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Tag Archives: pride
Consideration
When young, rejoice in the tranquility of the old. However great your glory, be patient and considerate. Boast not of what you know, even when learned. However high you may rise, be not proud. —Arya Nagarjuna, The Staff of Wisdom
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Tagged Arya Nagarjuna, consideration, learning, patience, pride, The Staff of Wisdom, tranquility
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8 Benefits of the Meditation Posture
Stable and comfortable legs restrain jealousy. An elongated spine restrains indifference. The chin slightly tucked in restrains pride. Leveled shoulders restrain anger. The arms loose at the sides of the torso restrain grasping. The hands resting on the lap —right … Continue reading
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Tagged agitation, anger, arms, chin, dullness, eyes, grasping, hands, indifference, jealousy, legs, over-exertion, pride, shoulders, spine, tongue
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Self-importance, liberated
Don’t chase after the object of pride; look at the grasping mind. Self-importance, liberated by itself as it arises, is primordial voidness. This primordial voidness is none other than the wisdom of essential sameness. —Patrul Rinpoche
Mistakes
We can learn from all actions, positive, neutral, and negative, if we remain mindful —that is, if we observe dispassionately the mental processes that led us to them, their actual performance, and the consequences that ensue. The key word is … Continue reading
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Tagged better decisions, clarity, consequences, guilt, idealized past, inference, observe dispassionately, patterns, perception, pride, projected future, relevant data set
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Managing Afflicted Emotions
When we experience afflicted emotions, we can manage them in one or more of the following ways, according to our innate tendencies, capacity, and level of spiritual development. Whenever there is doubt as to which may be appropriate, apply renunciation … Continue reading
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Tagged afflicted emotions, all-accomplishing wisdom, aversion, capacity, chakravartins, compassion, deities in union, desire, disgust, gratitude, guru, indifference, innate tendencies, interdependence, jealousy, kindness, level of spiritual development, mirror-like wisdom, nagarajas, pride, renunciation first, Transformation, wisdom of discernment, wisdom of equality, wisdom of the expanse, wrathful protectors
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