Icchāya bajjhatī loko.
Icchāvinayāya muccati.
Icchāya vippahānena
sabbaṃ chindati bandhanaṃ.
With desire the world is tied down.
With the subduing of desire it’s freed.
With the abandoning of desire
all bonds are cut through.
Saṃyutta Nikāya 1.69
Translated from Pāli by Thanissaro Bhikkhu
Kodhaṃ chetvā sukhaṃ seti.
Kodhaṃ chetvā na socati.
Kodhassa visamūlassa, madhuraggassa devate
vadhaṃ ariyā pasaṃsanti,
tañhi chetvā na socatī.
Having killed anger you sleep in ease.
Having killed anger you do not grieve.
The noble ones praise the slaying of anger
— with its honeyed crest & poison root —
for having killed it you do not grieve.
Saṃyutta Nikāya 1.71
Translated from Pāli by Thanissaro Bhikkhu
The best time for new beginnings is now. Make your masterpiece.
-The Zen Mind 2019
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Welina mai a Hau’ōli Aloha Pō’aono a me nā kanaka! ‘Ūa maikā’i i nō pūle kikipani me ‘ōhana a me nā hōaloha. ʻŌ kā maluhīa nō me ‘oe.
Warmest greetings and Happy Aloha Saturday, People! Have a great weekend with family and friends. Peace be with you.
Attānañce piyaṃ jaññā
na naṃ pāpena saṃyuje,
na hi taṃ sulabhaṃ hoti
sukhaṃ dukkaṭakārinā.
If you hold yourself dear
then don’t fetter yourself with evil,
for happiness isn’t easily gained
by one who commits a wrong-doing.
Saṃyutta Nikāya 1.115
Translated from Pāli by Thanissaro Bhikkhu
Aloha kākōu a aloha kākahiāka. Kona kupanaha Pō’ahā. E hōʻomaka i kēlā lā i kēia lā me kā nāʻau māhālo. Hō’ouna aloha i nā mea a pau ʻo ʻōukōu.
Hello and good morning. It’s a wonderful Thursday. Begin each day with a grateful heart. Sending aloha to all of you.
A good exfoliating body scrub is a key component in effective skin care. Try this skin-loving honey and almond oil blend with jojoba meal for a gentler “microderm” scrub, or for those days when your skin just needs a quick pick-me-up. […]
Source: Vanilla Body Scrub Recipe with Jojoba Meal
Can you feel the Full Moon Energy?
The energies have been strong the past couple of days and especially with the 11:11 portal yesterday. I have had mystical and emotional dreams and at the same time felt deep grounding.
The Full Moon today helps us complete an emotional cycle related to Taurus which is the first earth sign. It is ruled by Venus and is our physical and tangible life which is grounded into earth and our senses. It is about physical pleasures and assets.
The opposite of Taurus is Scorpio which leaves the physical world and dives deep into the inner realms of our emotions, deep and mystical dimensions and karmic wounds. Sun is in Scorpio and reminding us to merge and unite our physical experience with the deeper and spiritual experience.
Mercury is retrograde and traveling very close to the Sun right now, which also highlights our thought patterns. The asteroid Vesta is conjunct the Moon and brings in energy of devotion and clarity. We are asked to also create a stable and patient relationship with our body and with Mother Earth.
These are the areas which affects your Sun/Ascendant at this Lunation:
Aries: physical and material matters as well as the body
Taurus: the Self
Gemini: Spiritual and hidden areas
Cancer: Friends, groups and organisations
Leo: Career and status
Virgo: Higher learning and long distance travel
Libra: Hidden areas and secrets/ loans and the psyche
Scorpio: relationships and partnerships
Sagittarius: Health and daily work/routine
Capricorn: Children and love
Aquarius: home and family
Pisces: communications
Happy Full Moon!
The Best Eggnog Cheesecake Recipe with Gingersnap Crust. This creamy eggnog dessert is perfect for the holidays and will impress your family & friends!
Source: The Best Eggnog Cheesecake Recipe with Gingersnap Crust | Rose Bakes
Na paro paraṃ nikubbetha
nātimaññetha katthaci na kañci,
byārosanā paṭighasaññā
nāññamaññassa dukkhamiccheyya.
Let no one deceive another
or despise anyone anywhere,
or through anger or irritation
wish for another to suffer.
