Practicing Wisdom: The Perfection of Shantideva's Bodhisattva Way

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The early Buddhist texts seem to promulgate no one-sided practices—such as awakening through study only, through meditation only, through virtue, or confidence only. When you wake up in the morning, tell yourself: the people I deal with today will be meddling, ungrateful, arrogant, dishonest, jealous and surly. Mark Bertin offers this twist on loving-kindness meditation where we practice taking small steps toward cultivating well-wishes even for the people we find challenging.

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Although many people get by in life by taking a self-centered approach, you won’t gain as much wisdom by doing so. When you have to deal with an awkward or scary situation, you come out on the other side better equipped to handle fear the next time you face it. These tips can be applied anytime and anywhere, and through regular practice, you might not feel wiser, but you will notice an enriched livelihood.Just noticing these patterns without judging them starts to cultivate mindfulness in our communications. Follow this simple loving-kindness practice to open the heart and mind towards a greater sense of compassion from Elisha Goldstein. Catherine Winter is an herbalist, INTJ empath, narcissistic abuse survivor, and PTSD warrior currently based in Quebec's Laurentian mountains.

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As you gain your own wisdom and experience, you’ll find that those you looked up to as mentors have their own failings. In Zen and the Art of Helping David Brandon argued that ‘The real kernel of all our help, that which renders it effective, is compassion’ (1990: 6). Sitting in a slumped position can indicate a lack of interest, dejection, or sadness; sitting upright signals respect and confidence. Yet what we mean by ‘helping’ isn’t that obvious – and the qualities we look for in ‘helping relationships’ need some thinking about.Ordination in the more respected monasteries (which are now very rare in Southeast Asia), is often deeply confronting and challenging as it features few group or social activities and maximum time in seclusion to be able to develop a strong practice. Whether through school-based learning or experience, chances are you have different preferences, ideas, and perspectives now than you did when you were seven years old.