“The only thing we never get enough of is love; and the only thing we never give enough of is love.” — Henry Miller "People carry roses, And make promises by the hour, My love she laughs like the flowers, Valentines can't buy her." — Bob Dylan Today, when globally people celebrate love on Valentine's… Continue reading The nature and importance of genuine love in Buddhism
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WHAT IS LOVE? The Buddhist view vs. the worldly view of love, attachment and equanimity and as an essential quality of a Buddhist teacher
"There is an idea that love is generally love we have for our children, families, lovers or spouses. Yet, in reality, this kind of love can easily breakdown over small or big matters, sometimes over something very trivial like taking personal offence at what someone said to you, or you thinking they ‘disrespected’ you. It… Continue reading WHAT IS LOVE? The Buddhist view vs. the worldly view of love, attachment and equanimity and as an essential quality of a Buddhist teacher
Tāranātha on the Benefits of Love and the Four Immeasurables
Translator snippet Friday! THE BENEFITS OF LOVING-KINDNESS by Tāranātha. In his important text on the Six Vajra-Yogas, One Hundred Blazing Lights: A Supplementary Commentary on Seeing the Meaningful, Tāranātha gives several quotes on bodhicitta and the the four immeasurables from Nagārjuna's texts. He goes into detail about the benefits of loving-kindness quoting from a variety… Continue reading Tāranātha on the Benefits of Love and the Four Immeasurables