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| Kara Rane © 24" x 36" oil paint on canvas commissioned painting |
Friendship
In the Mitta Sutta, or discourse on friends, the Buddha tells his monks
to seek out friends with these seven qualities:
"Giving what is hard to give.
Doing what is hard to do.
Enduring what is hard to endure.
Revealing their secrets to you.
Keeping your secrets.
When misfortunes strike, you are not abandoned.
When down and out, you are not looked down upon."
to seek out friends with these seven qualities:
"Giving what is hard to give.
Doing what is hard to do.
Enduring what is hard to endure.
Revealing their secrets to you.
Keeping your secrets.
When misfortunes strike, you are not abandoned.
When down and out, you are not looked down upon."
Friendship is a way in which we experience empathy. Sometimes our perspective and life origins make this easy, we are similar and can relate to that which is like the self. This can be on a superficial level according to appearances, profession, heritage, religion, age, gender, or social status. But these distinguishing factors can be dissolved so that we can see any person as a friend based solely on their being. Kindness can be extended to all people, even to those who have not earned this respect.
When we expand this openness we first must be certain we are treating Our self as a friend. Do not abandon You in difficult times. Stay true to your values when tested. Give what is hard to give.
It is possible to view the entire world as a 'friend'. We can all find that gift within. From this place there is no separateness, there are no categories to fill. Your Being is compatible with everything, the trees, fresh air, all the animals, stars, and sea.
This is our earthly friendship, it is One Ship.
This is our earthly friendship, it is One Ship.
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