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by
Pema Chödrön
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May 4 - May 14, 2023
I saw for myself what it means to never give up on anybody.
This unconditional commitment to ourselves and to others is what is meant by limitless love.
The teacher’s love for the student manifests as compassion.
The student’s love of the teacher...
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This mutual warmth, this heart connection, allows for a...
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“nothing to hold on to” is the root of happiness.
There’s a sense of freedom when we accept that we’re not in control.
Anxiety, heartbreak, and tenderness mark the inbetween state. It’s the kind of place we usually want to avoid.
bodhichitta. Staying with it is what heals. It allows us to let go of our self-importance.
Thoughts and emotions rise and fall.
we need to just keep going forward, to just keep opening our heart.
truly appreciate the paradox of being human?
When someone pushes our buttons, do we set out to make the person wrong?
The crossroads is an important place in the training of a warrior.
we’re encouraged to spend our whole lives training with uncertainty, ambiguity, insecurity.
the future is completely unpredictable and open.
May the wisdom and compassion of all beings increase, now and in the future.
May we continue to open our hearts and minds, in order to work ceaselessly for the benefit of all beings.
May we go to the places that scare us.
May we lead the life of ...
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21. Always maintain only a joyful mind.
The Four Limitless Ones Chant May all sentient beings enjoy happiness and the root of happiness.
Loving-Kindness Practice The practice of loving-kindness traditionally uses the first line of the Four Limitless Ones chant, “May all sentient beings enjoy happiness and the root of happiness.”
Compassion Practice The compassion practice begins with the second line of the chant, “May we be free from suffering and the root of suffering,”
The Three-Step Aspiration May I enjoy happiness and the root of happiness. May you enjoy happiness and the root of happiness. May all beings enjoy happiness and the root of happiness.
