Astrology

An important message, letter or communication happens today.  It’s most crucial to speak in a kind, diplomatic manner.  Angry or demanding speech harms your cause and you will be ignored, or worse.  The urge to “tell people off” is strong today, as is the wish to push others who aren’t responding the way you would like.  Elsewhere, work is going well, happiness is in the picture and financial matters are improving.  Love is in the air, if you take time to notice.  Dell said, “The real secret of patience is to find something else to do in the meantime.”  Get busy!

The daily astrology post affects everyone. Because individual charts vary, the circumstances outlined in the post will affect people differently. Some will feel this energy in the personal arena, some in finances, some with children or family, some in work and so forth. There are many departments of life. Look to see where the dynamic affects you!

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Avoid putting yourself into a situation that is dark or feels ominous to you.  Trust your intuition, and don’t be afraid to back away if you sense danger!  An exuberant sense of confidence can send you running straight into trouble!  Speed is not your friend.  Slow down, and you’ll understand what you’re up against.  Zip ahead and you’ll learn too late.  Allen Claxton said, “The treacherous, unexplored areas of the world are not in continents or the seas; they are in the minds and hearts of men.”  Once this passes, it’s back to happy land for you.  Confidence is your friend, time is on your side and your work is progressing well.  Oh, you’re also having fun verbally with people, laughing and telling jokes.

The daily astrology post affects everyone. Because individual charts vary, the circumstances outlined in the post will affect people differently. Some will feel this energy in the personal arena, some in finances, some with children or family, some in work and so forth. There are many departments of life. Look to see where the dynamic affects you!

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A project is lining up nicely, and a labor of love is stable.  Diplomacy sets the stage for future success, so use all your powers of persuasion with those who matter.  Something put in motion now bears fruit in the future.  Of course, you want it NOW.  Wait it out, keep plugging away, and your goal will be achieved.  Old loves come back, and you could find yourself in a reverie about the past.  Harmony is present between men and women, and all artistic, medical and intuitive endeavors are favored.  Do your work but do not lead with ego.  William Penn said, “There is a troublesome humour some men have, that if they may not lead, they will not follow, but had rather a thing were never done, than not done their own way.”  Respect other’s leadership.

The daily astrology post affects everyone. Because individual charts vary, the circumstances outlined in the post will affect people differently. Some will feel this energy in the personal arena, some in finances, some with children or family, some in work and so forth. There are many departments of life. Look to see where the dynamic affects you!

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Happiness is in the air!  Breathe it in and breathe it out.  You have the ability to approach every situation with confidence and optimism, if you so choose.  George Washington said, “Happiness depends more upon the internal frame of a person’s own mind than on the externals in the world.”  Men are kind and generous and those in a position of power are benevolent and well intentioned.  Work hard and view others in the most charitable light. Love is grand. How to mess things up?  Assertively, demandingly and suddenly confront a powerful person and watch yourself go down in flames!

The daily astrology post affects everyone. Because individual charts vary, the circumstances outlined in the post will affect people differently. Some will feel this energy in the personal arena, some in finances, some with children or family, some in work and so forth. There are many departments of life. Look to see where the dynamic affects you!

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Dreamland, you’re in it!  Float around this morning and avoid anything that forces you to move fast.  You may hear about someone who is confused or sick, in which case you’ll need to intervene – it’s serious.  At the same time, emotional generosity is the keyword today.  Good fortune comes through generous activity, so get out there and be generous in every way you can think of. Bern Williams said, “Praise can give criticism a lead around the first turn and still win the race.” Sincere praise is another form of generosity, use it. As the day progresses, you feel a tug of war between the desire to relax and the desire to finish a project.  Divvy things up so you work, relax, work, relax.  If you spend time doing either for too long, you’ll feel something was left out. All in all it’s a nice day.

The daily astrology post affects everyone. Because individual charts vary, the circumstances outlined in the post will affect people differently. Some will feel this energy in the personal arena, some in finances, some with children or family, some in work and so forth. There are many departments of life. Look to see where the dynamic affects you!

