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Dear Abhidharma(2): Gaining Wisdom for Life's Modern Challenges
My primary focus is to work with you to discover a way to release your discomfort around your family dynamics. First, I want to tell you that I can easily see your deep compassion for your family members and their suffering. That is your Buddha-Nature coming through.
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The Buddha's Early Followers - PUNNA-MANTANIPUTTA: Foremost in Teaching the Dharma-The Ten Great Disciples
Punna's eloquence made him known as he foremost in teaching the Dharma. But he had not always been such a fine person. His father was a wealthy landed Brahman in the village of Donavatthu, in the kingdom of Kosala. His mother, Mantani, was the younger sister of Kondanna, one of Shakyamuni's earliest disciples. Mantani reared Punna with the greatest care and affection.
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Dear Abhidharma(1): Gaining Wisdom for Life's Modern Challenges
The important aspect is you listening… If you have a husband or partner, it is important for them to also be a part of this process. Compassionate listening and letting her feel your support on all levels are what are needed most right now.
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FLOWCHART-JUNE 2026: SUFFERING IS ALSO YOUR LIFE'S COMPANION
I“When a glass is half full of water, how do you view it? How do you perceive it?” The author Seikan Kobayashi says that there are three ways you can view it. First, with displeasure and dissatisfaction that it is only half full. Second, with joy, feeling glad that it is half full. And third, with gratitude, being thankful for the kindness of whoever left half for you. However you view or interpret a situation like this, you yourself are the one who is assigning it some sort
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LIVING THE LOTUS-June 2026: Suffering is Also Your Life's Companion
“When a glass is half full of water, how do you view it? The author Seikan Kobayashi says there are three ways to view it. First, with displeasure and dissatisfaction that it is only half full. Second, with joy, feeling glad that it is half full. And third, with gratitude, being thankful for the kindness of whoever left half for you. However you view or interpret a situation like this, you are the one assigning it some sort of meaning.
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