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Clip from a recent Sangha Meeting where Josh Ichiyo is reading a great quote from Alan Watts . . .

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Great clip from Sarah Rinyo giving a Dharma Talk at once of our recent meetings. What a great reminder: "What do I have right now?" Instead of "what am I missing?"

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Fascinating quote from Shohaku Okumura . . .

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Quick clip from one of our recent online meetings with Rob Kanyo speaking about Buddha-nature . . .

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Great quote from Alan Watts . . .

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Interested in Buddhism but not sure where to begin? Our online "Intro to Buddhism" classes are always free and open to anyone! Our next class begins on November 2nd. Click this link for more info or to register: www.daybreakoneness.org/intro-classes

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Clip from a recent Sangha Meeting of Josh Ichiyo speaking about showing respect to all those who we are interacting with no matter who they are . . .

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Wonderful quote from Shantideva's Bodhicaryavatara V: 100 (translation by Stephen Batchelor)

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We have our regular online Sangha meeting tomorrow (8/18) at 8PM ET / 5PM PT. The topic will be "Gassho - The Ripples of Respect". If you have never been to a meeting before please don't hesitate to join! Log-in info at www.daybreakoneness.org/online-sangha

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As the world continues to impact us we will continue to change into something new. Recognizing this can be thought of as understanding "true self".

Likewise, we think of ourselves as a singular and unchanging "self" but we are only the impression left from countless causes and conditions that led us to this moment. We exist as we are right now because of everyone and everything around us.

The footprint is still a real thing in one sense - we can see it and recognize it - but it also only exists as a result of past actions and will keep changing as the wind blows or more snow falls.

A footprint in the snow with the word "self" imprinted from the boot

Sometimes people describe the Buddhist term "non-self" with the analogy of a footprint in the snow. The footprint is essentially empty . . . in other words there is no actual footprint there - just the impression left by the actions of the foot against the snow.
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Another great quote from Stephen Batchelor's "Buddhism Without Beliefs" . . .

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Here's a clip from our recent Sangha Meeting, where Sangha Director Sarah Rinyo explained a different approach to the popular saying "Pain is inevitable but suffering is optional" . . .

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Clip of Josh Ichiyo talking about the idea of "non-self" in the metaphor of a river from one of our recent online Sangha meetings . . .
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An important reminder from Stephen Batchelor's "Buddhism Without Beliefs" . . .

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Intro to Buddhism Classes | Daybreak Oneness Ministries

Interested in Buddhism but not sure where to begin? Our online "Intro to Buddhism" classes are always free & open to anyone! Our next class begins on July 6th and we have spots still available. See link for more info & to register: www.daybreakoneness.org/intro-classes

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May all beings be happy. May all beings be well. May all beings be peaceful. May all beings be FREE. Happy Juneteenth - Freedom Day.

It's so important (not only on Juneteenth but every day) to support Black-owned businesses. If you are here in the Apex, NC area please be sure to check out The Mocha Room (themocharoom.com)! If you live elsewhere, be sure to look for Black-owned businesses near you!

Celebrating Pride Month ~ Daybreak Oneness

Happy Pride Month!!

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Great quote from Mark Epstein's book "Advice Not Given" . . . .

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Making one's life into a meditation is different from using meditation to escape from life. ~Mark Epstein

Great quote here from Mark Epstein's book "Advise Not Given" . . .
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Wonderful clip of Stevie Jiyo speaking about the need to cultivate empathy in a recent Dharma Talk at one of our Sangha Meetings. If you would like to see the text of the full talk, be sure to check out this blog post on her website: www.futuredrstevie.com/finding-empa...

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Here's a clip from one of our recent Sangha Meetings of Rob Kanyo talking about Right Speech and Socrates . . .

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A human being is a spatially and temporally limited piece of the whole, which we call 'universe'. He experiences himself and his feelings as separate from the rest, an optical illusion of his consciousness. The striving for liberation from this bondage [or illusion] is the only subject of true religion. Not nurturing the illusion but only overcoming it gives us the attainable measure of inner peace. Albert Einstein

Some of the best Dharma quotes come from physicists!

*Note: this quote is often erroneously expanded with parts that Einstein didn't say. But this version is a translation directly from the source material (a letter that Eintsein wrote in German).

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Intro to Buddhism. Daybreak Oneness. Next Online Class starts July 6th!

Interested in Buddhism but not sure where to begin? Our online "Intro to Buddhism" classes are always free & open to anyone! Our next class begins on July 6th and registration is now open. See link for more info & to register: www.daybreakoneness.org/intro-classes

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We are proud to support Trans lives and Trans rights on this Transgender Day of Visibility! In the words of Rev. Gyomay Kubose: "Oneness does not mean that all become one and the same."

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Here's a clip from one of our recent Sangha Meetings of Sarah Rinyo talking about a famous parable involving the Buddha and cows. . .
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. . . what value is all this meditation and mindfulness if we just sit by and let the world burn? The old premise "getting involved in politics is inappropriate" isn't going to hold ground when the ground beneath us is disappearing . . . If we just sit this out, our "equanimity" will become indifference, our focus on personal awakening will be revealed as self-absorption, and our seeking of peaceful, mindful moments will become willful avoidance and denial. ~Thanissara

This quote is from Thanissara's 2015 book "Time to Stand Up". She is speaking about environmental concerns here but the quote feels like it could have equally been written about today's political situation!
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Here's a great clip from the end of a Dharma Talk about the subject gratitude that Rob Kanyo gave recently in one of our meetings . . .

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