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Tom Sepp @tsepp

Exploring the relevance of meditation and Buddhism to our current situation. I teach classes at https://t.co/TQOXx5fZtD in Toronto. Toronto Joined March 2009
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Tom Sepp @tsepp

8 months ago

This week we're offering Quiet Lunchtimes at Atisha Buddhist Centre. Just sit quietly, contemplate, or meditate. Here's our World Peace Garden in winter. atisha.ca #meditation

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Tom Sepp @tsepp

8 months ago

We can solve our most difficult problems through, of all things, developing loving kindness.

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Tom Sepp @tsepp

8 months ago

Nagarjuna, 1st Century CE, notes more astounding benefits of developing affectionate love and wishing love: We will be mentally happy and physically healthy. How can we have missed this: our mental thoughts affect our mental and physical health! What a different approach to wellness! Could it be this simple?

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Tom Sepp @tsepp

8 months ago

We readily understand training the body. Meditation, on the other hand, is training the mind. Training in what? Well, training in positive minds such as compassion. Huge benefits result. #meditation

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Tom Sepp @tsepp

8 months ago

Close to 2000 years ago, Nagarjuna described many benefits to developing love and compassion. One benefit was that we will receive great loving kindness from humans and non-humans. Isn't that what we really want? (from the New Eight Steps to Happiness by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso.)

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Tom Sepp @tsepp

8 months ago

@sarimkhan2692 Thank you for your kind words!

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Tom Sepp @tsepp

8 months ago

We don't like thinking about death and impermanence. It's a taboo for us, perhaps frightening and unpleasant. If you actually try it, however, thinking "I may die today," you'll find that it gives you energy to focus on what is truly meaningful. kadampa.org/podcast/precio…

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Tom Sepp @tsepp

8 months ago

Why don't we include states of mind on our bucket lists? An increased capacity for compassion would lead to greater happiness than any trip.

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Tom Sepp @tsepp

8 months ago

The complete quote from Shantideva is even more provocative: "All the happiness there is in this world. Arises from wishing others to be happy. And all the suffering there is in this world Arises from wishing ourself to be happy." (Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way of Life.)

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Tom Sepp @tsepp

8 months ago

Why are the writings of 8th Century Buddhist monks still relevant today? Consider Shantideva: "All the happiness in the world comes from the mind wishing others to be happy..." How profound and different from our current view.

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Tom Sepp @tsepp

8 months ago

Developing concentration with meditation calms the mind. You can start to explore meditation with this free and ad-free app: kadampa.org/app

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Tom Sepp @tsepp

8 months ago

Meditation promotes positive states of mind, such as compassion, and reduces negative states of mind, such as anger. This is definitely a spiritual path.

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6 years ago

There are several measures you can take to protect yourself from #COVID19. One of the most important ones is regular & safe hand hygiene. Here are the steps recommended by @WHO 👇 Show the 🌍 where and how you wash your hands. Join the WHO #SafeHands challenge!

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Tom Sepp @tsepp

8 years ago

@SofiOksanen on why public spaces and public transport are essential to democracy nouveau-magazine-litteraire.com/idees/tectoniq…

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Tom Sepp @tsepp

11 years ago

@bernadettejiwa You're welcome. "Ask questions" was the best sales advice I've been given. Your two are now my favourites!

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Tom Sepp @tsepp

11 years ago

@audreywatters on Gordon Pask's Adaptive Teaching Machines hackeducation.com/2015/03/28/pas…

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Tom Sepp @tsepp

12 years ago

@tomiahonen Looking forward to the extended blog/ebook. Another bestseller for sure!

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Tom Sepp @tsepp

12 years ago

@tomiahonen quite right. I've tried of mumbling and still got nice things to eat. It's the attitude and style you really want

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Tom Sepp @tsepp

12 years ago

@tomiahonen Lots of talking of course, fun driving, but it always works out in the end. If it works out for you I might want to try too!

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Tom Sepp @tsepp

12 years ago

@tomiahonen sounds like a good idea - you'll speak a beautiful language, eat well and enjoy life. What more does anyone want?

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