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…Married Life–why I write…
Loving, Impermanence and The Illusion of Self… August 1, 2010 by Anjuelle Floyd I recently read he 20th century Tibetan Buddhist master, Kyabje Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche’s commentary on Lama Mipham’s The Wheel of Investigation and Meditation That Thoroughly Purifies Mental Activity. Khyentse Rinpoche writes in the commentary, “Instead of being convinced that there is a…
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Loving, Impermanence and The Illusion of Self…
I recently read he 20th century Tibetan Buddhist master, Kyabje Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche’s commentary on Lama Mipham’s The Wheel of Investigation and Meditation That Thoroughly Purifies Mental Activity. Khyentse Rinpoche writes in the commentary, “Instead of being convinced that there is a self-entity, we realize that self is a mere concept.” His words immediately drew…
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Of Senior Pictures, Former Eastern Block Countries, and Forgotten Anniversary Cards…
The summer has whisked by. One day it was May 31st and our middle was finishing what had been their eleventh grade year–they were a high school junior–and two days later we were listening to a message left by the school photographer stating that senior pictures would be made the following week and leaving the…
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Our Greatest Fear, Our Earnest Hope: To Love and Be Loved…
Love strengthens and transforms. It also frightens. Experiencing love, true unadulterated and unconditional love, freely given soothes us in places long hardened over time by insults and wounds inflicted in the flesh and to our character and emotions. Love and acceptance despite and because of who we are, faults, shortcomings, warts and all exhumes not…
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Of Cinco de Mayo, an iPad and Mothering…
Friday afternoon I felt as if I would crack. Each one of my children, ages, 11-years-old to 23 years needed me for emotional support as they struggled to attain their goals. My eldest was working hard on a paper search for a 15-page graduate research paper she must write. Our 11th grader needed guidance on…