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Lojong: Where Wisdom and Compassion Meet (Link #651)

Mangala Shri Bhuti - The Link

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The Eight Worldly Concerns of Buddha Shakyamuni

I read Warren Buffett's five tips for getting rich but I'm not sure if that's really the point of my life and where I want to spend all my time. The Buddha was quite wealthy he was revered by his subjects but he still felt the the grip of some sorrow and suffering in his own life as we can see even you know wealthy movie stars and politicians have great obstacles in their life and tremendous challenges despite all that they have. There is a deeper quality to one's life which is not addressed through these eight worldly concerns and that is what prompted the Buddha Shakyamuni to for go those worldly concerns.

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