tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1040285592575792498.post5652764795438387124..comments2023-09-05T13:24:50.497+01:00Comments on Thus have I read: Caring for Ourselves this Valentine's DayPuerhanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08694501881853398233noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1040285592575792498.post-10026592475714593022009-02-18T19:50:00.000+00:002009-02-18T19:50:00.000+00:00Thank you for your comments. It can be quite a ch...Thank you for your comments. It can be quite a challenging lesson to learn and to put into action I find!Puerhanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08694501881853398233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1040285592575792498.post-21532059471417425862009-02-17T07:28:00.000+00:002009-02-17T07:28:00.000+00:00Of all the Buddha's teachings, this was one of the...Of all the Buddha's teachings, this was one of the hardest for me to wrap my noodle around. At first it seemed to go against the early message of always putting others first.<BR/><BR/>It took a lot of contemplation for me to understand the simplicity of the message in these words. Without the realization that we are worthy of loving ourselves first, we cannot begin to love all living things completely.<BR/><BR/>Accepting this fact, most of the time, has given me a greater appreciation of the beauty of things as they are.<BR/><BR/>Thank you for posting this. May we all be filled with loving kindness for ourselves and all things.<BR/><BR/>NamasteThe Buddhist Conservativehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17781493637726411401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1040285592575792498.post-44705344978224649872009-02-17T02:38:00.000+00:002009-02-17T02:38:00.000+00:00We all need a reminder of this now and then. Lovin...We all need a reminder of this now and then. Loving yourself has come to be seen as selfish and indulgent, but so is expecting everyone else to fill the void we should be filling ourselves. I love the Whitman quote; it has such a sense of innocence.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1040285592575792498.post-73689251726965325502009-02-16T14:43:00.000+00:002009-02-16T14:43:00.000+00:00Happy to see we're on the same wavelength! May we ...Happy to see we're on the same wavelength! May we all be our own BFF!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com