(Fearless compassion)
DILGO KHYENTSE RINPOCHE
(Fearless compassion)
ALL SUFFERING - disease, evil spirits, misfortune, court cases, etc. - is without exception the result of ego attachment.
Esso is the sole one responsible for all our troubles, the only source of all unpleasant events. We have nothing to reproach others; even if we were cut into pieces with a saber or hit with canes, these would be only the momentary circumstances of our wounds; the real cause of our pain is always our attachment to the ego, not the action of the enemy.
It was said :
All the catastrophes, all the pain, all the fears and sufferings in the world stem from attachment to the ego;
Why are you attached to this demon?
When people think their house is haunted by ghosts, or that a particular object is evil, they resort to the exorcist; ordinary people often do that, don't they? But the ghosts,
Demons and so on are just external enemies, and they can't really do us any harm. As soon as the enemy within, the attachment to the ego, the trouble really starts.
This attachment to ego, however, has never had any ground; we cling to our ego even when, in fact, there is nothing to cling to. But we hold on to it, and how we take care of it! For ego we do a lot of harm to others, we accumulate a lot of negative actions, and all of this to later suffer the suffering of the lower worlds of samsara.
The author of Bodhicharyavatara writes, addressing the ego :
You have spent countless eons in search of your well-being; and as a reward for this immense effort you have collected only pain.
Best way to use leftovers?
I'm sure you've got some excess ham at home or cold roast potatoes.
What are some of your favourite ways to use leftover food from Christmas day? Share below.
⚠️ DOGS DIE IN HOT CARS. If you love them, don't leave them. ⚠️
It's a message we share time and time again, and this year, we're calling on you to help us spread that message further.
Did you know that calls to SPCA about dogs left inside hot cars made up a whopping 11% of all welfare calls last summer? This is a completely preventable issue, and one which is causing hundreds of dogs (often loved pets) to suffer.
Here are some quick facts to share with the dog owners in your life:
👉 The temperature inside a car can heat to over 50°C in less than 15 minutes.
👉 Parking in the shade and cracking windows does little to help on a warm day. Dogs rely on panting to keep cool, which they can't do in a hot car.
👉 This puts dogs at a high risk of heatstroke - a serious condition for dogs, with a mortality rate between 39%-50%.
👉 It is an offence under the Animal Welfare Act to leave a dog in a hot vehicle if they are showing signs of heat stress. You can be fined, and prosecuted.
SPCA has created downloadable resources to help you spread the message even further. Posters, a flyer, and a social media tile can be downloaded from our website here: www.spca.nz...
We encourage you to use these - and ask your local businesses to display the posters if they can. Flyers can be kept in your car and handed out as needed.
This is a community problem, and one we cannot solve alone. Help us to prevent more tragedies this summer by sharing this post.
On behalf of the animals - thank you ❤️
Poll: Would you rather: Christmas in summer forever or winter forever?
Just a bit of a fun poll to get you thinking.
If you had to live out your Christmas days, would you prefer it was a summer Christmas or a winter Christmas?
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61.9% Summer
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36.6% Winter
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1.5% Other - I'll share below
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