Oh, and Michael turned in his homework, so I'd better turn in mine. I only found one assignment though, is that right?
"What practical things can we do to remind ourselves that we are noble creatures, and that we can reach and aspire to higher realities then those which we know?"
We can help others. The Dalai Lama says that if you can make it so that what makes you happy in life is helping others then you can spend your entire life selfishly making yourself happy and still be an excellent Buddhist on the path to enlightenment. Some practical things, I suppose, would be visiting the sick and/or elderly, listening to those who need a friendly ear, even things like helping other students with homework assignments. My Aunt Nell always used to say that the other part of this was to do these things without expecting anything back in return. I don't think I really know a lot about it, but I do know that doing this sort of stuff always made me feel good and more connected to everything.
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"What practical things can we do to remind ourselves that we are noble creatures, and that we can reach and aspire to higher realities then those which we know?"
We can help others. The Dalai Lama says that if you can make it so that what makes you happy in life is helping others then you can spend your entire life selfishly making yourself happy and still be an excellent Buddhist on the path to enlightenment. Some practical things, I suppose, would be visiting the sick and/or elderly, listening to those who need a friendly ear, even things like helping other students with homework assignments. My Aunt Nell always used to say that the other part of this was to do these things without expecting anything back in return. I don't think I really know a lot about it, but I do know that doing this sort of stuff always made me feel good and more connected to everything.