18 books
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15 voters
1996
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In terms of action, Dzogchen is not limited by any rules; therefore, no action is forbidden as such. Rather, Dzogchen practice aims at bringing immediate Awareness into every action, and the manifestation of that Intrinsic Awareness is one's true will. Awareness and intention are not at war with each other but are integrated. In the state of contemplation, the Bodhicitta compassion is natural and spontaneous; it is not contrived or created by mind. But this is true only when we are in the state
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― The Golden Letters: The Tibetan Teachings of Garab Dorje, First Dzogchen Master
― The Golden Letters: The Tibetan Teachings of Garab Dorje, First Dzogchen Master
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Nobody knows how many North Koreans have died or are dying in the famine—some estimates by foreign-aid groups run as high as three million in the period from 1995 to 1998 alone—but the rotund, jowly face of Kim Il Sung still beams down contentedly from every wall, and the 58-year-old son looks as chubby as ever, even as his slenderized subjects are mustered to applaud him.
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― Love, Poverty, and War: Journeys and Essays
― Love, Poverty, and War: Journeys and Essays
