February 14, 2010 marks both the Chinese and Tibetan New Year: The Year of the Iron Tiger. Wondering it means?
Me too. So I searched around and found the most complete assessment and explanation at the Digital Tibetan Buddhist Altar.
I hope you enjoy the post as much as I did. Seems like this is going to [...]
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The highest good is like water.
Water gives life to the ten thousand things and does not strive.
It flows in places men reject and so it is like the Tao.
In dwelling, be close to the land.
In meditation, go deep in the heart.
In dealing with others, be gentle and kind.
In speech, be true.
In ruling, be just.
In daily [...]
Looking into the sunrise, you might notice that the exact place where the Sun rises is different each day. It seems to us that the Sun tracks North to South along the Eastern horizon as we move through our seasons, Winter to Summer and back again. Today, it has been a year since the [...]
“…our Earth is taking part in a fantastic cosmic ballet. First, it pulls us through space at a speed of nearly twenty miles per second during its annual journey around the Sun. The Sun then drags the Earth with it during its voyage through the Milky Way at a speed of 140 miles per second. [...]
