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  • in reply to: Week Three Essay #80103
    David Minarro
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    Rena,
    Definitely there can´t be a more fulfilling and beatiful addition to a practice than the one you are describing, and I am sure that your daughter also enjoyed the results of exploring this idea further! Also, I am going to borrow the *humble bow* expression, I loved it! Thank you

    in reply to: Week Three Essay #80102
    David Minarro
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    Allison,
    I am glad you found my response inspiring, and please, if you want, please share the name of the chant that you practice, I would love to check it out! 😉

    in reply to: Week Three Essay #80101
    David Minarro
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    Thank you Suzie, I really appreciate it! I like the “integrating” quality you made me see in the song!

    in reply to: Week Three Essay #80100
    David Minarro
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    “There is an affinity of heart, intelligence, spirit and courage in the odyssey of these human beings”. Thank you Helene for these words, I am going to write them down to remember them. Hope you found song in your walks! And please share it if you want to ! 😀

    in reply to: Week Eight Essay #79978
    David Minarro
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    A few weeks ago I went to my garage to pick up my car and found a sign on the windshield, exhorting me to be more careful when parking it to make it easier for others to park as well. The point of the note was right because the day before I arrived in a bit of a hurry and left the car leaning more forward than it should, but the way of saying it was unkind and vehement. At that moment, for me, idiot compassion would have meant not saying anything, and also the opposite, acting like a fool and responding with another note using the same tone. Instead, I chose what I felt to be the middle path. I wrote a second note thanking the person for his note and told him that he was right, but I also let him know that the forms were not that correct, and that I do not think it was a problem that was encountered very often. I was calm because I knew how to recognize my mistake and not add more conflict to the situation, but I also felt that I was able to express myself in that situation. Perhaps, sometimes overcoming idiot compassion can be about letting others know that they have acted like a jerk, without also becoming one along the way.

    in reply to: Week Eight Essay #79977
    David Minarro
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    Anne,
    I am glad that your journey has taught you to be more respectful of yourself, and to take better care of other because you better protect and safeguard your own energy. “Idiot compassion calls bullshit.” Thank you for serving us with this sensational new slogan!

    in reply to: Week Eight Essay #79976
    David Minarro
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    Betsy.
    Thank you for your enriching response. The results of your research helped me clarify and better understand the concept of idiot compassion. “Idiot compassion is avoiding conflict, letting people walk all over you, not giving people a hard time when actually they need to be given a hard time.” That quote has made me understand very well when I have needed to act against idiot compassion or when others have needed to act against it with me. The conventional mind may interpret it as an aggressive or bellicose action, but from this view it is an act of love and care towards oneself and others.

    in reply to: Week Six Essay #79848
    David Minarro
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    Thanks Jenn, your response made me laugh so hard at the end. I’m glad you didn’t feel understood by my answer, as I felt when reading yours!

    in reply to: Week Six Essay #79847
    David Minarro
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    Thanks Kate, I liked what you told me that this inner witness can be our basic goodness, and I certainly agree that our meditation practice can help us discern it better.

    in reply to: Week Six Essay #79846
    David Minarro
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    Thank you very much Jana! Nothing makes me happier than reading that you found the answer useful. I hope we learn better not to tell Jimmy to shut up hehe

    in reply to: Week Six Essay #79845
    David Minarro
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    Thank you very much Betsy! How many times do we hear the voice of Susan’s teachings in our daily adventures, don’t we? haha
    I appreciate your thoughtful response and clarification! I would love to have you also volunteer in my classes, we would definitely learn a lot from you 🙂

    in reply to: Week Six Essay #79844
    David Minarro
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    Thanks Karen, I’m glad it inspired you. Especially for those little everyday things that sometimes don’t feel small at all!

    in reply to: Week Seven Essay #79843
    David Minarro
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    Thanks Jamie. I agree with you. And regarding the judgment part, it is very gratifying when you also see that they learn to listen to each other with that openness and respect. I am sure that your fourth graders are learning, among many other things, that from you.

    in reply to: Week Seven Essay #79842
    David Minarro
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    Thanks a lot Kate, I really appreciate it. And I agree a lot with everything that you say.

    in reply to: Week Seven Essay #79841
    David Minarro
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    Thanks Ann! Your words are very touching and I appreaciate it a lot 🙂

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