I thought this was very good and it is on topic. JODY ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tricycle: The Buddhist Review" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2008 2:49 AM Subject: Tricycle's Daily Dharma, November 6
November 6, 2008 Tricycle's Daily Dharma Wholesome Qualities in the Mind In the broadest conception of the path, in the vast context of spiritual practice, we cultivate and nourish certain qualities that support and propel us forward into freedom. The Pali word parami refers to ten wholesome qualities in our minds and the accumulated power they bring to us: generosity, morality, renunciation, wisdom, energy, patience, truthfulness, resolve, lovingkindness, and equanimity. . . . Parami does not come from some being outside ourselves; rather, it comes from our own gradually accumulated purity. A Buddhist understanding of reliance on a higher power would not necessarily involve reliance on some supernatural being. It is, rather, a reliance on those forces of purity in ourselves that are outside our small, constricted sense of I, and that constitute the source of grace in our lives. --Joseph Goldstein, Insight Meditation from Everyday Mind, a Tricycle book edited by Jean Smith You are receiving this eNewsletter because you are subscribed to Tricycle's Daily Dharma. If you wish to unsubscribe or change information on your account, please use the options available at the bottom of this message. Visit Tricycle: The Buddhist Review at: http://www.tricycle.com Subscribe to Tricycle online at: http://tricycle.com/subscribe-tricycle Reproduction of material from any Tricycle pages without written permission is strictly prohibited. Tricycle: The Buddhist Review 92 Vandam Street New York, NY 10013 Telephone 212.645.1143 | Fax 212.645.1493 Forward email http://ui.constantcontact.com/sa/fwtf.jsp?m=1102078752519&ea=jody%40thewhitehats.com&a=1102283045539 This email was sent to [EMAIL PROTECTED] by [EMAIL PROTECTED] Update Profile/Email Address http://visitor.constantcontact.com/d.jsp?p=oo&v=001uxu9h741ik06WpMKkbNY5aW_OjjnniYPQsaXVePVHhIKuRkw7xkPLDLeDNeWl8c-ag-WldRRITO4lg_3oOZbcA%3D%3D Instant removal with SafeUnsubscribe(TM) http://visitor.constantcontact.com/d.jsp?p=un&v=001uxu9h741ik06WpMKkbNY5aW_OjjnniYPQsaXVePVHhIKuRkw7xkPLDLeDNeWl8c-ag-WldRRITO4lg_3oOZbcA%3D%3D Privacy Policy: http://ui.constantcontact.com/roving/CCPrivacyPolicy.jsp Email Marketing by Constant Contact(R) www.constantcontact.com Tricycle: The Buddhist Review | 92 Vandam Street | New York | NY | 10013 ------------------------------------ Current Book Discussion: any Zen book that you recently have read or are reading! Talk about it today!Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Zen_Forum/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Zen_Forum/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
