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Take Heart Young Activist
Alot of people on Tumblr are really angry. Righteous anger is sometimes necessary to empower marginalized people and stimulate structural change. Constant pressure on power-holding establishments for social justice and activities which raise awareness and promote understanding in our communities is always important. But to allow hate to grow in your mind and spread to your speech and your actions...
“The majority of people dismiss those things that lie beyond the bounds of their...”
– Haruki Murakami (via thepajamawarrior)
“You are the sky. Everything else - it’s just the weather.”
– Pema Chodron (via nirvikalpa)
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Buddhism is fundamentally a wisdom tradition...
… it is not an ethics or morality based system. Yes, there are many teachings about the cultivation of compassion, and there are guidelines on proper behavior, but these are borne out of the exploration of how to cultivate an enlightened mind, and discovered through exhaustive trial and error.
For example, the qualities of an angry mind are contracted, clouded and impulsive. Angry mind...
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yay! 30 followers! i love you guys! <3
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“Love cannot be described, it must be tasted.”
– Rumi (via theantidote)
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