"Never will I seek personal individual salvation or acceptance; never I will discuss only the final peace; but I will always and everywhere live for and strive for the salvation of every creature in the world".
- Boddhisatva
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Diligence (virya) involves exerting energetic effort in cultivating wholesome qualities, overcoming unwholesome habits, purifying the mind... and cultivating a joyful and enthusiastic approach.
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A Zen proverb paints a quiet scene... “Sitting quietly, doing nothing, spring comes, and the grass grows by itself.” Learn about Concentration (Dhyana), one of the Six Paramitas.
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Following zen precepts should never be viewed through a lens of good or bad, holy or sinful, but rather in terms of ignorance vs. wisdom.
Read our discussion on Sila - Ethical Discipline, one of the Six Perfections.
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The Six Perfections, or Paramitas, are guides for practitioners on the Bodhisattva path. Read about sila, commonly translated as ethical discipline.
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The Six Perfections, or Paramitas, are guides for practitioners on the Bodhisattva path. Kshanti, or patience, is one of these transcendent perfections.
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Others are not the cause of my suffering;
It is the affliction in my own mind.
Why should I be angry at others,
When they are mere instruments of my karma? - #Shantideva #mahayana #paramitas #lojong #ngondro #bodhisattva
The Four Immeasurables Loving Kindness near: selfish love Compassion near: pity far: ill will far: cruelty Empathic Joy near: blind euphoria Equanimity near: indifference far: jealousy far: paranoia
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Near and Far “enemies” to
Immeasurables
"Never will I seek personal individual salvation or acceptance; never I will discuss only the final peace; but I will always and everywhere live for and strive for the salvation of every creature in the world".
- Boddhisatva
#compassion #inner_peace #Paramitas
BDG feature: Virtues Versus Values: Transforming and Channelling Anger and the Passions
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