Meditate today, even for just five minutes. See if you can generate loving kindness toward those who are vulnerable and in danger right now. May all beings be safe. - ThreadSky

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ethannichtern.com • 5 days ago

Meditate today, even for just five minutes.

See if you can generate loving kindness toward those who are vulnerable and in danger right now.

May all beings be safe.

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nici17.bsky.social•5 days ago

Yes thanks for reminding me.

lioness-cal.bsky.social•5 days ago

20 people were detained by ice in my town

I am angry

They were working

ptzenki.bsky.social•5 days ago

Bigger challenge: Generate lovingkindness for the fascists.

ethannichtern.com•5 days ago

Easier to do when they’re not in power anymore. Always better to begin the practice with those who are harmed, and eventually move on to those who are doing the harming. Bows.

ptzenki.bsky.social•5 days ago

That’s why it’s challenging. Whether it’s “better” to begin with a task requiring no effort, well, that’s debatable.

ethannichtern.com•5 days ago

having been teaching that meditation for over 20 years, I wouldn’t say there is no effort. It’s also exactly the way the Buddha taught it (start where it is easier and go where it is harder ). Best to you with however it serves you to practice.

ptzenki.bsky.social•5 days ago

We don’t know how the Buddha taught it.

markjoel.bsky.social•5 days ago

I dove into loving Putin and Russia despite my donations to Ukraine. I had thought it was crazy, but it quickly became natural. BTW, my technique is somewhere between ADHD and a monkey.

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