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Originally Posted by Rain95
Christianity has the "selfless" thing down pretty good. All truth in religion points to the same thing, but Western readers of Eastern philosophies often miss the "selfless" part and just use the teachings to be bigger egos....
I will meditate and practice and achieve great things!
Well help others?
Ummmm yea yea eventually I get this compassion stuff......
ok.......
It's really helpful to read many religions to get a better idea where they are all pointing.
Christianity teaches the selfless angle good.
Buddhism teaches awareness without mental phenomena good.
Love is natural outcome of all paths properly practiced and understood.
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Rain, hello...Agreed full stop with all you say. Well said 
Peace & blessings 
7L
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Bound by conventions, people tend to reach for what is easy.
Here we must be unafraid of what is difficult.
For all living beings in nature must unfold in their particular way
and become themselves despite all opposition.
-- Rainer Maria Rilke
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