Satisfied Buddhist - Domo Geshe Rinpoche

Wisdom is a variety of skillful means brought about by the accumulation of experience and inner confidence in reality. It is accomplished while benefitting others. This is honed in the extensive path of a learner bodhisattva on the way to  the volcanic awakening of a buddha level being. ~ Domo Geshe Rinpoche ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Die Weisheit ist eine Vielfalt an kunstfertigen Fähigkeiten, die durch die Ansammlung von Erfahrung und innerem Selbstbewusstsein in der Realität entsteht. Man vervollkommnet sie, indem man anderen von Nutzen ist. Der Feinschliff entsteht auf dem ausgedehnten Pfad eines Lernerbodhisattvas auf dem Weg zum vulkanischen Erwachen eines Wesens der Buddhastufe." - Domo Geshe Rinpoche --- Buddhists practicing compassion might choose to think that they perform virtuous actions for the benefit of all sentient beings, but that would be incorrect and premature. We should instead think,’ I am doing this virtuous action now in ord er to become the one who ...

Your self-image has been massaged through self-cherishing, and this has caused you to become confused as to how you actually exist. It is based upon false values because, for example, you could be shaken in your body/mind conditioning by simply choosing the wrong garment from your closet and feel awful the whole day! This seem to happen more in women, but I am sure there are many men who are like that too, " Oh, this tie just makes me look fat! " Most feelings of self-consciousness or shyness are related to self-cherishing even though it might appear to be a lack of self-cherishing by the appearance of a kind of false humility. This is not a genuine humility based in equanimity but actually enhances and encourages destructive behavior with little hope of resolving the dilemma by a false dynamic. This is because it mimics spirituality or holiness and is a trick of the self-cherishing mind to avoid losing its power. Whether we arrive from false humility or false sense of o...