(keywords) (slightly edited version) Reading The Natural Mind, Chiangrai, wanting, wrong understanding, clinging, Dhammapada verse 198, untroubled, hatred, cold-hearted, aloof, true principle, not merely a concept, breakfast, tahini on toast, empathy, spiritual virtue, equanimity, kindness, compassion, empathetic joy, equanimity, 4 Brahma Viharas, BBC documentary, Cambodia, conscious sadness, tears streaming, OK-ness, space, having and not-having, subtlety, delusion, loss, praise, spiritual community, kalyanamitta, feedback, puffed-up, asset, good fortune, protection.