Today we feel more harmony with others and are ready to indulge ourselves as well. We are not in the mood for hard work, except for beautifying our surroundings. Mercury, our thought and communication, finished the retrograde period last night. In a few days the speed of activities that involve a lot of communication will be much greater. It is now a better time to start new projects. Unaware about my surroundings, unconscious I live, for I am in oblivion. ~Suman Pokhrel
Today the moon is void of course from 1:40 pm EST USA until 10:54 pm . If you are in another country check what that means for you time-wise. It’s best to avoid making major decisions or sign contracts during this time.
Now is the time to think about doing things differently and going against the grain – mostly your own grain! Let the Age of Aquarius stream ideas your way. Open the door to difference, change and challenges. Friendships are rewarding. You fall in love in an idealistic kind of way today with the world and a pig named Pearl – or some other being from another planet. No one agrees with you and that’s okay. There’s no geist like the zeitgeist.~Robert Hughes
“Alas! O mother of great kindness! This mind has taken rebirth in this form of aggregates and elements! Today I ventured up to the palace roof and saw for the first time the suffering of the negative karma that is endured in this world. The suffering of birth, old age, sickness, and death is unavoidable! Alas! I can no longer bear the thought of it! Women in samsara are tied down, imprisoned, with no means to end their karma. It is like the relentless pounding of waves. All who are born in existence must experience such suffering as though they were a group of heartless fools! Now that I know such suffering exists, I cannot remain idle. However examined, samsara is something to seek liberation from. One cannot avoid the process of growing old. There is no way to prolong youth or prevent decrepitude. We are like grounded birds, unable to fly. We must struggle along like cripples, our limbs helplessly retracted. This suffering, however examined, is inescapable! “Now I must find the path to freedom. By the power of previous karma, the pain of illness, like being pierced a hundred times by a sword, must be endured. Without believing in the reality of karmic cause and effect, one will continue to think that obstacles and suffering are imposed by some external force. I must free all beings from this deluded misconception! We who are born in this world must, with each passing day, month, and year, experience the exhaustion of our lives. No one is capable of postponing the miseries of death when its time arrives. Even though one is surrounded by relatives and dear friends, one must enter the narrow passageway of death alone when life is snatched away, like a candle flame that flickers and dies, like a strand of hair pulled out of butter. Even parents, relatives and friends cannot grant refuge or protection from our solitary journey down the narrow paths of the bardo. Until karma is exhausted, all the suffering that must be endured is beyond comprehension. When death arrives, it is far too late to feel remorse. Our remorse and regret must then be laid bare before the Lord of Death50 himself. I wonder when this unavoidable event will happen to me? I cannot help but weep uncontrollably at the futility of our condition. As we fail to appreciate this opportunity, life passes by like a burst of wind. I shall ponder this until I cannot even stay at rest in my own bed due to the intensity of my fear and anticipation. Now my only thought is to go as quickly as possible to where I can practice the sacred Dharma. O parents of great kindness, please grant me your permission!”
It remains a challenging day if you day dream. A degree of focus and stamina are required. However, it’s also a great day for spiritual practice, mindfulness and ethics. With the Solar Eclipse today all actions are magnified. There is more potential today to recognize that you are part of a much bigger universe. Endurance is patience concentrated.~Thomas Carlyle
Today the Moon is Void of Course from 11.17 am EST USA until 10.35 pm. If you’re in another country check what that means for you time-wise. It’s best to avoid making major decisions or signing contracts during this time.
Jetsunma Ahkön Lhamo composed the following song to offer blessings and comfort to all who are sick or facing death, animals as well as humans, all beings. This video has been created so the prayer can be easily shared.
“If you want to give something for Christmas, give them this music. Even if they’re not dying. But especially if they are close to the end. It’s free. Nothing to worry about. No one is taking you for a ride. It’s just love.”
The video features the prayer followed by a short teaching from Jetsunma on how it can be used.
The Prayer To Be Reborn In Dewachen is a traditional Buddhist prayer to prepare for the time of death.
Over the next few days the past will catch up with you in a specific way – and results from past efforts will be evident. This aspect can also manifest as the past catching up with us. Physical energy is stronger than usual. Emotionally you are more attuned to complex emotional dynamics and a sense of beauty. Many eyes go through the meadow, but few see the flowers in it.~Ralph Waldo Emerson
Today the Moon is Void of Course from 5.35 pm EST USA until 7.01 pm. If you’re in another country check what that means for you time-wise. It’s best to avoid making major decisions or signing contracts during this time.
Old and new connections can help move you forward today, particularly around clarifying challenging and difficult relationships, including those in the past. Sometimes insights come from left field. Beware of being sharp with your tongue. … if the community is aware of the interdependence of all its members, diversity will enrich all the relationships and thus enrich the community as a whole, as well as each individual member.~Francisco Varela
Today the Moon is Void of Course from 11.38 pm EDT USA until 2.44 am the next day. If you’re in another country check what that means for you time-wise. It’s best to avoid making major decisions or signing contracts during this time.
Eh ma ho Eh ma ho Eh ma ho Please dedicate every bit of merit, every speck, to the Covid disease. The demon that is moving across our world. Eh ma ho! May the demon Covid Be Removed May strength and valor come to all of us. Eh Ma Ho
May lady Liberty be honored by this place she loves.
The following is an invitation from Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo:
We have invited the Colossus Of New York here to celebrate our diversity, everyone is welcome here.
Please visit. I know you can’t come in but please come by. She is 15.5 feet tall – you don’t even have to get out of your car. She is wondrous to me. It’s almost like you can hear her breath!
Stay Lady, stay! Please protect us! you can find more information at www.tara.org
