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==Equalizing and Exchanging Oneself and Others== | ==Equalizing and Exchanging Oneself and Others== | ||
In latter half of the eighth chapter of the ''Bodhicaryāvatāra'' Śāntideva presents a set of contemplative practices that utilize our deep seated sense of self as a means to actually uproot our fixation with the notions of ''I'' and ''mine'' in order to further develop bodhicitta. These practices involve contemplating the equality of self and other and then enacting the imaginary exchange of self and other. The former is essentially an acknowledgement that all beings are equal in their desire for happiness and their aversion to suffering. By habituating oneself to this understanding, Śāntideva reasons that one should think about others with equal consideration as they would for themselves. | In latter half of the eighth chapter of the ''Bodhicaryāvatāra'' Śāntideva presents a set of contemplative practices that utilize our deep seated sense of self as a means to actually uproot our fixation with the notions of ''I'' and ''mine'' in order to further develop bodhicitta. These practices involve contemplating the equality of self and other (''bdag dang gzhan du mnyam pa'') and then enacting the imaginary exchange of self and other (''bdag dang gzhan du brje bya ba''). The former is essentially an acknowledgement that all beings are equal in their desire for happiness and their aversion to suffering. By habituating oneself to this understanding, Śāntideva reasons that one should think about others with equal consideration as they would for themselves. | ||
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