When we see through the illusion of self, we no longer act out of self-interest but from a place of genuine care .
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Dharma Read: Āsava is a Pali term often translated as ‘outflows’ or ‘taints,’ referring to deep mental habits.
In meditation, thoughts and emotions may arise, but it is āsavas that keep us grasping at them.
Dharma Read: Dvaita and Ādvaita: The Limits of Translation.
‘Not-two’, by contrast, is gentler, more spacious.
Dharma Read: The challenge for Western practitioners.
The Buddha’s teachings are not abstract doctrines but practical guides for awakening.
Dharma Read: Everything is meditation itself.
Everything is meditation itself and can be regarded as an opportunity for change; this is the art of turning the negative into the positive.
Dharma Read: The Practice of Dāna.
By giving freely, we loosen the bonds of greed and cultivate a sense of abundance.
Dharma Read: Tathāgata.
The Buddha frequently used language to convey deeper truths beyond conventional expression.
Dharma Read: The Buddha Within: Realising Our Innate Wisdom.
In the absence of self, the Buddha within is not diminished.
Dharma Read: When you dream at night you see all sorts of different things.
It is all your personal experience.
Dharma Read: The duality between self and no-self, self and other dissolves, not in the sense that the world vanishes.
In its place, there is the direct experience of interconnectedness, where everything is seen as part of a dynamic, interdependent whole.
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