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28 EASTERN HORIZON | TEACHINGS
12 Pieces of Wisdom that
will Transform your Lives
By Matt Valentine
1. Live with compassion connecting wholeheartedly with
Compassion is one of the most others, and simply connecting in this
revered qualities in Buddhism and way can be a great source of joy for
great compassion is a sign of a highly us.
realized human being.
The reasons for practicing
Compassion doesn’t just help the compassion are numerous and
world at large, and it isn’t just about powerful. Seek to live in a way
the fact that it’s the right thing to that you treat everyone you meet
do. Compassion, and seeking to as you would yourself. Once you
understand those around you, can begin trying to do this, it will seem
transform your life for a number of altogether impossible. But keep at
Matt Valentine is a father,
husband, and a self-published reasons. it, and you’ll realize the full power of
author. He writes weekly on his living with compassion.
blog, Buddhaimonia.com, about First, self-compassion is altogether 2. Connect with others and
everything from spirituality to self- critical towards finding peace nurture those connections
mastery. Buddhaimonia is a resource within yourself. By learning to
for those looking to live with greater forgive yourself and accepting that
peace and balance through the you’re human you can heal deep In Buddhism, a community of
practices of mindfulness, related wounds bring yourself back from practitioners is called a “saṅgha”. A
meditations, and Buddhist wisdom difficult challenges. saṅgha is a community of monks,
nuns, laymen, and laywomen
Next, we can often be tortured who practice together in peace
because of the fact that we don’t towards the united “goal” of realizing
completely understand why people greater awakening, not only for
do certain things. themselves but for all beings.
Compassion is understanding the The saṅgha is a principle which
basic goodness in all people and much of the world can greatly
then seeking to discover that basic benefit from. People come together
goodness in specific people. Because in groups all the time, but it’s usually
of this, it helps you from going for the purpose of creating monetary
through the often mental torture riches or obtaining substantial
we experience because we don’t power and rarely towards the united
understand the actions of others. goal of attaining peace, happiness,
and realizing greater wisdom.
But even more than that, expressing The principle of the saṅgha can be
compassion is the very act of expressed in your own life in many
