By Debra Basham, on April 19, 2025 From The Daily Tejaniya on Saturday, April 19, 2025:
Trying to keep awareness continuous by trying to keep objects* continuous is a common mistake. Fixating on objects in this way is unskillful because we form craving for objects we like, and aversion towards objects we dislike. The skillful move is to keep awareness, […]
By Debra Basham, on January 22, 2025 Today is my birthday.
As my birthday ritual I did an audio Mudita meditation with John Orr from an online retreat day April 11, 2021. Mudita is a Sanskrit and Pali word that means “sympathetic joy” or “appreciative pleasure”. It’s a Buddhist concept that involves feeling joy for the good fortune of others.
The […]
By Debra Basham, on October 9, 2024 Last evening we had dinner with two long-time friends. One friend lost her winter home on Pine Island two years ago to Hurricane Ian. As Hurricane Milton is crossing the Gulf of Mexico right now barrelling toward Florida we have friends who are year-round on the island. It felt good for us to gather here […]
By Debra Basham, on September 7, 2024 The work of wisdom is to differentiate between what is skillful, and what is unskillful. ~ The Daily Tejaniya
My days continue to include bike rides and sharing with Fred. It has been two months and two days since Linda died.
We ride and talk. Most days we have a water break sitting somewhere […]
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