tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4911194092037701909.post4882182768683719097..comments2022-03-24T19:27:51.098-03:00Comments on One Human Journey: Practicing Dharma Without Becoming a DoormatDennis Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15768594614249854053noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4911194092037701909.post-65047377941785499242015-08-20T15:43:05.089-03:002015-08-20T15:43:05.089-03:00"You yourself, as much as anybody in the enti..."You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection" Tanner Jesselhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13644366131982126898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4911194092037701909.post-79326504579241095982011-04-09T04:55:20.413-03:002011-04-09T04:55:20.413-03:00Very good post. The salient point is that it '...Very good post. The salient point is that it 'stops plaguing people when they have actually embarked on the practice.' This is because, perhaps, the idea itself is really the ego saying 'doesn't this mean I will be defenceless? If I give myself up, who is going to look after me?' Then later, of course, the answer to that question becomes embarrasingly obvious. <br /><br />But try explaining that....... Some things just have to happen in their own good time, I guess.wayfarerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04102461128980478006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4911194092037701909.post-18827569498718652582011-04-08T16:08:03.582-03:002011-04-08T16:08:03.582-03:00NellaLou, good question. I haven't tracked dow...NellaLou, good question. I haven't tracked down the original source of that quote, either. It appears in Sharon Salzberg's book Lovingkindness, and in several thousand other places offline and on. Mine was a paraphrase, BTW.Dennis Hunterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15768594614249854053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4911194092037701909.post-35633358569067571292011-04-08T14:39:52.910-03:002011-04-08T14:39:52.910-03:00"The Buddha said that we could search the ent..."The Buddha said that we could search the entire universe and we would not find anyone more worthy of our love than we ourselves are."<br /><br />I have seen this quote numerous times but can find no reference for its origin in Buddhist doctrines or works. Can you tell me where its from? <br /><br />Thanks.NellaLouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07247769132258539996noreply@blogger.com