Mindfulness Peace Prayer
There is peace of mind.
May I realize peace of mind.
There are obstacles to peace of mind.
May all obstacles to realizing peace of mind be removed.
There are causes to experience peace of mind.
May all causes arise to facilitate my experiencing peace of mind.
There are pathways leading to stabilizing peace of mind.
May all pathways leading to stabilizing my peace of mind arise.
There is peace.
May there be peace.
There are obstacles to peace.
May all obstacles to peace be removed.
There are causes of peace.
May all causes of peace arise and stabilize.
There are pathways leading to peace.
May all pathways leading to peace be revealed and cultivated.
There is happiness.
May there be happiness.
There are obstacles to happiness.
May all obstacles to happiness be removed.
There are causes of happiness.
May all causes of happiness arise and stabilize.
There are pathways leading to happiness.
May all pathways leading to happiness be revealed and cultivated.
May all sentient beings desire to pursue peace and happiness!
May all sentient beings cultivate peace and happiness!
May all sentient beings experience peace and happiness!
May all sentient beings assist in stabilizing peace and happiness
in the world!
Composed by Venerable Ani Drubgyudma
Permaculture:
“Permaculture is about design, values, ethics and a personal responsibility for earth care…
“Permaculture…is the harmonious integration of landscape and people – the whole human habitats – providing their food, energy, shelter, and other material and non-material needs in a sustainable way. The philosophy behind permaculture is one of working with, rather than against, nature, of looking at systems in all their functions rather than asking only one yield of them and thereby allowing systems to demonstrate their own complexities and maturation. This requires a multi-disciplinary approach integrating ecology, agriculture, architecture, and construction. [in light of a spiritual integration, also]
“…Permaculture is an ethics based design science that supplies all our needs and benefits the environment…It is primarily concerned with assembling conceptual, material, and strategic components in a pattern which functions to benefit life in all its forms…The ethics that give permaculture its footing are:
- Earth Care – this includes all living and non-living things, land, water, animals, air, etc.
- People Care – to promote self-reliance and community responsibility
- Return of Surplus – this is to pass on anything surplus to our needs for the aims above (this is not to be achieved through government coercion, but voluntarily).
“Sustainability is the minimum requirement of permaculture, and in order to gain an increased surplus you have to link to living systems because living systems get their energy from the sun, a free resource! Permaculture looks to gain a surplus in order to increase diversity and fertility of the system while providing our needs. We look beyond sustainability towards abundance!” (Bill Mollison)
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