I Am Not My Body...

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The dramatic shift in identity between seeing oneself as a body with a mind to seeing oneself as a mind with a body is earth shaking. A tsunami of new values wash away old stale perceptions. Learning new points of view cause irreparable change, for the better!
This is an area that parents, mentors and friends can help young people make that transition.
One of the difficult parts of intimate relationships might be perceiving the partner as primarily the body, when their identity is not there so strongly. That will cause the partner to feel disrespected and leave the other partner confused and rejected. See the light in your partner! ~Domo Geshe Rinpoche ~~~

"Es ist aufrüttelnd wenn ein dramatischer Wandel unserer Identität stattfindet und wir uns nicht länger als Körper mit einem Geist betrachten, sondern als Geist mit einem Körper. Ein Tsunami voller neuer Werte spült die alten, verstaubten Ansichten fort. Es verursacht einen irreparablen Wandel hin zu etwas Besserem wenn man neue Sichtweisen lernt!
Dies ist ein Gebiet auf dem Eltern, Mentoren und Freunde jungen Leuten helfen können diesen Wandel zu vollziehen.
Einer der wichtigsten Aspekte einer intimen Beziehung kann es sein, den Partner hauptsächlich als einen Körper zu betrachten, wenn die Identität noch nicht so stark ausgeprägt ist. Dadurch wird sich der Partner missachtet fühlen und die andere Person verwirrt und abgewiesen zurücklassen. Erkenne das Licht in Deinem Partner!" - Domo Geshe Rinpoche ---

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