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December 14, 2012
Everyday is a lesson in practicing acceptance of things and people we can not change. We can change ourselves, we can work to change our circumstances but we can not change other people. In practicing accpetance we open up the door to understanding, love and compassion for all those around us. ~ Pamela J. Leavey
(Photo: Great Blue Heron ~ c. Pamela J. Leavey 2012)
October 17, 2012
On Sunday, I drove into Boston to hear His Holiness the Dalai Lama speak on the subject of his latest book, Beyond Religion. A performance by Massachusetts’ own James Taylor national treasure, opened the event. The event was well attended with an estimated sold out crowd of 2500.
With everyone in the ballroom standing, as His Holiness stepped onto the stage, the Dalai Lama took his seat on the stage and signaled to the crowd to sit.
“Very strong light,” he said as he put on his customary visor cap that he wears often when speaking on a well lighted stage. He then walked over to Friar Thomas Keating and Brother David Steindl-Rast, the two Catholic priests also on the discussion panel and pulled their Monks’ hoods up to shield their eyes from the strong light as well. His Holiness is well known for his sense of humor which is often directed towards himself, and one finds him chuckling with glee when he steps into the mode of the holy trickster.
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Expressing his joy in the Catholic Priests joining him for the discussion, the Dalai Lama said, “These days I feel I am quite old, but with them… I am young!” (more…)
May 8, 2012
I am steadfast in my goals to make a change in the world, even if just in some small way which contributes to the larger plan of a better world for all. May I be a pillar of strength and compassion today and everyday, for all whom I meet. – Pamela J. Leavey
(Photo: Baby Marsh Wren Leaves the Nest ~ Pamela J. Leavey 2012)
March 26, 2012
I ran across this quote the other day and found there was so much to ponder…
Compassion and emptiness are two sides of the same coin. Don’t relax your grip on compassion, and don’t let emptiness become nihilistic nothingness. To cultivate these two in union is very important. — Rinchen Tashi of Gyalzang
Life is always such a balancing act.
(Photo: Hybrid Day Lily ~ c. Pamela J. Leavey 2012)
March 16, 2012
“Love is acceptance. Love is compassion. Love is honesty. Love is the perfect Rose, that blooms in the sun’s warm glow. Love is the laughter and the smile of a child. Love is the knowledge that, all things are as God created them. When I accept that, I open my heart and soul, to ceaseless possibilities.” – Pamela J. Leavey
(Photo: Red Poppies ~ c. Pamela J. Leavey 2011)
February 6, 2012
Compassion is vital in our day to day existence…
The human capacity to care for others isn’t something trivial or something to be taken for granted. Rather, it is something we should cherish. Compassion is a marvel of human nature, a precious inner resource, and the foundation of our well-being and the harmony of our societies. If we seek happiness for ourselves, we should practice compassion: and if we seek happiness for others, we should also practice compassion. ~~ His Holiness The Dalai Lama
When we ourselves our struggling we must remember that we are still capable of having compassion for others. It is in that compassion that we lift ourselves up and we lift up those to whom we give our compassion.
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