Philosophy 02 (Nov 15 - Dec 24)

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A Simple Acknowledgment

Whether or not we feel comfortable bowing, all of us can find a way to nod, a way to acknowledge someone else’s presence without assuming we know everything about that presence.

- Leora Fridman, “Healthy Boundaries”

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Forever Coming to Know

We can recognize ourselves as part of the community of beings forever coming to know, forever unlearning what we thought was reality because we’re growing.

You’re not growing if you know everything.

- Kamilah Majied

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Survey the Landscape of Your Body

As you survey the landscape of your body from within, see if you can find a place to rest your awareness — a place that feels neutral or pleasant.

- Kate Johnson, “Making Friends with Yourself”

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Address The Ego

In order to stop our racing me-centered narratives, first we need to make peace with what’s arising in our minds and hearts and to see it as it is.

What is the ego or what we think of as the ego, doing?

- Lisa Ernst, “What to Do When Someone Steals Your Cushion”

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Wise and Unwise Reflection

Wise reflection involves considering the past and learning from it.

Unwise reflection involves this chasing of things that have already happened, as if they were still happening in the present.

- Bradley Donaldson, “Living Courageously”

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Building Resilience

When we grieve collectively within our communities, we come to insights and understanding;

We build our power and our collective ancestral resilience and the seeds of courage, necessary for collective action can blossom.

- Kritee Kanko, “Climate Grief, Communal Power”

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The Clarity of Silence

Having plenty of stimuli makes it easy for us to distract ourselves from what we’re feeling.

But when there is silence, all these things present themselves clearly.

- Thich Nhat Hanh, “Fear of Silence”

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Detaching From the Body

Why not begin to free ourselves from attachment to the body, which is disappearing anyway?

- Kate Lila Wheeler, “Meat Puppets”

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The Aliveness of This Body

Let’s connect with the sense of aliveness in this body.

Breathing, pulsating, this amazing piece of nature.

- Nikki Mirghafori, “Death Is a Part of Life”

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Equanimous Hearts

The equanimous heart can accept outcomes without attachment.

- Gene Richards, “Equanimity Versus Indifference”