Gems of Wisdom (2014-2015) Archives - Page 7 of 10

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Gems of Wisdom translated by Glenn H. Mullin is available from Shambhala Publications here.

Cultivating a pure view of others and ourselves as future buddhas can be more realistic than following our habitual fault-finding mind.

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How we have autonomy in every moment to work against our habitual patterns and live in ways that are in line with our ethical values.

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How the mind of a spiritual practitioner stays steadfast amidst the glitter of worldly pleasures.

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By cultivating an army of positive qualities, we can vanquish our afflictions and be truly free of enemies.

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How developing our good qualities can help us to vanquish all of the afflictions that are our true enemies.

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How those who are foolish fear that which does not need to be feared, and do not fear what should rightly be feared.

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On how we can aspire to cultivate a mind that benefits others impartially, just as the rain falls on all plants.

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On how attachment to the most trivial things binds our mind to cyclic existence.

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How having a motivation to be of benefit to others enables us to have a happy mind regardless of what is going on around us.

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Thinking deeply about whether we truly have a precious human life, and whether we are creating the causes for a series of such rebirths.

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On how conscientiousness and forethought contribute to beneficial behavior, whereas impulsiveness only brings about the opposite of what we want.

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The importance of looking closely at the self-centered mind that destroys all our happiness.

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