Sara Campbell
@tinyrevver
i never give up
Sara Campbell
saracampbell.co
I think this is the way to admit the obvious. Loose a single thread in the direction of what you want. When it catches—follow it, and strengthen it. Eventually, you’ll be ready to cross the gap with confidence and spin a web of your own.
Dan Shipper • Admitting What Is Obvious
the change cycle doesn’t begin when we experience the minor course corrections of life, only when something forces us to let go of our identities. This is a very real and profound form of annihilation.
Martha Beck • Finding Your Own North Star: Claiming the Life You Were Meant to Live
But the Heart Sutra mantra, being also a dharani, is not subject to such restrictions. It is not secret but accessible to all who have the good fortune to encounter it. The word dharani means “to call to mind.” Like a memento, it reminds us of the teaching we have resolved to practice. But it is much more than that. It is also our guide. Thus, a
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Engaged Buddhism has emerged over the past few decades as a framework for understanding how Buddhists can integrate practicing the Dharma with social justice issues. Often, engaged Buddhism is understood to mean that practitioners use the Dharma as a tool to gain deeper insight into injustice and to craft strategies to act dharmically in the world... See more
‘Woman Hold My Hand’
“I used to tell this story, about my theory of fucks. The theory goes like so: you are born with so many fucks to give. However many you’ve got is all there is; they are like eggs, that way. Some of us are born with quite a lot, some with less, but none of us knows how many we have. […]
I still tell this story but I’ve changed it somewhat. Like most
The word mantra means “protector of thought.” Thus, a mantra is like an amulet or talisman, but one that protects its user’s mind rather than their body.
Red Pine • The Heart Sutra
the moment one definitely commits oneself, then Providence moves too. A whole stream of events issues from the decision, raising in one’s favor all manner of unforeseen incidents and meetings and material assistance which no man could have dreamed would have come his way. I have learned a deep respect for one of Goethe’s couplets: “Whatever you can
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