What is love?
1 Corinthians 13.4 - 8:
Love suffers long and is kind;1 Corinthians 13.4 - 8:
How to Expand Love, by His Holiness, the Dali Lama.
It is my sincere hope that any of you who are looking to cultivate love in your lives will seek out and read this book for yourselves but meanwhile I will give you a few highlights to work with...
The Dali Lama explains that love begins as energy - self-centered energy that we can transform into outwardly directed compassion in seven steps.
1)Identify a friend,
Starting with the premise that we have set aside our tendency to put people in categories (such as friend or enemy), the first step is to create a strongly positive attitude towards others in ever widening circles. We begin with considering a friend as a model for how to value other not so close friends and from there gradually move outward to include neutral friends and finally enemies.
Starting with the premise that we have set aside our tendency to put people in categories (such as friend or enemy), the first step is to create a strongly positive attitude towards others in ever widening circles. We begin with considering a friend as a model for how to value other not so close friends and from there gradually move outward to include neutral friends and finally enemies.
2)Remember a kindness.
The second step involves reflecting on kindnesses received from one's mother or from other close friends - especially from childhood when we were particularly dependent on the care and attention from others.
The second step involves reflecting on kindnesses received from one's mother or from other close friends - especially from childhood when we were particularly dependent on the care and attention from others.
3) We vow to return these kindnesses to others to help in their development.
4) Now we really start learning to love.
After enhancing our feelings of closeness to others in the first three steps the Dali Lama offers exercises for developing these feelings of concern which then expand finally into love. I wont go into detail about the exercises here but basically they are about being a friend to all, to stop harming, to start helping.
After enhancing our feelings of closeness to others in the first three steps the Dali Lama offers exercises for developing these feelings of concern which then expand finally into love. I wont go into detail about the exercises here but basically they are about being a friend to all, to stop harming, to start helping.
5) Cultivate compassion.
Imagine yourself switching places with those who are suffering. Have a strong wish to see others happy. Have mercy.
Imagine yourself switching places with those who are suffering. Have a strong wish to see others happy. Have mercy.
6) Become fully committed to altruism, meaning without hope of reward, provide help to others.
7) Finally seek to improve yourself that you may be of even more help to others.
Again, Whew! These are tall orders and are obviously a life long study. Still, it encourages me to at least have this game plan. :-)
For more insights into how your astrological chart reveals your true talents and how you personally can expand love, give me a call!
Rosada
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