01-04-2010, 11:30 PM
(01-04-2010, 08:38 PM)Lorna Wrote: i didn't think of it the other way around, that practising sto actions could affect sto beingness.
Interesting topic, Lorna.
I think that a person's character influences their actions, and also, our actions influence our character. That seems to just make sense to me.
Think about a person who wanted to learn another language. Based on the person's study, they would be able to say some things in the language. And as they spoke in that language, they got responses -- whether confusion, misinterpretation, or exactly the reaction they hoped for. From these experiences, they would get to revise their understanding of the language, and then have more to say. Wouldn't this be true of any skill, including balancing love for ourselves and for others?