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We're looking at aspects of love in Buddhism, and we've come to one of the core texts in the Mahayana tradition.

Written at the beginning of the 8th century in the great Buddhist university of Nalanda in the Indian state of Bihar. A tremendous centre of scholarship and learning, along with other Universities like Vikramashila, Odantipura, Valabhi and Taxila, Nalanda had 10,000 students and a teaching staff of 1,500 at its height.

Shantideva's inspired text was written as the Pala dynasty ruled in India, the Tang dynasty thrived in China and sponsored Buddhism there. It was the time of the Umayyad Caliphate conquering Spain, the Carolingian kings establishing themselves in Europe and the Mayan empire flourishing in America.

I'm working with this version by the Padmakara Translation Group:

https://www.shambhala.com/the-way-of-the-bodhisattva-1660.html

Really enjoyed this article.... Heidegger not someone I've come across before (every day a school day!) - will have to seek out some of his writings now.

Sharing as thought might be of interested to the Mindsprings community too! https://psyche.co/ideas/heidegger-knew-that-we-are-always-outside-weathering-the-storms

As I jump into a new decade of life, I want to celebrate with you all by sharing a dream-like video of the amazing young Russian dancer, Vladimir Edward Pomeshikov. Sending you all peace and loving-kindness. And yes, keep it fluid! xx https://www.facebook.com/reel/1721493016292752

Sending you lovely folk greetings from Kenya.

Yesterday was the Chinese New Year, and today is Losar, the Tibetan one. It's also the beginning of Ramadan and the start of Lent. As well as being a potent New Moon. So if you're going to do any significant practice, TODAY IS THE DAY!

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A lovely new friend of mine was pondering the pile-up of stress that comes with the traditional New Year on the 1st January. She realised that in the West, the year started too soon.  New Year’s resolutions kick in before the 12-day Christmas feast is over. And the dark, Yin time of the year gets hijacked by the Yang energy of doing and productivity. Yin-uary becomes Yang-uary. The traditional seasonal rhythm of dying back and patiently waiting for life to stir is disrupted. People get ‘dug up’