Sutta Nipāta 1.14
Translated from Pāli by Thanissaro Bhikkhu
“Loneliness is a bridge between feeling left out in the world and being one with all that is. When loneliness arises, it invites you to slow down and deeply experience exactly how it feels, without an interest in imagining what is missing from your life. While it may first seem like the heartbreak of personal despair, such feelings equally have the power to reveal an unsuspecting communion with your true eternal nature. It is here where nothing is actually needed for you to be happy, peaceful, and free. This is by far the most threatening realization any personal boundary may encounter, but the most liberating insight you were born to explore.”
“Loneliness isn’t a matter of feeling ignored or unsupported by others. It is noticing how infrequently you love yourself along the way. When loving yourself becomes a primary response to whatever transpires, the pain, despair and isolation of feeling alone blossoms into the grace and solitude of heartfelt relief.”
A sleepless night can trigger up to a 30% rise in emotional stress levels, new study shows […]
Source: Stressed to the max? Deep sleep can rewire the anxious brain
Although doctors maintain that flu shots are life-savers that everyone should receive, some researchers are uncovering hints that ‘serial vaccination’ — that is, consistently receiving annual flu shots — may in fact limit one’s ability to fight the virus in the future. […]
Source: ‘Serial’ flu shots may limit body’s ability to fight virus in future: researchers
Maikā’i kākahiāka ʻohāna mau hōaloha. Pōmaikā’i ʻia ʻoe kākōu Lā’pūle. Ō kā maluhia nō me ʻoe.
Good morning, family and friends. May you all have a blessed Sunday. Peace be with you.
The creative director for food and culture at the Standard hotels and former Mission Chinese Food chef chooses the dishes that define the cuisine for her.
Aloha kākahiāka a me Hau’ōli Aloha Pō’aōno ōukōu. Ī hopenapule maikā’i kākou. Ō kā maluhia nō me ‘oe.
Good morning to all and a Happy Aloha Saturday! Have a nice weekend, everyone. Peace be with you.
May every breath I breathe,
help relieve the suffering of the many.
May every step I take,
be on the path of truth.
May my eyes see myself
in all living beings.
May my heart do the work
that compassion demands.
May I feel every tear,
every hurt, every need.
May I touch with sacred hands.
May my body be a bridge,
and my spirit healing ointment.
May my words fall like rain
on the desert of need.
May I give without hesitation,
and without expectation.
May I grasp the hand that needs help,
and let go of all else.
May my life be both prayer,
and the much needed answer.
May my identity be both lost
and found in all living beings!
~ a Buddhist Prayer
Hau’ōli Aloha Pō’alīma a pau. Kela kanaka keīa kanaka i kā lā nūi, a me weliweli hopena pule. Ō kā maluhīa nō me ʻoe.
Happy aloha Friday everyone. Everyone have a great day and awesome weekend. Peace be with you.
What a beautiful card! I feel the name, 9 of Voices, is more than appropriate. There is a great deal going on today, which I cover in my daily video; it is too much to mention here.&nbs…
Source: Card of the Day – 9 of Swords (Voices) – Friday, November 8, 2019
Sabbā āsattiyo chetvā,
vineyya hadaye daraṃ,
upasanto sukhaṃ seti,
santiṃ pappuyya cetasā.
With all one’s attachments cut,
with the heart’s pining subdued,
calm and serene and happy is one,
for one has attained peace of mind.
Saṃyutta Nikāya 1.242
Gemstones of the Good Dhamma, compiled and translated by Ven. S. Dhammika
It would seem our Mama Bear, a/k/a, the Queen of Swords is kicking butt in a good way today. Typically, we see her show up right around the New Moon, occasionally a Full Moon, but then she re…
Source: Card of the Day – Queen of Swords – Thursday, November 7, 2019
“Mycodiversity is our biosecurity. Let’s celebrate decomposition. Let’s let it rot.”
Paul Stamets, speaker, author, mycologist, medical researcher and entrepreneur, is considered an intellectual and industry leader in fungi habitat, medicinal use, and production. He lectures extensively to deepen your understanding and respect for the organisms that literally exist under every footstep you take on this path of life. His presentations cover a range of mushroom species and research showing how mushrooms can help the health of people and planet. His central premise is that habitats have immune systems, just like people, and mushrooms are cellular bridges between the two. Our close evolutionary relationship to fungi can be the basis for novel pairings in the microbiome that lead to greater sustainability and immune enhancement.
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