SPEND

Most of us have spent our lives caught up in plans, expectations, ambitions for the future, in regrets, guilt or shame about the past. To come into the present is to stop the war. By Jack Kornfield

THINK

When the mind is haughty, sarcastic, full of conceit and arrogante, ridiculing, evasive and deceitful, when it is inclined to boast, or when it is contemptuous of others, abusive and irritable, then remain still like a piece of wood.

CONSCIOUSNESS

Let the visions you pass through your consciousness like clouds passing through an empty sky.

MIND

It is our mind, and that alone, that chains us or sets us free.

LIFE

Every conflict begins with thoughts of fear, animosity and aggression, which pass thorough some people's minds and spread like wildfire. The only antidote to these aberrations is take on fully yhe suffering of others.

COMPASSIONATE

COMPASSIONATE

Once we conclude that the basic nature of humanity is compassionate rather than aggressive, our relationship to the world around us changes immediately. Seeing other as basically compassionate instead of hostile and selfish helps us relax, trust, live at ease. It makes us happier.

AGGRESSION

Aggression is not essentially innate,and violent behaviour is influnced by a variety of biological, social, situational and environmental factors.

COMPASSION

if not here, where else could we bring alive compassion, justice, and liberation?

GENEROSITY.

Generosity morality, respect, service, listening to the Dharma,and meditation_

these are actions for the good. Each one is a practice that can be cultivated and furher refined,

becoming the causes for our own happiness and yhe happiness of other.

These acts for the good become our gift to the world.

LISTENING

Listening itself is an art. When we listen with a still and concentrated mind, it's possible to actuallly be responsive to what the words are saying. Sometimes deep insights come in a flash, unexpectedly.

RESPECT

Respect leads to caring- a quality of impeccability in what we do.

Respect and faith nourish each other and give birth to many skilful actions.

As we foster the quality of respect in our lives, we can also begin to see the world in a different light.

The tone of caring that arises from giving respect can trasform how we interact with society.

We begin to explore the possibilities of service, of taking an active role in seeing

what needs doing and lending our energy to those endeavours.Compassion motivates us to act,

and wisdom ensures the means are effective.

OFFERINGS

The Buddaha talked of morality as being the true beauty of a person.

It is the goodness that really shines on the inside of a person.

This is one of the greatest contributions we can give to the world,

for our non- harming offers the gift of safety and trust to all those around us.

Afroditas Perdidas in the City

ojos de su imagen -

I live in New Yorks Lower East Side for many years now and I am always impressed with the changing art - the layers that graffitii takes on after person after person adds something - I think this says a lot about art in general. Look what I saw. I try and imagine your eyes.

Good night noche