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Arising Altruism, Lighthouse Stupa, World Thanka and other musings

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      True wisdom appears innocent, but those in wisdoms care are beyond the machinations of sophistication. To get to that point, we will need preparation for bodhichitta, the mind of enlightenment. This is called arising bodhichitta, and is the stage to get rid of what is no longer useful or needed: stress, anxiety, problems, issues impeding your process, even whining, (hooray! no more whining). Of course, these obstacles are like nothing to the awakened state, however during the preparation stage they squat in the perceptual location of higher perceptions like a defective plug of an old fashioned radio. They must be removed because they’re taking the place of a higher concept. When that goes into place, it is as though it disappears in a healing modality. Suddenly, the complexities of ordinary life problems are gone. Then, you too will become an advocate, saying, “They really were illusory!” ~ Domo Geshe Rinpoche ~~~~~ "Echte Weisheit erscheint unsc...