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Dharma Teachings, Northeastern States, Scene and HeardOrdinary Bodhisattvas: Donation Chain: 30 kidneys donated to help 60 people
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February 21, 2012 – 2:26 am | Permalink |
“Despite his occasional surliness, Mr. Ruzzamenti [the initial donor] said he felt driven to help others when possible. And as he considered the relative risks and benefits of organ donation, particularly to relieve a whole chain of suffering, it just made so much sense. “It causes a shift in the world,” he said. Perhaps, he said, there was some influence from a Tibetan meditation he had practiced when he was first drawn to Buddhism six years ago. It is known as Tonglen. “You think of the pain someone’s in, and imagine you take it from them and give them back good,” he said.”
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