When we learn to love ourselves deeply with the same love a mother has for her child, we have a good foundation to spread unconditional love to others. Loving others more than ourselves is required. It doesn’t mean we put ourselves down. Rather, we put others up. There is just one of me, but nearly 8 billion other human brothers and sisters, and nearly infinite numbers of animals, insects, etc., all deserving of our love. Additionally, there is mother earth, home for all of us. Extend your love to beings throughout our universe and all infinite parallel universes.
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The first beneficiary of compassion is always oneself
The first beneficiary of compassion is always oneself. When compassion, or warm-heartedness, arises in us and our focus shifts away from our own narrow self-interest; it is as if we open an inner door. An […]
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Compassion is our natural state
Many scientists now conclude compassion is our natural state, how we came into this world. Buddhists have believed this for millennia, and call it Buddha nature. It is the potential we all have, including mosquitos, […]
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Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul
Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul died today. She sang like she was channeling a higher power, maybe God, or maybe the innate luminosity potential for total goodness, beauty, and happiness. Even mosquitos have this […]