We are incredibly privileged that many talks and meditations by beloved teacher Dr. Larry Ward are available on the Plum Village App ๐๐ฝ
Check out our blog to find out more about all the amazing materials available to everyone ๐๐ฝhttps://plumvillage.app/talks-and-meditations-by-larry-ward/
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Beliefs are like shoes. Mine fit me, not you, but that doesn't make your feet bad. Old shoes fall apart. New shoes need breaking in.
She's so regal! Reminds me a lot of our Tuxedo Ollie! Here he is being goofy haha.
I waited hours for this cloud to come near the lake #lightning strike reflection.
An apartment complex. A headline reads: "Did Switzerland Solve The Housing Crisis?"
The way that housing co-ops work in Switzerland may seem foreign to many. But the central idea is simple: What if homeownership had no profit motive and no capital gains? Advocates say their model could reshape how the world thinks about affordable housing. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/r...
The realisation of clear awareness is not an abstract or mystical state reserved for a select few. It is, in fact, our most natural state of mind, obscured only by the veil of conceptual thought and attachment to self.
Goodnight sleep tight.
Solitude ~ Buddha Shakyamuni
https://justdharma.org/solitude-buddha/
#BuddhaShakyamuni #reality #solitude
#wordoftheday #pali #Buddhism #Buddhist #Buddha #resolution #determination
โธ๏ธ Entailing Suffering (A free, 4-page sutta translation from 2000)
Tags: #BuddhaQuotes #Meditation #Motivation #Imagery #MonkLife #Feeling
#plumvillage #mahayana #Buddhism #love #Metta #loveyourself #loveothers #thichnahthanh #miracle #presentmomentonlymoment #youareherenow
Fancy an all-you-can-eat salmon buffet? Then head on over to Katmai National Park and Preserve in Alaska.
It's the salmon run season right now, and the waterfall is absolutely swarming with bears. They've all gotten so chubby from feasting.
๐ป๐งธ Yummy..
#nationalpark #bears #salmon #wildlife
BDG on YouTube: The Heart Sutra with Ven. Guan Cheng (Lecture 25)
๐ Watch: youtu.be/qHAHjIVoIpA
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BDG news: Buddhist Women: Drukpa Nuns Visit Ven. Bhikkhu Sanghasena at the Mahabodhi Devachan Campus in Ladakh
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๐ฃ๏ธ Animals, Imagination, and Consciousness (A free, 30-minute podcast from 2019)
Tags: #Mind #Mythology #Animals
Buddhist insights: In Buddhism it's taught that most of what happens is result of our previous actions wp.me/pFy3u-QJ โFive Protections Against Sorrowโ.
"The truth is the truth, whether or not it is accepted by the majority. Therefore, I tell you children, it takes great courage to stand up for and protect what is right." -Thich Nhat Hanh, Old Path White Clouds: Walking in the Footsteps of the Buddha
lunar delight
It takes time to practice generosity, but being generous is the best use of our time. โ Thich Nhat Hanh
#ThichNhatHanh #time #best #practice
Pali Word of The Day - Abhaya
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๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ฎI Will Survive was like the anthem for my queer youth. I just don't see how anyone can see what is happening right now, across the government and country, and still support it. Simple context clues should tell them it will be just as bad for them soon enough. I guess not if you are rich enough
www.buddhanet.net/dhammapada/d...
Just want to thank yall for all the hard work you do spreading the Dharma for free to others ๐ You're website has been amazing in my learning ๐
Sounds like it'll be a great read!
