Ego keeps busy trying to build a wall around itself, to shut itself away from the “other.” Then, of course, having created this barrier, immediately the ego also wants to...
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Ego Builds a Wall
October 18, 2012
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Ego Finds a Name for Itself
October 17, 2012
The ego feels rather lonely and, at the same time, keeps busy trying to defend itself. It finds that it consists of a collection of desires, expectations, ideas, conclusions, memories...
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Don't Bring Things to a Painful Point
October 11, 2012
This slogan is about not humiliating people. An important point for the bodhisattva, or the practitioner of this mind training, is to encourage people on their path. However, you could...
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Don't Transfer the Ox's Load to the Cow
October 9, 2012
One has to think about one’s problems personally, honestly, and genuinely. Transferring the ox’s load to the cow, who is weaker than the ox, means not wanting to deal with...
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The Living Quality of Peace
October 4, 2012
Renunciation in this instance is not just throwing things away but, having thrown everything away (or given everything up), we begin to feel the living quality of peace. This peace...
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