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@Patrizia Tenerelli asked about a mantra for generosity in todays session. Although I couldn't find a specific Sanskrit mantra for generosity (at least from an authentic source), I thought I would post this mantra practice from the book Healing Mantras by Thomas Ashley Ferrand. It's a mantra practice that allows you to work with various inner conditions. He explains that it's about offering up the negative quality and invoking the quality of peace. As people mentioned, including me, about various emotions coming during the generosity practice this practice might be suited.

Hello Mindspringers, I'm putting together this month's Mandala mail, so if you have any must-sees, must-hears, or must-reads then please let me know in the next few days. https://www.mind-springs.org/mandala-offerings

We started a new 8-week cycle of Buddhist exploration at 8 am this morning - looking at the "four immeasurables" of loving kindness (metta), compassion (karuna), sympathetic joy (mudita) and equanimity (uppekha). We began with a meditation, exploring the atmosphere of our own minds. Are we irritated, grumpy or unkind about the phenomena of our mind? In the discussion, we looked at the aversion many of us in the West have about wishing ourselves well... Here's a snippet from that discussion: https://share.descript.com/view/Orbwpz0ql1z

Great little two minute video animation of Brené Brown talking about how to be truly empathatic to other people's pain and suffering (as opposed to being sympathetic). Thought some of you might like this too (the comments under the video are also lovely - very rare for YouTube!).

Hi @Karen R. and all craft circle gang, just thought I'd show you how the Kentish crafters are celebrating the Jubilee by decorating mail boxes with their clever creations

Is it selfish to wish yourself free from pain? https://share.descript.com/view/QbHp2rz6xuV

I would just like to wish you. Alistair, and all the retreaters, heading for Holy Isle ,this weekend, a safe journey and a wonderful weeks practice in the best of settings. See you all on 24th zoom callX🙏

There's seems to have been a technical error for someone reason myself included havnt received the reminder email. Go to bookings, and press on the day today, and there will be a zoom link. This should take you to todays zoom session Also it will be on the booking email if you still have it.

...I came upon this moving video of the Dalai Lama teaching on Milarepa's last teaching to his foremost disciple Gampopa. Having shared all the most profound teaching he said he had one last teaching to pass on. He then lifted his robe and showed Gampopa the callouses on his backside from the years of meditating in caves. Even though there is no translation of what His Holiness is saying, it is a great example of teaching-beyond-words. As he describes that transmission he breaks down into tears - and then moments later is laughing again. Being moved by the great compassion of Milarepa - but also demonstrating how we as humans can oscillate through all emotions so beautifully. It is itself a profound teaching.