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Work on anger and compassion at the same time. That means striving to become not only a more compassionate person, but also a less angry person. When you have less anger, your capacity for compassion… (View Post)
@Lazy_eye I feel your proposition (ie. that "the bodhisattva motivation trumps all other concerns, including precepts") is too dangerous of a misrepresentation of the Buddha's teachings tha… (View Post)
(Quote) I had a look at the Avatamsaka Sutra. It's very long so I will focus on what is perhaps the core of the Sutra which is the ten great vows of the great bodhisattva Samantabhadra. I think it sh… (View Post)
(Quote) Studying the nature of thoughts will lead to insight. Thoughts will arise and pass away in accordance with their nature. When we let go of thoughts, that means we don't attach to them. Howeve… (View Post)