Not Small in the Universe

[Jundo]

The next time you feel "small" in the universe, just look up ...

... and feel all that within you.

In the Buddha Way, put aside all thought of great or small, inside and outside.

Astrophysicist Dr. Neil DeGrasse Tyson was asked by a reader of TIME magazine, "What is the most astounding fact you can share with us about the Universe?" This is his answer.

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[Koshin]

Re: Not Small in the Universe

Thank you _/_

[Amelia]

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When I discover something I love, I want to make it part of me. On my smarter days, I realize there's no need for wanting because all things I love (and don't love) are within me as the whole of my experience.

[pinoybuddhist]

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_/|_

[ghop]

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When I discover something I love, I want to make it part of me.

gassho
Greg

[Omoi Otoshi]

Not "Small" in the Universe

In my introductory mail to Jundo when I joined Treeleaf, I said "Hi! My name is Pontus and I am the universe!"

Thank you for this clip Jundo.
Talk about co-depedent origination!

When I look up into the night sky, I often feel small. Sometimes, that reminds me of how small my personal problems are in the grand scheme of things, how unimportant my ego is. Sometimes, I feel boundless. What a great and at the same time dizzying feeling that is! Sometimes small and boundless.

Gassho,
Pontus

[Rich]

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Wow! Pure awe and acceptance.

[Hans]

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Hello,

what a wonderful clip. Form and content wise a true feast for the "soul"

Gassho,

Hans Chudo Mongen

[Marek]

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Beautiful!

Thank you for sharing this.

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[ghop]

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In my introductory mail to Jundo when I joined Treeleaf, I said "Hi! My name is Pontus and I am the universe!"

:lol: :lol: :lol:

As if the universe pays attention to Treeleaf :roll:

gassho
Greg

[Jigme]

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Beautiful clip. All life is indeed interrelated; interconnected. "Dependent origination" holds that nothing exists in isolation,
or independent of other life. I'm reminded of the auspicious symbol of the "endless knot" (shrivatsa) which is a geometric
diagram that symbolizes the nature of reality where everything is interrelated and only exists as part of a web.

[Nenka]

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Cool!

Gassho

Jen

[will]

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That's weird. Why would he say "video not found or access denied?"

Gassho

W

[Jundo]

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That's weird. Why would he say "video not found or access denied?"

Gassho

W

Because where you are is not part of the universe.

Gassho, J

[Seiryu]

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As if the universe pays attention to Treeleaf :roll:

gassho
Greg

What is the universe apart from treeleaf....