Many people just learn like a stone wetting on its surface and dry up very quickly and so nothing is retained in their mind.
Only a few who learn like a sponge which sucks up all the water thoroughly, will retain the knowledge and wisdom for their whole life.
Only a few who learn like a sponge which sucks up all the water thoroughly, will retain the knowledge and wisdom for their whole life.
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Contributed by Carol Mickelsen
( I think what she said is educational and meaningful.)
It all seems clear and real to me, more real than most of the other teaching I have read recently. It just takes some time for it to sink in. The last few days it has been hitting home to me in a very real way how all of the suffering in the world is created because of attachments; greed, wishing for power over others, not accepting what is, both in life and in other people, all of those things and more. All of the suffering can be alleviated through letting go of what "I" want, and practicing compassion. It is that simple, and it is not about "me." And I have been realizing that practicing compassion has very little to do with how I feel about others, and everything to do with what I actually do every day. Understanding is one thing, practicing is another.
( I think what she said is educational and meaningful.)
It all seems clear and real to me, more real than most of the other teaching I have read recently. It just takes some time for it to sink in. The last few days it has been hitting home to me in a very real way how all of the suffering in the world is created because of attachments; greed, wishing for power over others, not accepting what is, both in life and in other people, all of those things and more. All of the suffering can be alleviated through letting go of what "I" want, and practicing compassion. It is that simple, and it is not about "me." And I have been realizing that practicing compassion has very little to do with how I feel about others, and everything to do with what I actually do every day. Understanding is one thing, practicing is another.
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