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The only way to avoid being happy today is to stay in bed with the covers pulled over your head!  Use the good energy to have fun, to make others feel happy and to expand your projects.  The planet of success through expansion is travelling with the sun, so get out there and do something!  A down-to-earth, grounded energy provides the muscle to accomplish things.  Paint a fence, build something. Spend time with things you can touch, pick up and carry around…material objects.  Avoid abstract or eccentric things.  Don’t be yelling about space invaders as others are busy digging a well.  Be down to earth today, you won’t regret it. Henry Thoreau said, “It is not enough to be busy…The question is: what are we busy about?”

The daily astrology post affects everyone. Because individual charts vary, the circumstances outlined in the post will affect people differently. Some will feel this energy in the personal arena, some in finances, some with children or family, some in work and so forth. There are many departments of life. Look to see where the dynamic affects you!

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A friend appears who inspires you with a new approach or way of looking at things.  Men are generous and good natured, and things happen that seem like wild, out-of-the-blue good luck.   They’re good, but they are the culmination of events you put into play long ago.  If you’ve been diligent you will be rewarded today; if not, join the applause as someone else receives the reward.  A benevolent force hovers in the environment helping with every project.  Buy and sell, hold fund raisers and do good deeds.  Epictetus said, “If you hear that someone is speaking ill of you, you should say, ‘He obviously does not know me very well, since there are so many other faults he could have mentioned.'”  A smile and a happy heart take you everywhere today.

The daily astrology post affects everyone. Because individual charts vary, the circumstances outlined in the post will affect people differently. Some will feel this energy in the personal arena, some in finances, some with children or family, some in work and so forth. There are many departments of life. Look to see where the dynamic affects you!

What It Means to Be Sectarian: by Tsem Tulku Rinpoche

The following is respectfully quoted from “Gurus for Hire Enlightenment for Sale” by Tsem Tulku Rinpoche:

If you are a member of the royalty of one country and you criticize your own royalty, its okay because inadvertently, you include yourself. For example, if I were in the royal family of a certain country and I criticized the royalty of my country, some people in our country or i the royal house may be a little unhappy, but it is generally acceptable because I have included myself in the criticism. I am showing humility and not pointing fingers at other people.

However, it would not be acceptable if I started saying that our royalty was very good, but the royalty of another country was excessive, stupid, not educated, spoiled and did not do anything for their country. Some people who are fanatical in our country might agree but the people who can think will see that it is not a very good policy and not very diplomatic. They will say that we do not have the full information, that we are just looking at things in the media and that we do not know the inside story. They will question our right to criticize another royal family of another country that people respect. Once we start saying those kinds of things, we invite criticism of our own royal family and we open the doors for other people to criticize us also.

Similarly, we have four sects of Buddhism in Tibet. Each sect has its own head but the four sects have the same goal, priorities and requirements for Enlightenment. All their teachings are textually and scripturally sound, based on reliable sources that come from India, stemming back to Lord Buddha himself.

I have not studied other lineages. I have read a little here and there but I can never claim to know anything about other lineages. However, i can tell you from observing the other lineages and erudite Gurus that I do not see a difference between them and the erudite masters of my lineage. They are compassionate, just as the ones in my lineage are. If a master of another lineage becomes a Buddha or becomes highly attained, I do not see them as different from a master of my lineage. Once he attains Enlightenment, a Buddha is a Buddha, without any lineage. Once we climb to the top of the mountain, it is what flag we put on the top of that mountain that identifies who we are. Actually, the person who climbs to the top is just a mountain climber who go to the top!

I can only say that the other lineages (besides Gelugpa) are definitely valid because I have checked out their masters, their students and disciples. I can say they are good because I look at the results. Just as in my own lineage (Gelugpa), they also have great practitioners and practitioners who do not really practice. It is the same. (I do not say this politically. If I say this politically, I can see through my motive and so can you.)

His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama has mentioned this during teachings. What His Holiness says is correct. I believe it, but I am a critical person and will still check it out and think about it.

When one sect criticizes another sect, it is very, very serious. One sect has no right to criticize another sect. One sect has not fully studied another sect’s or another school’s tenets in order to have the knowledge to criticize or to say anything. That is why I would not ever criticize, even if I had studied it; and dare not since I have never studied it. I would not even go in that direction.

