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The Fully Awakened Rise from the Darkness of Illusory Existence

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Perceptions are the cultivated products of karma mixed with experience. The mass of more solidified perceptions create a kind of base programming or the “nature” of that person.  When stimulated by external events or by internal stimuli, such as karmic signals, the intensity of awareness will activate a new mixture creating an emotional/feeling "stance" or attitude. From that fleeting platform, me ntal actions and potential physical actions are produced. ~ Domo Geshe Rinpoche ~~~ "Wahrnehmungen sind vom Karma kultivierte Produkte, vermischt mit Erfahrung. Die Masse der verfestigteren Wahrnehmungen erzeugt eine Art grundlegende Programmierung oder die "Natur" der Person. Wenn diese durch äußere Vorfälle oder interne Reize, wie karmische Signale, angeregt wird, aktiviert die Intensität des Bewusstseins eine neue Mixtur, wodurch eine emotionale/gefühlsmäßige "Stellung" oder Haltung erzeugt wird. Aus dieser vorübergehenden Plattform entstehen geistige...

Thought for Saturday on trust issues (read in Eng,Sp,Fr,Ger,It)

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How sad for people who, although they identify themselves as practicing Buddhists, continue to live with damaged trust systems without availing themselves of the healing possible. Actively distrusting others or using a passive lack of trust by avoiding contact with other people are poor protective devices! These damaging perceptions toward others act as a harmful filter, having many far-reaching effects. The everyday lives of people with acknowledged “trust issues” live in a world that is gradually shrunken; the sphere of their influence in the world becomes smaller and smaller. By holding onto wounds that cause mistrust without making effort to heal, an ability to trust in the Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha is weakened or perhaps even nonexistent. These sad and suffering people, with much to offer others, cannot truly be Buddhist, as the Buddhist path requires both an open heart and trust. ~Domo Geshe Rinpoche ~~~ ¡Qué triste para las personas que, a pesar de que se identifican como pract...