of president represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart’s desire at last and the … Continue reading
Posted in Politics
Tagged Compassion, Dalai Lama, deplorables, Donald Trump, Ego, Empathy, fake news, Human Being, humanity, Love, President, Puerto Rico, Trump
7 Comments
We’ve had bigger storms than this
“We’ve had bigger storms than this. We did have two horrific storms, epic storms. But if you go back into the ’30s and ’40s, and you go back to the ’teens, you’ll see storms that were very similar and even … Continue reading
Posted in Politics
Tagged Climate Change, Dalai Lama, Donald Trump, earth, environment, Environmental, Facts, Fox & Friends, global warming, hurricanes, planet, regulations, Trump
9 Comments
Seeds of compassion
“Encountering sufferings will definitely contribute to the elevation of your spiritual practice, provided you are able to transform the calamity and misfortune into the path.” – His Holiness the Dalai Lama I am not a coffee drinker so in the morning … Continue reading
Happy Birthday to H. H. the Dalai Lama
“This is my simple religion. There is no need for temples; no need for complicated philosophy. Our own brain, our own heart is our temple; the philosophy is kindness.” – H. H. the Dalai Lama Fifteen years ago I read The Art … Continue reading
Posted in discover wp, Thoughts
Tagged Buddha, Buddhism, Buddhist, Christianity, Dalai Lama, Evangelicals, faiths, Jesus Christ, Karma, Nirvana, Religion, Zen
14 Comments
World peace and yeast rolls?
“Honor of a lifetime to meet His Holiness Pope Francis. I leave the Vatican more determined than ever to pursue PEACE in our world.” – Donald J. Trump tweet 5-24-17 When you watch a beauty pageant and a judge ask … Continue reading
Posted in Politics, Thoughts
Tagged Dalai Lama, Donald Trump, jobs, Peace, Pope Francis, Ronald Reagan, Saudi Arabia, Trump, War, world peace, yeast rolls, Yemen
10 Comments
How does your garden grow?
“The only clear thing is that we humans are the only species with the power to destroy the earth as we know it. The birds have no such power, nor do the insects, nor does any mammal. Yet if we … Continue reading
Posted in Thoughts
Tagged Bees, Dalai Lama, dirt, earth, Earthworms, environment, Environmental, garden, planet, plants, tomatoes, vegetables, Zen
6 Comments
Be a better whatever-you-already-are
“Do not try to use what you learn from Buddhism to be a Buddhist; use it to be a better whatever-you-already-are.” – H.H. the Dalai Lama XIV I get accused from time to time of picking on Christians which, at … Continue reading
Posted in discover wp, Life, Thoughts
Tagged Alt-Right, Christian, Christianity, conservative, Dalai Lama, Donald Trump, ideologies, Jesus Christ, Opinion, Religion, religious right
6 Comments
Holiday Chaos
“When mothers talk about the depression of the empty nest, they’re not mourning the passing of all those wet towels on the floor, or the music that numbs your teeth, or even the bottle of capless shampoo dribbling down the … Continue reading
Posted in discover wp, Life, Thoughts, Writing
Tagged chaos, Christmas, Dalai Lama, empty nest, Family, Holidays, Humor, Kids, Merry Christmas
3 Comments
A holiday skunk tale
This has been a tough year for the skunk population in my neck of the woods. It seems that I have seen and smelled more dead skunks on the side of the road than I have in years past. … Continue reading
Posted in discover wp, Life, Thoughts
Tagged Christmas, Dalai Lama, Holidays, perfect, Problems, skunk, smell, Solutions, Space, stress, worry
8 Comments