... Bodhisattva" ... time ... This image of Shantideva is actually from the ACIP collection of wood block images, see http://www.asianclassics.org for more...
Kent Sandvik
sandvik@...
Dec 9, 1999 7:59 am
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Hi all, I've been watching how a lot of people have signed up for the lamrim mailing list. Some time ago I said that it would be nice to find another...
Kent Sandvik
sandvik@...
Dec 9, 1999 8:08 am
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Page 165, Path to Bliss (HH Dalai Lama): The next step if contemplation on the disadvantages and faults of the self-cherishing attitude. The self-cherishing...
Kent Sandvik
sandvik@...
Dec 9, 1999 8:16 am
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... ven if it's for the sake of others), is there an element of >ego-centric be= havior in the Mahayana path?
I am currently reading Enlightened Courag= e by...
A Bruno
obruno@...
Dec 9, 1999 8:17 pm
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Q159: And why is self-cherishing the source of all miseries? Give any examples, or rational points about this one. Feel free to cheat and read the rest of the...
Kent Sandvik
sandvik@...
Dec 10, 1999 9:24 am
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Q159: And why is self-cherishing the source of all miseries? Give any examples, or rational points about this one. Feel free to cheat and read the rest of the...
Kent Sandvik
sandvik@...
Dec 10, 1999 9:28 am
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Page 167, Path to Bliss (HH Dalai Lama) After realizing the enormous disadvantages of holding to selfish thoughts by cherishing your own welfare solely, you...
Kent Sandvik
sandvik@...
Dec 10, 1999 9:33 am
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Q158: Is it self-cherishment to cultivate the thought of becoming enlightened (even if it's for the sake of others), is there an element of ego-centric...
JOSEPH BRECK
LJBRECK@...
Dec 11, 1999 3:17 pm
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Q159: And why is self-cherishing the source of all miseries? Give any examples, or rational points about this one. HH describes the crux of the problem as the...
JOSEPH BRECK
LJBRECK@...
Dec 11, 1999 3:51 pm
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Q160: Give examples from real life concerning kindness of others without you could not do your daily activities. The most obscure and non-obvious example gets...
Cant Stadit
u.nohu@...
Dec 11, 1999 5:07 pm
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... Without your question I can give no answer Mangalam. --Cant...
Cant Standit
u.nohu@...
Dec 12, 1999 2:36 pm
1385
... Without others one can never develop patience, compassion, non-aggression, loving kindness and buddhahood. Therefore, instead of getting angry those who...
A Bruno
obruno@...
Dec 12, 1999 4:21 pm
1386
... One of the main reasons why self-cherishing creates suffering is probably because of the fact that with self-cherishing we constantly try to satisfy...
Irmela Biehler
Irmela.Biehler@...
Dec 12, 1999 4:23 pm
1387
Q160: Give examples from real life concerning kindness of others without you could not do your daily activities. The most obscure and non-obvious example gets...
JOSEPH BRECK
LJBRECK@...
Dec 13, 1999 11:20 pm
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Page 170 - Path to Bliss, HH Dalai Lama -- The Actual Exchange of Oneself With Others To exchange oneself with others is to reverse a former attitude: The...
Kent Sandvik
sandvik@...
Dec 14, 1999 8:39 am
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... In general it is said that our feelings follow our thoughts. As Kent already mentioned, the self-cherishing attitude creates all kind of fears and worries...
Irmela Biehler
Irmela.Biehler@...
Dec 14, 1999 3:28 pm
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Q163: If you get into a situation where you life is in danger, is it self-cherishing to do anything it takes to relieve oneself from this situation? One way to...
Kent Sandvik
sandvik@...
Dec 17, 1999 8:09 am
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Page 171 - Path to Bliss, HH Dalai Lama -- The Actual Exchange of Oneself With Others Giving and Taking The practice of the actual exchange of oneself with...
Kent Sandvik
sandvik@...
Dec 17, 1999 8:18 am
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Q163: If you get into a situation where you life is in danger, is it self-cherishing to do anything it takes to relieve oneself from this situation? The piece...
JOSEPH BRECK
LJBRECK@...
Dec 17, 1999 3:15 pm
1393
... There are actually some beautiful stories told by Yeshe Tsogyal how she was practiced to give her body and limbs for the benefit of others. In "The Lady of...
Irmela Biehler
Irmela.Biehler@...
Dec 17, 1999 5:23 pm
1394
... Hello all - I think the gauge as to knowing whether it is self cherishing or not is first to have the presence of mind to know whether the mental states...
Mark Emerson
mark.emerson@...
Dec 18, 1999 7:38 am
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And presumably there is a similar story for all the other grains of sand involved? From: "JOSEPH BRECK" <LJBRECK@...> To:...
Thomas Ythan Jones
apyrtyj@...
Dec 18, 1999 7:06 pm
1396
<snip - amazing bit about the Venerable Lady Yeshe Tsogyal> ... But note; these people in the concentration camps were not dharma practitioners. The criterion...
Thomas Ythan Jones
apyrtyj@...
Dec 18, 1999 7:20 pm
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... This is a really difficult example, because it relates to skillful means, which I do not possess. Only a being who could fully see the consequences of the...
Thomas Ythan Jones
apyrtyj@...
Dec 18, 1999 7:23 pm
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... All of what follows plus the obvious one - contemplating the dangers of self-cherishing and the advantages of cherishing others. This contemplation appeals...
Thomas Ythan Jones
apyrtyj@...
Dec 18, 1999 7:28 pm
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... From: Thomas Ythan Jones <apyrtyj@...> To: <lamrim@egroups.com> Sent: Saturday, December 18, 1999 2:23 PM Subject: [lamrim] Re: Equalizing...
jmz1
jmz1@...
Dec 18, 1999 9:21 pm
1400
... Yes. A lot of more advanced Buddhist practices actually take such negative states of mind as a source and use this source to turn around the situation, or...
Kent Sandvik
sandvik@...
Dec 19, 1999 12:07 am
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... We do not know whether or not they were Dharma practitioners, or what level they had attained. For example they could be very advanced practitioners who ...
Martha Foster
marthaf@...
Dec 19, 1999 3:58 am
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. Dear Kent, You stated "For example, when getting angry, getting angry at oneself causing self-centric behaviour (that will then later create negative karma)....
Ant McLeod
ficus@...
Dec 19, 1999 1:16 pm
1403
... You are right. However, with respect to those people most reports say that they have been religious people with a very strong faith in God, for that reason...
