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Pure Consciousness
‘Pure’ as in ‘without any object of conscious attention.’ One can get close to it in deep meditation. Is it meaningful to do so? Consciousness is conscious of something Otherwise, there would be nothing. No object, no subject, no consciousness. Just nothing. That would be self-contradictory. One can be conscious of the concept ‘nothing.’ The Read the full article…
What Makes Compassion Training Effective?
An effective Compassion training invites Compassion to naturally arise from profoundly within. It nurtures the right mental conditions, allowing participants to trust the strength of their own inner depth. Deep Compassion (with capital C ― a complex phenomenon, much more than pity) is not a skill to be learned, something external that can be taught Read the full article…
Don’t Be Vulnerable
Now and then, an admonishment is ushered to ‘show one’s vulnerable side.’ Thereby never to show oneself as ‘the tough guy’ (or girl). OK, there is something in this. But I don’t quite agree. I think that one should never readily show oneself as vulnerable. There is no point in showing oneself as vulnerable, nor Read the full article…