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Category Archives: Awakin Oakland
Amante ilegal / The illegal Lover
por Francisco (Pancho) Ramos-Stierle [English below] La Luna brilla en mi cuerpoy así también el Sol y los planetas y las estrellas y las galaxias.La luz hermosa de la eternidad está dentro de mípero mis ojos ciegos no pueden verla.Fue … Continue reading
Violence and Nonviolence
by H.H. Dalai Lama and Victor Chan “What is violence? What is nonviolence?” the Dalai Lama had once asked me in one of our interviews in Dharamsala. “Very difficult to make clear. It is related to motivation. If we have … Continue reading
Posted in ahimsa, Awakin Oakland, fearlessness, nonviolence, WednesdaysOnFridays
Tagged Dalai Lama, Victor Chan
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Por qué la migración es un derecho humano fundamental/Why Migration is a Fundamental Human Right
por Mohsin Hamid [English below] Gran Bretaña y Estados Unidos no son, de ninguna manera, únicos en negar el derecho humano a la migración. Todas las democracias ricas hacen lo mismo. China y algunos otros países incluso restringen la migración … Continue reading
Posted in Awakin Oakland, natural philosophy, noncooperation, nonviolence, WednesdaysOnFridays
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The Quest for Peace and Justice
by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Every man lives in two realms, the internal and the external. The internal is that realm of spiritual ends expressed in art, literature, morals, and religion. The external is that complex of devices, techniques, … Continue reading
Devolverte, tierra / Return to Earth
por Lilianet Brintrup [English below] No le hagamos más ruido Cubrámonos con su polvo Recojámonos temprano Como buenos pájaros terrestres. Busquemos su horizonte más lejano Con ojos serenos. Minas seamos de minerals sólidos. Árboles seamos Para devolverle su sombra arrebatada … Continue reading
Posted in Awakin Oakland, meditation, Mindfulness, poetry, WednesdaysOnFridays
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Happiness Is A Journey
by Elizabeth Lesser To be human is to be lost in the woods. None of us arrives here with clear directions on how to get from point A to point B without stumbling into the forest of confusion or catastrophe … Continue reading
Posted in Awakin Oakland, fearlessness, nonviolence, WednesdaysOnFridays
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Cultivando un pueblo/Growing a Village
por Brenda Salgado [English Below] Estoy buscando a mi gente. Estoy buscando para cultivar un pueblo. Ante la crisis ecológica que conduce a la extinción masiva. …. Y…. El potencial de esto es ser nuestra iniciación en un mundo más … Continue reading
Posted in Awakin Oakland, fearlessness, gift-economy, WednesdaysOnFridays
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Attachment is Habitual Thinking
by Ven. Master Miao Tsan (May 24, 2019) We all judge our experiences through the filter of habitual thinking. In other words, we are unconsciously driven by how we think, and how we think determines the feelings and opinions we … Continue reading
Posted in Awakin Oakland, meditation, Mindfulness, WednesdaysOnFridays
Tagged Master Miao Tsan, Ven. Master Miao Tsan
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Plantando semillas de amor y de vida/ Planting Seeds of Love and Life
by Nimo Patel [English below] Nuestro mundo está bastante condicionado para celebrar lo que se ha logrado: el fruto de la perseverancia. Pero la verdadera belleza de la vida es plantar semillas y nutrir sus raíces. Aunque no soy un … Continue reading
Posted in ARTivism, Awakin Oakland, gift-economy, nonviolence, WednesdaysOnFridays
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This Coach Improved Every Tiny Thing By 1% And Here’s What Happened
by James Clear, syndicated from jamesclear.com, Apr 04, 2014 In 2010, Dave Brailsford faced a tough job. No British cyclist had ever won the Tour de France, but as the new General Manager and Performance Director for Team Sky (Great Britain’s professional … Continue reading
Posted in Awakin Oakland, education, science, WednesdaysOnFridays
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