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Posted by Heidi Minx / Built On Respect on Saturday, April 24th, 2010

New blog on Shambhala SunSpace! Heidiminx on fighting for what’s right — and appreciating the bruises

“I think it took Don Hardy of UFC’s ridiculous lack of guts to really tie it together for me: the direct correlation between lojong [patience practice] and fighting.

Think of it in terms of a boxing match.

Two years ago, I started Built on Respect to support the Tibetan community, and fight for human rights awareness. I’m not sure how, but looking back I now see that at that same time I changed my practice; I hadn’t been reading dharma books or meditating. Instead, there was a transformation. I went with the most basic things I knew — practice compassion, and watch my mind.

Now, two years later, I have realized that lojong itself is a full time job…” …READ MORE

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