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July 09, 2005
The Paradox of Our Age
alohas,
we just recently celebrated the dalai lama's birthday party on wednesday, the night of the new moon, with some friends on the beach. setting off fireworks, playing music on the beach, teaching kids yoga, nourishing our bodies, meeting new people and connecting with old friends...
once again, bringing together all types of people to our potluck on the beach. we've decided to hold one at least once a month to contine to extend our little community here on oahu. it was a day of bringing people together and acknowledging that we are all "interrelated and interconnected"...we are all the same, human beings. it was also a day of acknowledging the significance of "loving compassion" in others, as well as ourselves.
i just wanted to share with you all a little something that lori and i found in the gift shop in india. the gift shop was within walking distance of the dalai lama's temple in mc cleod ganj. tibetan incense was burning throughout the store. the sanskrit chant done by the buddhist monks "om mani padme hum" was playing in the background.
a reality check...as i read this on the wall before me.
namaste...
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We have bigger houses but smaller families
more conveniences, but less time
We have more degrees, but less sense
more knowledge, but less judgement
more experts, but more problems
more medicines, but less healthiness
We've been all the way to the moon and back, but have trouble crossing the street to meet the new neighbor
We built more computers to hold more information to produce more copies than ever, but have less communication
We have become long on quantity, but short on quality
These are times of fast foods but slow digestion
Tall man but short character
Steep profits but shallow relationships
It's a time when there is much in the window but nothing in the room
...His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama
Posted by Single Fin at July 9, 2005 09:49 PM