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DavidNichtern

  1. On retreat at Karme Choling in Vermont. Won't be posting again until June 9. Next Virtual Dharma Gathering will be June 12-See you all then!
  2. Mindfulness of what we think say and do are important. We are about to create our future karma! So let's be mindful but not uptight OK?
  3. Join Buddhist teacher David Nichtern online right now for a live, free talk regarding "The Law of Karma". Check it out: tinyurl.com/86f6bxq
  4. @twitunderground ... yes .... that's why we're going to talk about it! DN
  5. Tomorrow Night Tuesday, 7PM EST - "The Law of Karma" - Virtual Dharma Gathering - Live Talk & Discussion. Watch here: tinyurl.com/86f6bxq
  6. We call it the LAW of Karma because we cannot avoid experiencing the consequences of our thoughts and actions. What goes around comes around
  7. @ethannichtern - funny!
  8. Sometimes we have to stop chasing after the truth so much, be still, and let it catch up with us. The truth is always already there.
  9. Ultimately faith in a teacher has to be grounded in faith in our own innate wisdom and has to be verified by our own experience of practice
  10. If we monitor our energy, I think we will notice that it goes up and down based on the extent to which we really connect with our lives.
  11. When we share a very conscious sense of being fully present with others we discover sacred world.
  12. When it comes to nowness,we can recognize that it is already happening and we are missing it! So we re-connect…. that is our practice.
  13. Often we would rather be someplace else but that's actually impossible.
  14. Sometimes when we feel our lives are too overcrowded and chaotic to practice meditation, it is actually a form of laziness.
  15. “Movement is good for the body and stillness is good for the mind” - Sakyong Mipham
  16. @ethannichtern That's why refrigerators were invented!
  17. Tomorrow Night Tuesday, 7PM EST - "The Power of Habits" Virtual Dharma Gathering - Live Talk & Discussion. Watch here: tinyurl.com/86f6bxq
  18. Likewise, If you plant seeds of anger, resentment and anxiety, don't be surprised at harvest -you won't get a cantaloupe from a cactus seed.
  19. In this world whatever we plant will grow. If we plant seeds of compassionate thoughts and actions, eventually that crop will blossom.
  20. A guide, directions and traveling companions. Tuesday, 7PM EST - "The 3 Jewels - Buddha, Dharma & Sangha " Live Talk: tinyurl.com/86f6bxq