{"id":6455,"date":"2010-06-07T14:38:02","date_gmt":"2010-06-07T06:38:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/moonpointer.com\/new\/?p=6455"},"modified":"2010-06-07T14:38:15","modified_gmt":"2010-06-07T06:38:15","slug":"of-gods-demons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moonpointer.com\/new\/2010\/06\/of-gods-demons\/","title":{"rendered":"Of Gods & Demons"},"content":{"rendered":"

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As long as there is an ego,
\nthere are demons.<\/p>\n

When there is no more ego,
\nthere are no more demons either!<\/p>\n

– Machig Labdr\u00f6n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The chief demon is not Mara;
\nThe chief demon is your ego.<\/p>\n

– Stonepeace<\/p>\n

You may think that gods are the one’s who give you benefits,
\nand demons cause damage;
\nbut it may be the other way round.<\/p>\n

Those who cause pain teach you to be patient,
\nand those who give you presents may keep you from practising the Dharma.
\nSo it depends on their effect on you if they are gods or demons.<\/p>\n

– Machig Labdr\u00f6n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Sometimes, even demons can \u2018be\u2019 godly.
\nSometimes, even gods can \u2018be\u2019 demonic.<\/p>\n

– Stonepeace<\/p>\n

In other traditions, demons are expelled externally.
\nBut in my tradition, demons are accepted with compassion.
\n
\n<\/strong>– Machig Labdr\u00f6n<\/p>\n

Take a demon as a demon and it will harm you.
\nKnow a demon is in your mind and you’ll be free of it.<\/p>\n

– Jetsun Milarepa<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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