#australian fires
“Whatever calamities there are, and whatever sorrows and fears come to the world, they are all the result of attachment to “self.” Why is that attachment mine?
Not having extinguished “self,” one is not able to extinguish sorrow; just as one who has not extinguished a fire is not able to extinguish the burning.
It follows that for the sake of tranquilizing my own sorrow, and for the tranquilizing of the other’s sorrow, I give myself to others and I accept others like myself.”
— Śāntideva, Bodhisattvacaryāvatāra
Continued @ https://unityinplurality.blogspot.com/2020/01/extinguishing-fire.html
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Temptation of Mara. Mogao Cave Mural, Dunhuang. 950.
The Bodhisattvacaryāvatāra charts the bodhisattva’s path of practice—an embodied way of life—not merely one of well-wishing from afar. Through compassion, one is moved to action, drawing near to the flames in order to extinguish them for good.
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Invoking fire through simile, Śāntideva seers us with the burning reality that plagues our world, both literally and figuratively. While raging fire spreads across the planet, the heat of violence and conflict seethes and ferments in its midst. What can be done to douse the flames?
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“At the dawn of time, it was the Ancestral Beings – part human, part beast – who brought what was previously barren land to life. At the end of the Dreaming journeys, the Ancestral Being left aspects of themselves behind, transformed into part of the landscape.” — The Gunditjmara People and G. Wettenhall
What can Australia’s Budj Bim volcano, which inspired the world’s oldest story and earliest form of aquaculture, teach us about contemplative science, environmental sustainability, and spirituality?
Continued➤https://unityinplurality.blogspot.com/2020/02/aquaculture-complex.html
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an illustration i did a while back for the australian fires, it was so saddening seeing people crying that they’re leaving behind everything & how their skies were red with soot everywhere
pray for australia. all proceeds from the shop this week will go to WIRE Wildlife Rescue to help animals injured in the Australian wildfires. please spread the word. together we can make a difference <3
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pray for australia. all proceeds from the shop this week will go to WIRE Wildlife Rescue to help animals injured in the Australian wildfires. please spread the word. together we can make a difference <3
Shop - https://stefanieshank.bigcartel.com/
“Weenmoji” iOS Stickers for Messenger - https://apple.co/2R0QET0
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For the 3rd summer in a row smoke has reached danger levels in my state, leaving my asthmatic butt housebound.
I spent the day researching P99+ respirators. It’s time to start my apocalypse wardrobe. ☠☀️
The christmas spirit is escaping me this year. It’s hard to not feel hopeless.
