The article below reminds me of the scouting practice to “always leave a place better than you found it,” meaning that we treat our environment and those around us with respect and care.
May your day and this holiday season be filled with joy and wisdom.
“In the long run, both a peaceful mind and harmonious behavior are essential. Cultivating the mind will eventually lead to cultivating ethical behavior, and cultivating ethical behavior will support cultivating the mind. This is likely to be an iterative process rather than first one thing then the other.”
Lynn J Kelly does it again!
Check out the link below for another informative and provocative post.
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?
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.
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.
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.
“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.”
“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.
Here’s another educational post from Lynn J Kelly. She reminds us of the value of being determined to:
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Here’s another provocative post from Lynn J Kelly. May we all be happier.
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