Rev. Danny Fisher
Just a Buddhist Minister Trying to Benefit Beings
Month: March, 2011
March 30, 2011
A Gift of Dharma for 3.30.11
Today’s quote is yet another from our friend and former Naropa University professor Dr. Reginald A. Ray, whom I previously quoted and wrote a little biography for here. This is it — posted recently on the Dharma Ocean Foundation’s Facebook page:
”Becoming who we are” means not knowing who we are and being able to trust what happens with us in a very natural, spontaneous way. We’re not becoming who “we” are; we’re becoming who “we” are not. It’s so interesting that everything that happens in life shows us right where we’re hanging on. And the invitation is to let go. Right then! Just in that moment, let it go. Make room for your experience. Make room for who you really are.
March 30, 2011
Dr. Sharon Ofberg on the New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care’s Robert Chodo Campbell and Koshin Paley Ellison at This Year’s Integrative Healthcare Symposium
Over at The Huffington Post, Dr. Sharon Ofberg writes about the New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care‘s Robert Chodo Campbell and Koshin Paley Ellison as the “opening act” at this year’s Integrative Healthcare Symposium. Take a look.
I previously interviewed Chodo and Koshin for this blog. Read our interview here.
March 29, 2011
A Gift of Dharma for 3.29.11
Today’s dharma quote is yet another from the Vidyādhara, Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche (1939-1987), whom I first quoted and wrote a little bio for here. This is it:
When people go to a movie, they go because they want a change, something to see besides their usual scene of washing dishes, working in their office, or whatever. They need space. So if the movie presents space, no matter how irritating it may be, it will be worth it. The audience won’t come out tensed up; they’ll come out relaxed. They’ve gone through the whole process of wanting to see something, and then they actually do see something. They come out having gone through an eye massage.
March 29, 2011
Save the Grand Canyon!
This from Avaaz.Org:
The Grand Canyon, one of America’s greatest treasures, is threatened by a huge wave of Uranium mining — and the deadline for public comment is almost over.
For two years, a hard-won moratorium on mining has protected the Canyon, but the ban is now set to expire. If the federal government doesn’t renew it, a “Uranium Rush” of mining would permanently scar the face of this unique and priceless land, devastate local communities, and endanger water supplies for millions who live nearby.
Lobbyists are right now pushing the U.S. Bureau of Land Management to open the floodgates for mines, but a 20 year ban is on the table. A public outcry helped secure the embargo last time and if enough of us raise the alarm again we could ensure the Canyon is mine free — this time for decades. The deadline for public comment is April 4th — Let’s flood the public consultation with messages to save the Grand Canyon! Send a comment now, and tell everyone to do the same!
Send your comment here.
