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Post by zendancer on Oct 21, 2018 9:32:49 GMT -5
Real charity involves no thought of oneself. ...or 'other.' Correct. It is empty.
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Post by zendancer on Oct 21, 2018 9:38:54 GMT -5
I think charity is based on self-awareness even though it pertains to others. Then you would know if the act is out of interest in pleasure, out of obligation, or for the sake of reputation etc, having awareness of motive. No self awareness and no thought-based motive. Empty. The universe helps the universe simply because the universe (in the form of various creatures) needs help.
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Post by zendancer on Oct 21, 2018 9:42:22 GMT -5
Yeah, it can happen spontaneously. And the meditation helps with this, and can be revealing as it's happening. It's typically spontaneous if someone needs something and you just give with some sort of empathy or something, and motive is a pretty subtle thing not always associated with a personal reason, like, kindness is more like a characteristic of a kindhearted personality than anything intellectually reasoned, but as a general rule, I'd say personal expectations, like getting good kamma returns or receiving gratitude, for examples, is a little off track. Agreed.
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