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You who thoroughly cultivated loving-kindness are the spiritual guide of all beings. Unshakeable like Mount Meru, you remain utterly unperturbed. —THE KING OF MEDITATION SUTRA, CHAPTER 14
When the Buddha sat beneath the Bodhi Tree and the hordes of demons, known as maras, rose up around him, hurling spears and shooting arrows, his samadhi transformed the weapons into a rain of blossoms. Loving-kindness has the power to turn enemies into teachers and aggressions into adornments. It is the ground
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― In the Footsteps of Bodhisattvas: Buddhist Teachings on the Essence of Meditation
― In the Footsteps of Bodhisattvas: Buddhist Teachings on the Essence of Meditation
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Loneliness is dependent on not loving very many things or people so you should try to love as many things and people as you possibly can because the loneliness can’t survive when there is too much love around.
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― He loved me some days. I'm sure he did: 99 essays on growth through loss
― He loved me some days. I'm sure he did: 99 essays on growth through loss
