Philosophy 06 (May 26 - Dec 27)

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What’s the Motivation?

The most important question is, What’s the motivation?

- Peter Trachtenberg, “Republic of Desire”

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Let Go of the Prize

Fishing for enlightenment ultimately means letting go of the prize, and this, in turn, means intimately and joyfully reengaging with the everyday as a result.

- Pamela D. Winfield, “Fishing for Enlightenment”

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Try Something New

When we step back from our traditional methods and try something new, we may be surprised by how much more there is to learn.

- Vanessa R. Sasson, “Beyond the Ivory Tower”

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The Gift of Death

In whatever way we understand or frame this mystery of death, it is a part of our life that can offer us gifts and teachings, that wake us up to each moment.

- Lee Klinger Lesser, “What Do You Do When the Goldfish Dies?”

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Always Hope

If ordinary people in the past, suffering from grief, confusion, pride and despair, could complete the training and attain realization, there is always hope for us.

- Bhikkhu Bodhi, “Landing on One’s Feet in the Void”

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Cultivating Metta

Metta, often translated as loving-kindness, is not something we wait to feel.

It’s something we deliberately cultivate, often through the quiet repetition of simple phrases of goodwill: May you be safe, may you be happy, may you be free from suffering.

- Lisa Ernst, “What Metta Made Possible”

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Your Own Self-Help

To be one’s own mainstay, is to be one’s own self-help.

Teaching us to do that is the ultimate gift.

- Mary Talbot

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The Present Moment

Present in the moment, we are present to ourselves and perhaps also to the universal truths.

- Jack Petranker, “The Present Moment”

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Saying "I Am"

When we just say, “I am,” and open our eyes around us, we intuitively see that those others are also included in “I am.”

- Ruben L. F. Habito, “Be Still & Know”

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Go Somewhere New

When you’re at home and everything is familiar, it’s hard to remember how miraculous everything is.

When you go to a new place, everything freshens up.

- Susan Moon, “The Old Woman of Pagazzano”