The goal is to cultivate in our hearts the concern a dedicated mother feels for her child, and then focus it on more and more people and living beings. This is a heartfelt, powerful love. Many of you are mothers and know this feeling intimately. Such feelings give us a true understanding of human rights that is not grounded just in legal terms, but rooted deeply in the heart. Once we taste this love, extend it to others, all others.
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The six ways of opening the heart
Opening the heart leads to love and compassion. Giving opens the heart. We can give love, dharma teachings, nonjudgmental listening, emotional support, food, medicines, shelter, or money. Tolerance opens our heart. It counters anger, which […]
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Heartfelt wishes
Heartfelt wishes for a happy, healthy, and meaningful new year to all my readers. It is all of you that make these posts work. With a bowed head filled with appreciation and gratitude, thank you […]
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Healthy self-confidence
In the last post I discussed boosting low self-confidence. It is important not to overshoot and become arrogant. Therefore, ‘healthy self-confidence’ is our goal. Healthy self-confidence is putting no one down, not myself and not […]