Batchelor S. “Buddhism without beliefs. A contemporary guide to awakening.” Riverhead Books, NY, 1997. www.stephenbatchelor.org
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Wednesday, December 26, 2012
Caring for & Cultivating Life
“Just as a garden needs to be protected, tended, and cared for, so do
ethical integrity, focused awareness, and understanding. No matter how deep our
insight into the empty and contingent nature of things, that alone will do
little to cultivate these qualities. Each of these areas of life becomes a
challenge, an injunction to act. There is no room for complacency …”
Batchelor S. “Buddhism without beliefs. A contemporary guide to awakening.” Riverhead Books, NY, 1997. www.stephenbatchelor.org
Batchelor S. “Buddhism without beliefs. A contemporary guide to awakening.” Riverhead Books, NY, 1997. www.stephenbatchelor.org
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I have, for some time been in the "no fear"zone, a direct result of dharma study and practice. This passage resonates with a challenge whispering in my ear: If no fear, then what's keeping me from acting fearlessly?
ReplyDeleteA powerful open question Geri ...
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