Open-hearted communication is bodhicitta. If you give the present and get upset that no one noticed that yours was wrapped more beautifully than anyone else’s; if you feel that insufficient applause is given to the choice of gift; if you feel that your friend moved on too quickly to their next present and did not dwell long enough on appreciating yours – then the giving and the gift were reference-points for you, complete with neurotic stickiness, and not a freely-given act of generosity, friendship, and warmth.
page 91, Illusory Advice, Ngakma Nor’dzin & Ngakpa ’ö-Dzin, Aro Books worldwide, 2016, ISBN: 978-1-898185-37-6
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