Let Compassion Pull You out of Self-Absorption~Sakyong Mipham

Lift Yourself Up

'Radiating from basic goodness like the sun, 

compassion lifts us above self-involvement 

and brings us out of the Dark Age.' 

  

Sakyong Mipham

~Like the Sun~

Your compassion radiates 

from basic goodness inside you

to shine on the world and others around you.

To be happy and content, look outward with compassion.

'If you want to be miserable, think of yourself.  

If you want to be happy, think of others.'

Sakyong Mipham

To Feel Over the Moon,

Be Like the Sun

If your compassion radiates

from your basic goodness deep inside...

~Choose to be like the sun~

Let your compassion for others 

pull you out of obsessive self-involvement

and into compassionate, caring 

relationships with others instead.

Too much self-absorption leads to

brooding and anxiety.

'When stress is the basic state of mind, 

even good things stress us out. 

We have to learn to let go.'

Sakyong Mipham

Compassion and Karma 

'Karma moves in two directions. 

If we act virtuously, the seed we plant will result in happiness. 

If we act non-virtuously, suffering results.

...This jewel is the wisdom and compassion 

that it takes to act not on behalf of ourselves but for all beings. 

This is where real confidence and competence come from. 

Once we possess this jewel, our life becomes blessed.'

Sakyong Mipham

💓Where in your life have you been self-obsessing?

💙How can you reach outside of yourself with compassion for another?

💚What happens when you take the focus off you and put it compassionately on others?

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For more than 35 years, Susan Meyerott has been helping people lighten up and step over invisible barriers to change one step at a time. She speaks to your heart, puts you at ease, and makes letting go and moving forward with life easier than ever before.

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