Dharma Garden
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Non-binary (they/them) Vegan Buddhist practicing organic gardening and permaculture by the rising sea; Recovering technologist; Science nerd; Uncapitalist; Dog mom;
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Recognizing our shared humanity and our biological nature as beings whose happiness is dependent on others, we learn to open our hearts, and in so doing we gain a sense of purpose and a sense of connection with those around us.
- His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama
- His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama
November 9, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Recognizing our shared humanity and our biological nature as beings whose happiness is dependent on others, we learn to open our hearts, and in so doing we gain a sense of purpose and a sense of connection with those around us.
- His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama
- His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama
To the elites their money is their power.
Use that very power to force them to pay attention that we the people are the root of that power.
Use that very power to force them to pay attention that we the people are the root of that power.
November 1, 2025 at 4:21 PM
To the elites their money is their power.
Use that very power to force them to pay attention that we the people are the root of that power.
Use that very power to force them to pay attention that we the people are the root of that power.
All things move and change and are impermanent like clouds, They may be likened to a flash of lightning. They are like a dewdrop on a blade of grass, and deceptive like an empty fist; They have no essence and no self, and lack intrinsic existence in every way.
- Buddha
- Buddha
October 26, 2025 at 11:46 AM
All things move and change and are impermanent like clouds, They may be likened to a flash of lightning. They are like a dewdrop on a blade of grass, and deceptive like an empty fist; They have no essence and no self, and lack intrinsic existence in every way.
- Buddha
- Buddha
If we ourselves remain angry and then sing world peace, it has little meaning. First, our individual self must learn peace. This we can practice. Then we can teach the rest of the world.
- Dalai Lama
- Dalai Lama
October 25, 2025 at 5:17 PM
If we ourselves remain angry and then sing world peace, it has little meaning. First, our individual self must learn peace. This we can practice. Then we can teach the rest of the world.
- Dalai Lama
- Dalai Lama
Conquer anger with non-anger. Conquer badness with goodness. Conquer meanness with generosity. Conquer dishonesty with truth.
~ The Buddha
(Dhammapada)
~ The Buddha
(Dhammapada)
October 25, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Conquer anger with non-anger. Conquer badness with goodness. Conquer meanness with generosity. Conquer dishonesty with truth.
~ The Buddha
(Dhammapada)
~ The Buddha
(Dhammapada)
Your up and down emotions are like clouds in the sky; beyond them, the real, basic human nature is clear and pure.
- Lama Yeshe
- Lama Yeshe
October 22, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Your up and down emotions are like clouds in the sky; beyond them, the real, basic human nature is clear and pure.
- Lama Yeshe
- Lama Yeshe
This little one rests.
May she be free from harm and suffering. May she be healthy and know joy. May she be at peace.
May she be free from harm and suffering. May she be healthy and know joy. May she be at peace.
October 18, 2025 at 5:54 PM
This little one rests.
May she be free from harm and suffering. May she be healthy and know joy. May she be at peace.
May she be free from harm and suffering. May she be healthy and know joy. May she be at peace.
That nothing is static or fixed, that all is fleeting and impermanent, is the first mark of existence.
- Pema Chödron
- Pema Chödron
October 18, 2025 at 11:56 AM
That nothing is static or fixed, that all is fleeting and impermanent, is the first mark of existence.
- Pema Chödron
- Pema Chödron
These times are urgent. Let us slow down.
- Bayo Akomolafe
- Bayo Akomolafe
October 18, 2025 at 2:28 AM
These times are urgent. Let us slow down.
- Bayo Akomolafe
- Bayo Akomolafe
Getting ready for tomorrow. Good luck to everyone. Pray that the tide turns.
October 18, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Getting ready for tomorrow. Good luck to everyone. Pray that the tide turns.
May those who insult me to my face,
Or cause me harm in any other way,
Even those who disparage me in secret,
Have the good fortune to awaken.
- Shantideva, Bodhicaryāvatāra
Or cause me harm in any other way,
Even those who disparage me in secret,
Have the good fortune to awaken.
- Shantideva, Bodhicaryāvatāra
October 4, 2025 at 4:24 PM
May those who insult me to my face,
Or cause me harm in any other way,
Even those who disparage me in secret,
Have the good fortune to awaken.
- Shantideva, Bodhicaryāvatāra
Or cause me harm in any other way,
Even those who disparage me in secret,
Have the good fortune to awaken.
- Shantideva, Bodhicaryāvatāra
Everything that occurs is not only usable and workable but is actually the path itself. We can use everything that happens to us as the means for waking up.
- Pema Chödron
- Pema Chödron
September 27, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Everything that occurs is not only usable and workable but is actually the path itself. We can use everything that happens to us as the means for waking up.
