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The Veteran in a New Field (1865) by Winslow Homer.
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meeting your edge

ByTom Davidson-Marx Posted on06/03/202407/15/2024 07/15/2024

The mind throws up resistance to the process of liberation- but we can metabolize this, allowing deep change and a graceful opening…

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Girl's Head 1927_Miklas Galanda
compassion | Israel-Hamas War | Pema Chodron

basic human sanity

ByTom Davidson-Marx Posted on11/05/202307/17/2024 07/17/2024

We breathe, and open our hearts no matter how difficult it feels, bringing some peace to our minds as we ask what…

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A camel train crosses a desert in convoy; public domain image from Wikimedia Commons.
basic mindfulness | daily practice | joy | Pema Chodron

not a caravan of despair

ByTom Davidson-Marx Posted on07/13/202307/17/2024 07/17/2024

Do you have a fear of missing out on a more spiritual experience doing a mountain of laundry, washing a sinkful of…

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eating the blame: how to take responsibility mindfully and with grace
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eating the blame

ByTom Davidson-Marx Posted on08/03/202207/09/2024 07/09/2024

If we know how to experience our discomfort gracefully, we suffer much less. We’re no longer afraid of eating the blame when…

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woman_pounding_maize, Diego Rivera, Mexico, 1924
Pema Chodron | psychological issues

mindfulness: unfolding into wholeness

ByTom Davidson-Marx Posted on03/03/201606/10/2024 06/10/2024

I was recently reading a very inspiring book by Mary O’Malley, the title of which I love: What is in the Way…

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A mind unruffled by the vagaries of fortune, from sorrow freed, from disturbing emotions cleansed, from fear liberated, this is the greatest blessing.

~The Buddha (Mangala Sutta)

When you find your place where you actually are, practice occurs. When you find your way at this moment, practice occurs. Here is the place. Here the way unfolds.

Dogen, 1200 – 1253, Genjōkōan: Actualizaing the Fundamental Point

We can always imagine more perfect conditions. But it's not our task to create ideals, but to learn from the world as it is. For the awakening of the heart, conditions are always good enough.

Ajahn Sumedho

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