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Tag Archives: peaceful
Nothing to do
Whenever we feel compelled, ‘driven’, to do something, anything, we can remember the words of Milarepa. As long as we feel compulsion, even if it is apparently for the Dharma, it is passion. Only when we do the needful, and … Continue reading
Posted in Dharma View
Tagged clarity, compulsion, concentration, dharma, dishonesty, effort, fear, fixating on self, generosity, morality, openness, passion, patience, peace, peaceful, practice, presence, the needful, wisdom
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“Taking one for the team”
There has been much talk of loyalty, famously described by a US presidential pre-candidate in a recent debate as the willingness to ‘take one for the team’, even when such actions are contrary to one’s principles and harmful to others. … Continue reading
Posted in Q&A
Tagged "Blood is thicker than water", attitude, “Taking one for the team”, basis, belonging, best and ultimate interests, biological ties, blind allegiance, bodhichitta, code of silence, compassion, concentration, concern, cover up, discernment, effort, empathy, equanimity, fealty, five precepts, free of suffering, generosity, group identity, happy, hate and disdain, legitimacy, loving kindness, loyalty, mind of enlightenment, morality, motivation for action, one universal team, our team, patience, peaceful, perfect liberation, personal choice, personal sacrifice, place of birth, positive regard, practical, principles, religious extremist, scope, six transcendent perfections, spiritual cultivation, strength, thoroughgoing devotion, total commitment, unalterable facts, unprejudiced, virtue, whistleblowers, willing, xenophobes
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