- Pema Chödron
- Pema Chödron
We are not two, yet you look for me outside;
When you find me within yourself,
your own naked mind,
that single awareness
will fill all worlds.
- Yeshe Tsogyal
When you find me within yourself,
your own naked mind,
that single awareness
will fill all worlds.
- Yeshe Tsogyal
September 10, 2025 at 5:59 PM
We are not two, yet you look for me outside;
When you find me within yourself,
your own naked mind,
that single awareness
will fill all worlds.
- Yeshe Tsogyal
When you find me within yourself,
your own naked mind,
that single awareness
will fill all worlds.
- Yeshe Tsogyal
Growing food is resistance.
Feeding any who hunger is resistance.
See the resistance, be the resistance.
Feeding any who hunger is resistance.
See the resistance, be the resistance.
August 25, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Growing food is resistance.
Feeding any who hunger is resistance.
See the resistance, be the resistance.
Feeding any who hunger is resistance.
See the resistance, be the resistance.
Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions.
~ Dalai Lama
~ Dalai Lama
August 12, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions.
~ Dalai Lama
~ Dalai Lama
Many people cannot allow themselves the time to sit and do nothing but breathe. They consider it to be uneconomical or a luxury. People say “time is money.” But time is much more than money. Time is life.
- Thich Nhat Hanh
- Thich Nhat Hanh
August 2, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Many people cannot allow themselves the time to sit and do nothing but breathe. They consider it to be uneconomical or a luxury. People say “time is money.” But time is much more than money. Time is life.
- Thich Nhat Hanh
- Thich Nhat Hanh
All tremble at violence; all fear death. Putting oneself in the place of another, one should not kill nor cause another to kill.
~ The Buddha
(Dhammapada, verse 129)
~ The Buddha
(Dhammapada, verse 129)
August 2, 2025 at 11:17 AM
All tremble at violence; all fear death. Putting oneself in the place of another, one should not kill nor cause another to kill.
~ The Buddha
(Dhammapada, verse 129)
~ The Buddha
(Dhammapada, verse 129)
All that you touch
You Change.
All that you Change
Changes you.
The only lasting truth
Is Change.
God
Is Change.
EARTHSEED: THE BOOKS OF THE LIVING
Parable of the Sower
Octavia E. Butler
You Change.
All that you Change
Changes you.
The only lasting truth
Is Change.
God
Is Change.
EARTHSEED: THE BOOKS OF THE LIVING
Parable of the Sower
Octavia E. Butler
July 26, 2025 at 6:38 PM
All that you touch
You Change.
All that you Change
Changes you.
The only lasting truth
Is Change.
God
Is Change.
EARTHSEED: THE BOOKS OF THE LIVING
Parable of the Sower
Octavia E. Butler
You Change.
All that you Change
Changes you.
The only lasting truth
Is Change.
God
Is Change.
EARTHSEED: THE BOOKS OF THE LIVING
Parable of the Sower
Octavia E. Butler
July 26, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Suffering is not enough. Life is both dreadful and wonderful... How can I smile when I am filled with so much sorrow? It is natural--you need to smile to your sorrow because you are more than your sorrow.
~ Thich Nhat Hanh
~ Thich Nhat Hanh
July 26, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Suffering is not enough. Life is both dreadful and wonderful... How can I smile when I am filled with so much sorrow? It is natural--you need to smile to your sorrow because you are more than your sorrow.
~ Thich Nhat Hanh
~ Thich Nhat Hanh
With even a little intuitive wisdom we will be able to see clearly the ways of the world. We will come to understand that everything in the world is our teacher.
- Ajahn Chah
- Ajahn Chah
July 1, 2025 at 11:27 AM
With even a little intuitive wisdom we will be able to see clearly the ways of the world. We will come to understand that everything in the world is our teacher.
- Ajahn Chah
- Ajahn Chah
Resting my bones. I turned 10 last week.
June 19, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Resting my bones. I turned 10 last week.
Keeping your body healthy is an expression of gratitude to the whole cosmos - the trees, the clouds, everything.
~ Thich Nhat Hanh
~ Thich Nhat Hanh
June 2, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Keeping your body healthy is an expression of gratitude to the whole cosmos - the trees, the clouds, everything.
~ Thich Nhat Hanh
~ Thich Nhat Hanh
You exist as an idea in your mind
- Shunryu Suzuki, Seeds for a Boundless Life: Zen Teachings from the Heart
- Shunryu Suzuki, Seeds for a Boundless Life: Zen Teachings from the Heart
May 27, 2025 at 11:30 AM
You exist as an idea in your mind
- Shunryu Suzuki, Seeds for a Boundless Life: Zen Teachings from the Heart
- Shunryu Suzuki, Seeds for a Boundless Life: Zen Teachings from the Heart