Last week, I was walking Milo and saw this sign.
Then a couple days ago, Milo and I were walking by again and saw this one.
On my way upto Waco this morning, I was listening to some radio program on KUT that was reporting that the social distancing in Austin is working. Leaving aside the protesters at the capital, it does seem that Austin is taking the coronavirus quarantine seriously. I really did feel heartened by these signs of solidarity and it struck me that the neighbors are practicing 1.33
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maitrī karuṇā-muditopekṣāṇāṁ
sukha-duḥkha-puṇyāpuṇya-viṣayāṇāṁ bhāvanātaś citta-prasādanam
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Through
cultivation of friendliness, compassion, joy, and indifference to pleasure
and pain, virtue and vice respectively, the consciousness becomes favorably
disposed, serene and benevolent. (I)
By
cultivating an attitude of friendship toward those who are happy, compassion
toward those in distress, joy toward those who are virtuous, and equanimity
toward those who are non-virtuous, lucidity arises in the mind (B).
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Hot weather is coming, but it is another beautiful and breezy day up here on Dad's back porch. I did have to put on some bug spray, but well worth it to enjoy the peaceful serenity of nature. Which corresponds well to the last of the ORs, the whatever works sutra.
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yathābhimata-dhyānād
vā
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Or, by
meditating on any desired object conducive to steadiness of consciousness.
(I)
Or
[steadiness of the mind is attained] from meditation upon anything of one’s
inclination. (B)
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This is the first weekend of quarantine that really felt like a weekend to me. I think it has something to do with the new schedule of spending the first part of the week in Waco, but also last week was so meeting and computer time intensive that it was quite noticeable not having those commitments.
Got to go on three long walks with Dante and Jeff. We watched some movies and I really am going into this new week of quarantine feeling somewhat rested and refreshed.
