Guided Meditations on the Stages of the Path by Thubten Chodron

Author:Thubten Chodron
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Tags: Body, Health & Fitness, Alternative Therapies, General, Religion, Buddhism, Mind & Spirit, Meditation
ISBN: 9781559392815
Publisher: Snow Lion Publications
Published: 2007-10-01T02:03:36+00:00

THE KINDNESS OF OTHERS

Meditate on the great kindness of all.

Geshe Chekawa, Seven-Point Thought Transformation

To develop an awareness of your interconnectedness with all others and the sense of being the recipient of much kindness from them, contemplate:

1. the help we've received from friends. This includes the support, encouragement, gifts, practical help, and so forth that we've received from them. Do not think of the friends in a way that increases attachment to them. Instead, recognize their help as acts of human kindness and feel grateful.

2. the benefit we've received from parents, relatives, and teachers. Reflect on the care they gave us when we were young, protecting us from danger and giving us an education. The fact that we can speak comes from the efforts of those who cared for us when we were young, including our teachers. All talents, abilities, and skills we have now are due to the people who taught and trained us. Even when we didn't want to learn and were unruly, they continued trying to help us learn.

3. the help we've received from strangers. The buildings we use, clothes we wear, food we eat, and roads we drive on were all made by people we don't know. Without their effort-the contribution they make to society by whatever work they do-we wouldn't be able to survive.

4. the benefit we've received from people we don't get along with and from people who have harmed us. These people show us what we need to work on and point out our weaknesses so that we can improve. They give us the chance to develop patience, tolerance, and compassion, qualities that are essential for progressing along the path.

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