Lokah Samastah Sukhino Bhavantu

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 […]

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Milton’s Mayhem and Message

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 […]

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Sunset

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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