Buddhist words such as compassion and emptiness don't mean much until we start cultivating our innate ability simply to be there with pain with an open heart and the willingness not to instantly try to get ground under our feet. For instance, if what we're feeling is rage, we usually assume that there are only two ways to relate to it. One is to blame others. Lay it all on somebody else; drive all blames into everyone else. The other alternative is to feel guilty about our rage and blame ourselves.
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- At the root of all the harm we cause is ignorance. β¨ Pema Chodron (2000). When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times, p.48, Shambhala Publications
- When things are shaky and nothing is working, we might realize that we are on the verge of something. We might realize that this is a very vulnerable and tender place, and that tenderness can go eith β¦ βΆ
- True compassion does not come from wanting to help out those less fortunate than ourselves but from realizing our kinship with all beings. β¨ Pema Chodron (2001). Start Where You Are: A Guide to Compa β¦ βΆ
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