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Zealotry is in the air!  Everyone wants to convert everyone else!  Listen patiently and smile.  It’ll pass. Thomas ‘a Kempis said, “Don’t be angry that you cannot make others as you wish them to be, because you cannot make yourself as you wish to be.”  Six planets in mutable signs mean everything is changing, changing, changing.  Like the weather in Toledo, if you don’t like someone’s idea just wait, they’ll have a new one in a few minutes! It’s hard to settle on anything today, and life seems to be a moving target.  The nice thing about the energy is that everyone is flexible, willing to adjust to the matters at hand.  Be that way yourself.  The temptation is to go in one of two ways to escape the ever shifting landscape: criticize everything, or get busy with busywork.  Do neither.  Relax and enjoy a nice meal.

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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Inspiration!  Today it arrives in the form of an exciting person or idea.  You can see a big picture where before all you saw was a small picture.  You must debate others to bring your vision into the conversation but don’t be afraid to do so.  Something comes that’s outside of your usual frame of reference.  Accept a new solution to an old problem.  Be sympathetic to people espousing novel ideas. They are opposing “the powers that be” and they’re doing it alone!  Avoid the danger of huddling up with your group and saying, “This is what WE believe.”  A modern day Galileo appears.  Keep your eyes open for new things.   Albert Gyorgyi said, “Discovery consists in seeing what everybody has seen and thinking what nobody has thought.”  Your dream is still coming true; conversation is still fun, and you must still be deferential to authority figures.

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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Serious matters continue to absorb your attention, and people tell secrets that must not be repeated.  The act of “airing out” inner matters is important now.  Another person can explain away a fear or notion that worries you.  Listen to confidences if people tell them, and be sympathetic.  Something hidden comes to light.  Later in the day a lightness of spirit lifts people out of the doldrums and every word is debated gleefully.  It seems you can see forever.  Prophesies, hunches and intuitions offer a different and exciting picture to the circumstances of your life.  Beverly Sills said, “I’m not happy, I’m cheerful.  There’s a difference.  A happy person has no cares at all.  A cheerful person has cares but has learned how to deal with them.”  Be cheerful 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!

Kün-zang La-may Zhal-Lung: Introduction by Sonam T. Kazi

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The following is respectfully quoted from an introduction to Kün-zang La-may Zhal-lung by translator Sonam T. Kazi:

It is a universal truth that it is extremely enjoyable to live in this phenomenal world. Nobody wants to part with worldly pleasure. It is also a universal truth that everything that conditionally exists, sooner or later, must face ultimate destruction. This is not a pessimistic view. It is a fact. As the pleasant dream we have about health, wealth, beauty, fame, love, affection, and so on suddenly begins to fail, our sorrow knows no bounds. It is then that some of us get puzzled and begin to question the true meaning of existence. When death comes nearer, terrified by the unknown changes we will have to face, we try, as a last resort, to seek the help of the gods, goddesses, and the like. But do we have any idea who they are? For, the potentially most useful times in our life are spent fishing, watching television, smoking, drinking, gossiping and so forth. Even the small amount of spiritual practice that we pretentiously do is adulterated with worldly interest.

However, those of us who are aware of this ultimate catastrophe, in time, search for a solution to transcend death. We visit all the available religious camps in the world. Some of us come across the Buddhist teaching called Dzog-ch’en, or Atiyoga, whose superlative virtues excite us so much that we totally forget the proper approach to it. It is logical that, just as a towering building must have an equally sound foundation, success in the ultimate realization through Dzog-ch’en teaching depends entirely on a thorough understanding of the law of karma at the relative level. Kün-zang La-may Zhal-lung explains how to attain the proper balance between the relative and absolute aspects of the practice in very simple language.

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Hurtful or sad news comes during the night or early morning, and serious issues must be faced.  Avoid the temptation to joke now; what’s happening is no laughing matter.  At the same time, kind and soothing words mean everything today.  A pleasant conversation with a sympathetic person can change someone’s world.  A dangerously depressing frame of mind can be altered.  Watch for people who are disturbed and offer them a kind word.  Speak to authority figures of private matters; they are sympathetic to your cause.  Matters of death, taxes and inheritance are here and must be addressed.  G.K. Chesterton said, “The way to love anything is to realize that it may be lost.”  In spite of the seriousness of the day, a happy undertow is present: fortunately.

