Sometimes we feel like we are flying. Sometimes we feel like we are drowning. This is life in the big city called samsara. This is just being human, living in the swamp of samsara. Nevertheless, we shoot for something higher, something better, something more joyful and lasting. Something that doesn’t know selfishness, but only unconditional love. The wisdom that underlies this unconditional love is profound and radical. It eschews appearances and understands them to be hallucinations! It goes against the grain of our normal perceptions, beyond radical.
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The eight worldly attitude
It all comes down to love. Unconditional love includes everyone by excluding no one. To love your enemy takes guts. It takes courage. It takes humility. Genuine humility arises through insight. Insight is seeing things […]
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Enlightenment will empower us
Now that we’ve begun loosening the tight grip on our ego, seeing through it like water in a mirage, or a hologram, our focus naturally turns to compassion. When there is less, “me, me, me,” […]
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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 […]