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Butterfly Journal: Compassion (Month 7, Late Entry)
Butterfly Journal, month 7 prompt: We’ve all grown over the past half-year. We’ve come to understand ourselves better by looking deep within. From this depth of understanding, we can now begin to grow outwards into our personal environment and into the … Continue reading
Butterfly Journal: Compassion (Entry #2)
In this month’s Butterfly Journal prompt I stated: Our empathic understanding of others’ suffering opens our hearts to compassion. Let’s explore deeper into what that actually means: what is empathy, and what is compassion? The word “empathy” comes from the Ancient Greek ἐμπάθεια (empatheia), meaning: in … Continue reading
Butterfly Journal: Patience (Entry #3)
This month’s journal prompt on patience, has gotten me to not only think about or review the things that help me to practice patience, but it has also reminded me of someone who was a teacher of patience for me. … Continue reading
Posted in Butterfly Journal
Tagged animal guides, animal rescue, animal spirits, Buddhism, healing, journaling, joy, lion king, Love, patience, Shantideva, Simba, zen
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Peace at Home
This month’s Bloggers for Peace Challenge is Peace at Home. Having a peaceful home life makes us more likely to extend that peace outside the home, much like having inner peace is a key to having world peace. But how do we … Continue reading
The Way of the Bodhisattva, the Way of Peace
Bodhisattvas, wisdom or enlightenment beings, are those who wish to be … Continue reading
Posted in Religions & Philosophies
Tagged Atheist, awakening, B4Peace, Bloggers for Peace, Bodhicharyavatara, Bodhisattva, Bodhisattva Vow, Buddha, Buddhist, Christian, compassion, death, enlightenment, existence, kindness, Love, Muslim, peace, photography, rebirth, samsara, San Francisco Japanese Garden, self-awareness, selfless service, service for others, Shantideva, The Flower Ornament Sutra, The Way of the Bodhisattva, wisdom
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No Ordinary Teacher
Sometimes a mentor or teacher will come into … Continue reading
What Is Love?
As we approach Valentine’s Day, many of us are planning and preparing to celebrate love, … Continue reading
Pilgrimage to the Divine: Transcending the Ego
This past week was the annual Islamic Hajj, … Continue reading
Posted in Religions & Philosophies
Tagged Corinthians 3:16, ego surrender, Ephesians 4:6, Hajj, human equality, Islam, Mecca, pilgrimage, Shantideva, spirit of God, Truth, yoga
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To Love Is To Be Responsible
Many of us go through our daily lives saying: … Continue reading
Posted in Meditations, Religions & Philosophies
Tagged Bodhicharyavatara, compassion, happiness, joy, Love, selflessness, Shantideva, Way of the Bodhisattva
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