Prejudice and bias toward another sect or another form of Buddhism is dangerous, as explained in the Lamrim Chenmo. The karmic effect of saying negative things about other lineages is very damaging.

Let’s consider how dangerous it is to kill an animal; how bad the karma is to kill a person or a monk. We cannot kill a Buddha because a Buddha does not have the karma to be killed, but if we could kill a Buddha, imagine the incredible amount of negative karma that would arise from that action. The Lamrim says that if we spread sectarian views, it is understood, the other person accepts and we rejoice, the four completing actions or the four factors of intention are complete: the demerit of spreading sectarian views is equivalent to killing 1,000 Buddhas. That is what His Holiness Pabongkha Rinpoche explained in the Lamrim Chenmo.

If other people dare spread sectarian views, we should have great compassion for them, never listen and just cut their talk off. We should not entertain or listen to them. Remember, we are trying to gain merit! If the demerit of spreading sectarian views is equivalent to killing 1,000 Buddhas, then all the merit we create from doing prostrations, making offerings and meditating will down the drain! Symbolically, the amount of practice we do can fill up one bathtub. If we were to put that bathtub into the ocean, it becomes nothing. The karma of killing 1,000 Buddhas is like the ocean. When we engage in sectarian talk, it is like putting our little bathtub of merit into the ocean and wondering what happened!

If we were to judge another school or sect of Buddhism and say they are not as good as ours, then we are also presupposing that no attainments can be gained from their practice. It is saying that in their lineage, there are no enlightened Gurus, no high-level, attained teachers or practitioners. It is impossible. It cannot be!

Every lineage and every school of Buddhism in every country, everywhere, has elite, erudite, practiced masters who prove to us that if we practice each school individually and correctly, we will get the results. The techniques and the way the different schools are formed may differ a bit due to time, place, geography and culture but that does not mean they are not complete paths in themselves.

It is sectarianism to have biased views against another lineage, another school or another form, based on prejudice, ego, self-centeredness, insecurity, fear and ignorance; or to think that it might not be good if someone is not practicing what we are practicing.

You will never see, feel, hear or sense one bit of sectarianism in a real practitioner of Buddhism who wishes to become a fully enlightened Buddha for the benefit of others. Why would a real Dharma practitioner speak about something that was never on their mind? Why would they dwell on or express things that are not true? Real Buddhist practitioners do not lie or have baseless bias.

We cannot even be biased against other religions, as spoken by the perfect Buddha and as taught by the perfect Dalai Lama. If we cannot be biased against other religions, how can we be biased against different sects within our own religion?

Astrology

A long awaited goal is coming your way.  You can practically see it!  The trick now is to keep on going. The temptation to give up is often strongest right before the culmination of a project.  Don’t stop!  You are surrounded by kind, generous people.  Recognize them for who they are and thank them.  A labor of love will soon be complete.  Send messages, contact people. Do your best to sell yourself and your project.  A credential or award may be offered.  Accept what others give you, even if it’s not exactly what you had in mind.  You help someone else when you gracefully receive what they have to give.  An imaginative project is successful.  Leo Tolstoy said, “The two most powerful warriors are patience and time.”

The daily astrology post affects everyone. Because individual charts vary, the circumstances outlined in the post will affect people differently. Some will feel this energy in the personal arena, some in finances, some with children or family, some in work and so forth. There are many departments of life. Look to see where the dynamic affects you!

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A job has recently been well done, and you’ll receive credit unless you demand credit.  Modesty is the best policy today.  A bewildering scenario presents itself and you need to be quite careful in your response to pleas for help. Avoid being pulled into someone’s hole; it’s deeper than it appears.  Throw a rope, offer assistance to the best of your ability, but don’t jump into a dangerous situation or you yourself will be in peril. When this has passed, continue to enjoy the happy environment.  Go for a drive, meet a friend or group and make plans for the future.  George Soros said, “The worse a situation becomes, the less it takes to turn it around-and the bigger the upside.”

The daily astrology post affects everyone. Because individual charts vary, the circumstances outlined in the post will affect people differently. Some will feel this energy in the personal arena, some in finances, some with children or family, some in work and so forth. There are many departments of life. Look to see where the dynamic affects you!

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