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Geoff-Allen

Geoff-Allen

Resident megalomaniac
Overwhelmed by the suffering of the world {Robina Courtin}

For example -

When we understand that our delusions cause us to suffer and then to harm others, then we can have compassion for harmers

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When we understand that our delusions cause us to suffer and then to harm others, then we can have compassion for harmers - Robina Courtin

A bird needs two wings: wisdom and compassion. But proper compassion needs a clear mind. As His Holiness says, “Compassion’s not enough. You need wisdom.” Even more bluntly, Lama Zopa says, “Meaning well is not enough. We need wisdom.” And wisdom is what you get as you work on your own mind...
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Wu Wei

Wu Wei

ursus senum severiorum and ex-Bisy Backson
The more we’re living at odds with the truth, the more we suffer. The more we live along with it, the happier we are. -- Lama Tsomo, “What’s Left? A Practice for Understanding Impermanence”
 
Geoff-Allen

Geoff-Allen

Resident megalomaniac
Geoff-Allen

Geoff-Allen

Resident megalomaniac
The man of Self-realization knows a bliss that cannot be compared to anything in this world. His joy is independent of any object or sensory experience. It is an incomparable happiness that cannot be described in words. Such joy is known as sattvik-ananda.

Paramahansa Yogananda
 
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