Nature's Equanimity
These camouflaged, wild ducks I photographed yesterday, symbolize to me what Buddha meant by equanimity:
A mind filled with radiance and warmth of being, loving and compassionate, without hostility or ill-will.
Our Freedom Extends as Far as the Reach of Our Possessions
Pushing All He Owns CC Jean Stmmell 2017 in SF Our Freedom Only Extends as Far as Our Possessions Reach Edward Burmila recently wrote an insightful piece in the Nation linking economic status with how free we are: People are only as free as they can afford to be. � For Americans, lacking guaranteed access to basic necessities like housing, food, health care��this is a constant dilemma.� ?1 As a result of stagnant wages coupled with the ever-rising cost of living, working folks are often stuck in stultifying jobs they hate, in order to keep health insurance coverage for their family. Many struggle on a precarious treadmill, living one step from disaster, lacking the savings to pay for even a $400 car repair: if you lose your job, you lose everything. Under these circumstances, it�s not surprising that some Americans cling to the only shard of individualism they have left, even if it is pointless and performative. Burmila says it is these workers, the ones with di...
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