This chronic disease of cherishing ourselves
is the cause giving rise to our unsought suffering.
Recognizing this, we seek the courage and strength
to blame, destroy, and say no to this monstrous
demon of selfishness. Humility centers us and makes us strong and loving both towards ourselves as well as others.
The 1st Panchen Lama, Lobsang Choekyi Gyaltsen, in his ‘Guru Puja’ (‘Lama Choepa’) writes, “This chronic disease of cherishing ourselves is the cause giving rise to our unsought suffering; understanding this, we seek the courage […]
It is easy to lose hope these days. The worse sides of us seem rampant. Selfishness and greed seem to have eclipsed love and compassion. Yet where there is strife and hardship, someone always comes […]
The more you think about your own self, the more self-centered you are, the more trouble even small problems can create in your mind. The stronger your sense of ‘I’, the narrower your thinking becomes. […]
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