And where does compassion end? Is there a limit on either end of the spectrum for compassion? Is a fly so insignificant that we should kill it with no thought of harming that creature? And if your life were in…
Where does compassion begin?
Tag: Parami
Loving yourself
Yesterday I wrote about supreme happiness, and the way to achieve that was by forgetting yourself. And I do firmly believe that if one focuses on the happiness of others, our own suffering disappears. But there is a caveat to…
You can’t handle the truth!
I stumbled across a new Pali word in my studies recently. This word is one of the Ten Paramitas, or Ten Perfections that one must develop to become a Buddha. The new word is Sacca (pronounced Suh-cheh), a Pali word…
Taking a break
I read a post on Marguerite Manteau-Rao’s Mind Deep Blog yesterday, and it got me thinking. Marguerite’s Blog is usually good at doing that for me. Basically it was about deciding between constant practice and mindfulness, or the need for…
Overcoming bias with humility
I am often times completely shocked by my own words and actions. The lack of mindfulness that I posses, and the gigantic ego I demonstrate are not those of a good student. I meditate, I study the Dhamma (Sanskrit; Dharma),…