{"id":731,"date":"2021-10-16T09:06:48","date_gmt":"2021-10-16T09:06:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mind-here-and-hereafter.org\/?page_id=731"},"modified":"2021-10-17T07:31:52","modified_gmt":"2021-10-17T07:31:52","slug":"love-and-compassion","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mind-here-and-hereafter.org\/?page_id=731","title":{"rendered":"Love and Compassion"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In this section, the focus will be on <em>love <\/em>and <em>compassion.<\/em> The table below provides the overall context as far as <em>the three fundamental aspects of the nature of mind.<\/em>  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table aligncenter is-style-regular\"><table><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Openness\/Spaciousness<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Complete openness<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Awareness<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Clarity\/Awareness<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Natural perfection<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Wisdom<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Sensitivity\/Responsiveness<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Absolute spontaneity <\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Love and compassion<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><em>Rigdzin Shikpo<\/em> <\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><em>Trungpa &amp; Shikpo<\/em> <\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><em>Mingyur Rinpoche<\/em><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><figcaption><br><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The above table presents the three overarching aspects of our inherent, true nature \u2014 our basic innate, inner goodness. All beings possess this nature. However, it is usually not recognised. When it is recognised, it brings hope and courage in life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Love and compassion is the essence of the Buddhist classic text entitled <em>Way of the Bodhisattva<\/em>, written by Shantideva.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/mind-here-and-hereafter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/5AD7108B-1A18-4D42-B7EC-96A1A5224E86-1024x811.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-779\" width=\"512\" height=\"406\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mind-here-and-hereafter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/5AD7108B-1A18-4D42-B7EC-96A1A5224E86-1024x811.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/mind-here-and-hereafter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/5AD7108B-1A18-4D42-B7EC-96A1A5224E86-300x238.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/mind-here-and-hereafter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/5AD7108B-1A18-4D42-B7EC-96A1A5224E86-768x608.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/mind-here-and-hereafter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/5AD7108B-1A18-4D42-B7EC-96A1A5224E86-1536x1217.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/mind-here-and-hereafter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/5AD7108B-1A18-4D42-B7EC-96A1A5224E86-2048x1623.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><figcaption><strong>Contemplation<\/strong>: <br>You\u2019re not the limited, anxious person you think you are. Any trained Buddhist teacher can tell you with all the conviction of personal experience that, really, you\u2019re the very heart of compassion, completely aware, and fully capable of achieving the greatest good, not only for yourself, but for everyone and everything you can imagine. The only problem is that you don\u2019t recognize these things about yourself. (Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche. <em>The Joy of Living<\/em>.)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this section, the focus will be on love and compassion. The table below provides the overall context as far as the three fundamental aspects of the nature of mind. Openness\/Spaciousness Complete openness Awareness Clarity\/Awareness Natural perfection Wisdom Sensitivity\/Responsiveness Absolute spontaneity Love and compassion Rigdzin Shikpo Trungpa &amp; Shikpo Mingyur Rinpoche The above table presents the three overarching aspects of our inherent, true nature \u2014 our basic innate, inner goodness. All beings possess this nature. However, it is usually not recognised. 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