By Emma Varvaloucas — 2015
Jealousy and envy occupy a unique space on the spectrum of emotion in that they are simultaneously ubiquitous and invisible.
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Thubten Chodron on how to develop bodhichitta, the aspiration to attain buddhahood in order to benefit others.
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Question: Buddhist teachers, including the Dalai Lama, often speak of happiness as a goal (if not the goal) of Buddhist practice. I don’t begrudge anyone happiness, but making it so central to spiritual life feels self-serving. Am I misunderstanding what’s meant by “happiness”?
“I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it.” ~Nelson Mandela