Month: December 2023
Samurai Wisdom: 10 Profound Quotes and Timeless Lessons for Life
1. “If you live in fear, you will not live long.” – Miyamoto Musashi2. “Embrace death without fear, and you shall never truly die.” – Yamamoto Tsunetomo3. “True strength lies not in the arm but in the soul.” – Samurai proverb4. “A true hero is one who knows when to restrain and when to act.” – Minamoto Yoshitsune5. “If you want to win, teach your opponent how to fight.” – Samurai proverb6. “Do not let the past control your present, and do not let the fear of the future rob you of your ability to live in the present.” – Miyamoto Musashi7. “A Samurai always keeps his word, no matter how small the promise.” – Samurai proverb8. “Do not hesitate to face challenges, for it is through them that you can become the best version of yourself.” – Samurai saying9. “The patience of a Samurai is not the acceptance of failure but the ability to improve step by step.” – Unknown10. “If you do not have the courage to face yourself, how can you face the world?” – Samurai proverb
Sun on the Galactic Center, Sacred Marriage Time
Sun on the Galactic Center, Sacred Marriage Time december 20 is the last day […]
Daily Words of the Buddha for December 21, 2023
Kāmaṃ kāmayamānassa,
tassa ce taṃ samijjhati, addhā pītimano hoti.
Laddhā macco yadicchati.
Tassa ce — kāmayānassa, chandajātassa — jantuno
te kāmā parihāyanti,
sallaviddhova ruppati.
If one, longing for sensual pleasure,
achieves it, yes, one’s enraptured at heart.
The mortal gets what one wants.
But if for that person — longing, desiring —
the pleasures diminish,
one’s shattered, as if shot with an arrow.
Sutta Nipāta 4.772, 4.773
Translated from Pāli by Thanissaro Bhikkhu
Mercury and Saturn exchange ideas; Mars and Uranus are off center, so choose a different action path; Void Moon time is very short; Happy Birthday season to all the Capricorns; The Sun and Retrograde Mercury conjunct, signaling the halfway point of the retrograde cycle; One more brief Void Moon time
Another overnight Moon Void time; Mars activates Chiron into healing action; Sun and Neptune meet in square, so be careful of boundaries; Another Moon Void time; Venus helps attune to Chiron’s messages of healing
Daily Words of the Buddha for December 17, 2023
Atītaṃ nānvāgameyya,
nappaṭikaṅkhe anāgataṃ;
yadatītaṃ pahīnaṃ taṃ,
appattañca anāgataṃ
The past should not be followed after,
and the future not desired;
what is past is dead and gone,
and the future is yet to come.
Majjhima Nikāya 3.272
Gemstones of the Good Dhamma, compiled and translated by Ven. S. Dhammika
Weekend Astrology | December 16-17
December 16 The Moon is in Aquarius until the 17th at 2:58 pm EST and things are detached, cool, intellectual, inventive and group-minded […]
Recipe: Make Christmas Herbs Into a Healing Balm – Nick Polizzi
During this holiday season, discover the ancient wisdom and healing properties of frankincense and myrrh, two sacred herbs hidden in plain sight. […]
Daily Words of the Buddha for December 13, 2023
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
The Golden Ratio – Transmuted Pain to Power in Infinite Divine Proportion
Perspectives
How to Apologize: Reflections on Forgiveness, Self-Forgiveness, and the Paradox of Doing the Right Thing
“It’s permitted to receive solace for whatever you did or didn’t do, pitiful, beautiful human.” […]
Astrology | Venus gets her passionate time front and center, tho’ her connection to Saturn puts a bit of a damper on that; Neptune Stations Direct; Void Moon ends early in the day
Daily Words of the Buddha for December 05, 2023
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
Hālau 'Aha Hui Lānākila 