- Are you ready for compassionate wisdom?
- The two forces that complement each other
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Compassion. It seems that sometimes we feel ‘too much’ of others’ pain insofar that it affects us. Of course we wish to avoid apathy. How do we keep balance? We explore two Tibetan Buddhist Master’s advice
- Are you ready for compassionate wisdom?
- The two forces that complement each other
Are you ready for compassionate wisdom?
Summary
Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche, a famous Tibetan Buddhist monk, shares tips on how we can prevent ourselves from being hurt by others’ pain when we are compassionate. The ego that clings within us can cause even more pain when we find ourselves powerless to help others. Mingyur Rinpoche breaks it down easily and slowly in this short 4 mins video.
“So you won’t get others’ pain into you, at the same time you can send loving kindness to them”
Wise Steps
- When was the last time we dived in too deep with someone’s pain? How helpful could we have been during that episode?
- Find opportunities to practice compassionate wisdom to understand where the ego clinging might be and to observe it.
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The two forces that complement each other
Summary
HH Dalai Lama, the renowned Tibetan Buddhist Leader, replies to a young girl’s question on how we can balance and complement the energy of compassion and wisdom. He explains that both are necessary for balance. Too much compassion leads to us diving into the other’s suffering while too much wisdom might link us to discerning too much before helping.
“When you wish all sentient beings to be free from suffering without understanding that there is a possibility that sentient beings can be free from suffering….It is just a prayer and not a conviction that comes from valid understanding and knowledge”
Wise Steps
- Between wisdom and compassion, which one do we tend to lean towards? What can we do to tip ourselves towards balance?
- Apply wisdom in our daily dealings by seeing that even the ones who are most ‘evil’ have the ability to overcome their unskillfulness.
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