Nounish Prof ⌐◧-◧🎩
@nounishprof
thinking of all you unreasonable folks 💜
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adrienne
@adrienne
Whoa, @christin doesn’t this sound like what we were talking about ? The constant internal tension between being satisfied and never satisfied. Buddhism taught me to accept the world as is, but it’s in conflict with my ambitious techno progressive side.
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christin
@christin
I forgot who I was talking to about this exact quote, about this exact topic 😯 My take: historical scriptures mention the Buddha giving practical advice to lay (non-monastic practitioners) all the time, and the practice encourages compassion… https://youtu.be/jX7suYpv8WM?feature=shared
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christin
@christin
…so the needle to thread for me is figuring out win-win scenarios where I can help others in a self-compassionate way, so that overall there is non-harm 🤔 my teachers tell me to aspire without straining…
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Sam (crazy candle person) ✦
@samantha
On my shortlist
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