Just being introduced to the concept of healthy self-confidence is helpful. Of course getting there takes time, maybe a lifetime. It is putting no one down – not myself and not others. It frees up guilt. It frees up selfishness. It frees up negative self and other criticism. It frees us from feeling we are never good enough. It elevates others, as they are more numerous than me – I am only one person, without putting myself down.
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What is lacking from our education
What is lacking from our education, is understanding our mind, our inner life. Education is oriented outward towards the material world. We do not teach our children about their inner world of emotions, of compassion, […]
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The 6 perfections
Those of us trying to improve our compassion focus on the 6 perfections to open the heart and reduce attachment to the ego and its possessions. These start with the easiest, generosity. But not so […]
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In order to fully care for others
In order to fully care for others, we must take good care of ourself. This is often overlooked. We are very hard on ourselves. We do things to ourself that we would never do to […]