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The first kind of Dharma worker
\nthinks that Dharma work ought to be quiet and laid back,
\nreflecting the serenity of little frequented temples.<\/p>\n
The second kind of Dharma worker
\nthinks that the Dharma is so wonderful that one should do one’s best to share it,
\nreflecting the Buddha’s tireless travelling to teach it to the masses.<\/p>\n
Every Dharma worker is one of the above or in between – Whatever joy there is in this world But what need is there to say much more? The first kind of Dharma worker thinks that Dharma work ought to be quiet and laid back, reflecting the serenity…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[223],"class_list":["post-4111","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mix","tag-bodhisattva","wpcat-1-id"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/moonpointer.com\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4111","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/moonpointer.com\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/moonpointer.com\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moonpointer.com\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moonpointer.com\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4111"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/moonpointer.com\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4111\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/moonpointer.com\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4111"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moonpointer.com\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4111"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/moonpointer.com\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4111"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nfrom volunteers to staff… laypeople to monastics.
\nWhich kind of Dharma worker are you?
\n
\nFrom Shantideva (A Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life):<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n
\nAll comes from desiring others to be happy,<\/strong>
\nAnd whatever suffering there is in this world,
\nAll comes from desiring myself to be happy.<\/p>\n
\nThe childish work for their own benefit,
\nThe Buddhas work for the benefit of others.<\/strong>
\nJust look at the difference between them!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"