[Dialogue] [Oe List ...] An Easter gift

[Jeanette Stanfield via Dialogue]

Hi George,
When you began to talk about impermeability, I am reminded of a series
on BBC called Forces of Nature with Brian Cox.  It may be on PBS as well.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07k7m4z

Happy Easter,

Jeanette

On Sun, Apr 16, 2017 at 6:53 PM, George Holcombe via OE <
oe at lists.wedgeblade.net> wrote:

> In our service this Easter morning at a Presbyterian church we sang a hymn
> written by a Methodist (Jesus Christ is Risen Today) and a closing hymn by
> a Muslim (Morning Has Broken) and following the Scripture reading of John
> 20 this quote (below). A profound sermon, and a fuller understanding of the
> idea of resurrection.
> Thich Nhat Hang, Zen monk
> "I think there's a way of training ourselves in order not to become the
> victim of fear and grief- that is to look deeply into ourselves and to see
> that we are made of non-self elements. And when we look around ourselves,
> we can recognize ourselves in the non-self elements, like a father looking
> at his children can see himself in his children, can see his continuation
> in his children. So he is not attached to the idea that his body is the
> only thing that is him. He's more than his body.He is inside of his body
> but he is also at the same (time) outside of his body in many elements. And
> if we have the habit of looking like that we will not be the victim of our
> attachment to one form of manifestation, and we will be free. And that
> freedom makes happiness and peace possible. Other than meditation is there
> any specific practicer that can help you come to this understanding?
> Yes. The Buddha advised us to bear in mind that everything is impermanent,
> that nothing has an absolute entity that remains the same. And when we keep
> that insight in mind, we can see more deeply into the nature of reality,
> and we will not be locked in the notion that we are only this body, this
> life span is the only life span we have. In fact, because nothing can be by
> itself alone, no one can be by himself or herself alone, everyone has to
> inter-be with envy one else. That is why, when you look outside, around,
> you can see yourself. And when you look into yourself, you can see the
> outside. So that is a training.”
>
> George Holcombe
> geowanda1 at me.com
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> greater than a community discovering what it cares about."  Margaret
> Wheatley
>
>
> On Apr 16, 2017, at 2:33 PM, Doris Hahn via OE <oe at lists.wedgeblade.net>
> wrote:
>
> From Doris Hahn -
>
> Pat Moriarty asked me to Pass this link along to you;so here it is:
>
> http://www.justathoughtbypat.com/wp-admin/post.php?post=1913&action=edit
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