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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Indecision!  You can’t make up your mind early in the day, so don’t do anything.  You may not have all the facts, or else a viable course of action may not have appeared.  Wait until you know for sure what you want to do and then move ahead.  Others feel the same way.  If you meet someone standing at a door uncertain whether or not to go in, be sympathetic, and walk around them.  Otherwise you’re in for a half-hour conversation about their alternatives.  Try not to over-talk your choices and try not to involve others in your conundrum.  They have their own.  Once the energy changes, certainty sets in and it’s “full blast ahead.” Communication is still so interesting and fun that it’s hard to stop talking and get to work.  A dream is coming true.  Charles Kettering said, “The Wright brothers flew right through the smoke screen of impossibility.”  Be still long enough to notice that something amazing is happening.

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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Conversation, exchange of ideas, running around on errands and a general sense of happiness characterize today.  The only way to avoid the fun is to unplug the phone and the computer and stay in the house all day.  Communication brings happiness. C.J. Ducasse said, “To speak of ‘mere words’ is much like speaking of ‘mere dynamite.'” The talk is fun, but the message is important.  Reach out to others; they will enjoy hearing from you…  Exercise is favored.  Watch the news, you’ll love it.  Five planets in air signs stimulate peoples’ minds.  A financial push continues, and a dream is slowly and steadily turning into a reality.

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!

The Fifth Root Downfall of the Bodhisattva Vow

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The following is respectfully quoted from a commentary on the Bodhisattva Vows by Geshi Tashi: http://www.bodhicitta.net/BODHISATTVAVOWS.htm

5.    Taking Offerings Intended for the Three Jewels

Taking offerings intended for the Buddha, Dharma and Sangha is considered a root downfall. Here the Buddha means any buddha image as well as the actual Buddha himself. At Jamyang we make many offerings to the big Buddha statue in the main gompa. Why is it so bad if you steal something from a statue? It is just a statue. Peter Griffin built it out of plaster. We all know that. But still, it is more than that. Within the statue are many, many mantras and there have been so many strong prayers made to the statue. So this is no longer just an object made by Peter. After he completed it many great masters such as His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Lama Zopa Rinpoche and Denma Locho Rinpoche have blessed it and many people, with sincere conviction, have made prayers in front of it. It is not just an image, it is an inspiration, and, for a Buddhist practitioner, it really represents the Buddha. 

So things offered to the Buddha’s image are offered to the Buddha. It is the same with any holy object – a statue, a stupa, a thanka. It is not as if the objects ‘own’ the offerings. But although there is no one who says, ‘This belongs to me’, taking those offerings is the same as stealing from a buddha. The offerings have been sincerely offered, so it is very important to learn how to handle those objects with great sensitivity. 

In the monastery, handling the monastery’s things is a very sensitive issue – not for only those monks who have the responsibility of looking after those things but also for people coming from outside. Traditionally, Tibetan people are very, very careful. Even when having a cup of tea in a monastery, they pay a lot of attention because the object they are using is really dedicated towards the Three Jewels, the Buddha, Dharma and Sangha. This is true of any property that belongs to a community, but much more so a spiritual community such as a monastery or a Dharma centre.

It is a very sensitive point. When Nagarjuna was asked to become the monk in charge of the monastery property, he completely declined. There is a prayer which he wrote requesting not to be born in charge in a monastery because he saw how heavy a downfall it was if that property was mishandled.

People contribute things to Dharma centres with a sincere heart, really wishing to help the development of the community. Because places like this are such powerful objects, if we misuse their possessions we are creating a much heavier negativity than if we misuse a normal person’s possessions.

And of course, taking without permission is much, much heavier than if someone in charge gives you something and you misuse that.

It is the same with taking from the Sangha. ‘Sangha’ very strictly speaking refers to a person who has a direct realisation of emptiness, or more generally to fully ordained monks or nuns but very loosely speaking, Sangha can refer to people who are practising the spiritual path. It is very important to know how to use things which belong to that kind of community. 

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A last minute work effort takes up much of the early part of the day, and then social and diplomatic relationships become important.  Form alliances!  Partner up with people!  Others help in unimaginable ways.  A lifting off of the current stress comes as a result of friendly interactions.  Conversation, the news, the mail and messages are wonderful.  A new sense of fun is here, and not a minute too soon!  Ovid said, “In our play we reveal what kind of people we are.”  Classes, reading, information and planning is favoured; also short distance travel, neighbors and siblings.  On a more serious level, maintain an attitude of total compliance toward the demands of a powerful person or organization.  You are powerless in this situation. You are in the process of paying off a debt, and this is a good thing.

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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