My admiration and gratitude for Lynn J Kelly and Martine Batchelor who do it again with this next Ox-herding narrative.
Personally, I find the fourth hindrance my greatest challenge. What hindrance is your challenge?
Ox-herding 4
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Ox-herding 3
I haven’t met Lynn J Kelly (yet) but do consider her a spiritual friend and teacher. I haven’t met Martine Batchelor (yet) but consider her, and her husband Stephen, spiritual mentors and teachers.
And so, I can highly recommend the blogpost below. May you be edified and encouraged by it as I have.
Ox-herding 2
Lynn J Kelly reminds us that we have a choice. Do we just read, or do we practice? Our level of sincerity and commitment to our path will be self-evident in our behavior.
Many thanks to Lynn and Martine Batchelor for their words of encouragement and wisdom.
Lynn and Martine Share the Ox-herding Story
I’m a fan of both Lynn J Kelly and Martine Batchelor so reposting Ox-herding 1 is doubly satisfying for me. Hope you enjoy the link below as well.
Winning and Losing with Lynn J Kelly
“Do we understand that the downward slides are to be expected as much as the upward sweeps?” Check out the latest blog post from Lynn J Kelly below.
“With mindfulness we can live through the tides of good and bad experiences.”
Mindful Sensing
“Let go of those activities that no longer serve.” And I might add, don’t be a slacker nor a martyr. There is a middle way.
Below is the link to Lynn J Kelly’s latest post that helps us better understand how our compulsions and lack of mindfulness are not serving us very well. It’s far better to choose wisely how we focus our attention.
Determination
Here’s another educational post from Lynn J Kelly. She reminds us of the value of being determined to:
- cultivating wisdom (discernment),
- truthfulness,
- relinquishment (letting go), and
- strengthening calm.
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“We Are All Trying Our Best to Be Happier”
Here’s another provocative post from Lynn J Kelly. May we all be happier.
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A Life of Purpose
Check out this brief provocative post by Lynn J Kelly and the George Bernard Shaw quote she references. Well worth our time!
Virtuous Community
Lynn J Kelly provides another great summary of how we might grow individually by helping a community grow. A quick excerpt is below. For the full post see the link below.
“Trust is the foundation of any well-functioning community, and trust is built through truthfulness, kindness, common goals that are visibly being pursued, and commitment to each other and the stated purposes of the community.
Every family and community culture is unique, and they fluctuate with time, but there are hallmarks of wholesome behavior we can look for and encourage wherever we find ourselves. This mutual respect and care is at the root of growing virtue.”
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