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Tag Archives: culture
The importance of courtesy, hospitality, and other small details
Although this may be obvious to many, I realized today that – especially in troubled times – basic human qualities like courtesy & hospitality are important if we want to get along with our neighbors, solve our collective problems, and … Continue reading
Posted in BoT quote Tagged culture, dignity, hospitality, mindfulness, social wisdom
C.S. Lewis on friendship, purpose, and male culture
Friendship comes to us in odd moments, often unsought, but greatly appreciated. The following passage by C.S. Lewis touches on how friendship arises and hints at the difference in male and female culture – a subject rarely appreciated in the … Continue reading
Posted in BoT quote Tagged community, culture, gender, native wisdom
Chögyam Trungpa: “Ladies and gentlemen, we have so much responsibility.”
Earlier today I was talking with a friend about gifts, and passing them on to others. We noticed that if we don’t share with others what we’ve been given, we tend to forget that we’ve received anything. But when we … Continue reading
Flamenco, family & community (video clip)
Probably most of us have seen Flamenco dancing on tv or in the movies, perhaps at a live show, or maybe done at a Spanish restaurant to entertain customers. Here is another side of Flamenco1 that some of us might … Continue reading
Chögyam Trungpa on honoring one’s roots
I used to hear stories about my teacher encouraging Fijians and Native Australians to honor their cultural heritages. And doing the same with his students of Japanese, African, Jewish or other ethnic origin. I used to wonder about that — … Continue reading
Posted in BoT quote Tagged being oneself, celebration, culture, dignity, ethnicity, family, native wisdom, pride, respect
“Mana” in Fiji (& other native cultures)
In 1977, an American researcher visited Fiji to study traditional healing. He encountered a vast array of charlatans before finding an elder who was both a chief and seemed to be a real healer. For a long time the elder … Continue reading
Posted in BoT quote Tagged culture, life-force, mana, native wisdom, respect