2. Stop killing!

    Comment August 24, 2016

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    For countless years the bitter stew of hate goes boiling on.
    Its vengeful broth is ocean deep, impossible to calm.
    To learn the cause of all this conflict,
    Terror, bombs and war,
    Listen to the cries at midnight by the butcher’s door.

    ~Chan Master Cloud of Vows (Song Dynasty)

  3. Happiness…

    Comment August 24, 2016

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    Happiness is not to be found with many efforts or will, but is here, nearby, in your relaxing and surrendering.
    Don’t worry, there is nothing to be done.
    Everything that comes up to your mind has no importance because it has no reality.
    Don’t conceive any attachment for it.
    Don’t judge yourself.
    Let it be.
    Let it come up and down without changing a thing.
    It all vanishes and begins again, endlessly.
    Nothing but the quest for happiness prevents us from seeing it.
    It is like a rainbow that one is always chasing without ever reaching it.
    It is because it has no existence.
    It has always been here and goes with you all the time.
    Don’t believe in the reality of experiences, good or bad.
    They are like rainbows.
    Because we want to grasp what is not to be grasped,
    We exhaust our strength in vain.
    As soon as we relinquish our hold, space is here, open, welcoming & comfortable.
    So, do enjoy it.
    Everything is yours already.
    Stop searching.
    Don’t go into the jungle to look for the elephant that is quietly waiting for you at home.
    There is nothing to do.
    There is nothing to force.
    There is nothing to desire.
    And all comes by itself.

    by Lama Gendun Rimpoche

     

  4. Meditate daily

    Comment August 24, 2016

    Meditate daily, and soon your inner strength and mind power will grow.~Remez Sasson

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  6. Never give up

    Comment August 22, 2016

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    No matter what is going on
    Never give up
    Develop the heart
    Too much energy in your country
    Is spent developing the mind
    Instead of the heart
    Be compassionate
    Not just to your friends
    But to everyone
    Be compassionate
    Work for peace
    In your heart and in the world
    Work for peace
    And I say again
    Never give up
    No matter what is going on around you
    Never give up

    ~Dalai Lama

  7. Seek wisdom and purity

    Comment August 20, 2016

    Buddha

    Death overtakes the man
    Who, giddy and distracted by the world,
    Cares only for his flocks and his children.
    Death fetches him away
    As a flood carries off a sleeping village.

    His family cannot save him,
    Nor his father nor his sons.

    Know this.
    Seek wisdom, and purity.
    Quickly clear the way.

    ~Dhammapada

     

  8. Do good deeds

    Comment August 18, 2016

    Say good words, have good thoughts, and do good deeds. ~Master Cheng Yen

    Buddha

  9. Do not be affraid

    Comment August 18, 2016

    Do not be affraid of too much work’but of meddling too much in others business. ~Master Cheng Yen

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  10. Buddhist Perspective on Time and Space

    Comment August 14, 2016

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    A dharma talk from the Hsi Lai Temple

    Dear Venerables and Dharma Friends,

    I am very grateful for the guidance of the Buddha which enables us to have such an outstanding cause and condition to listen to the Dharma in this time and space. Today, the topic that I will discuss is “the Buddhist perspective on time and space.”

    Time travels from the past to the present; it spans the past, present, and future. Likewise, space covers hundreds and thousands of realms; it spreads across all ten directions. For most living beings, time and space are just like the act of breathing: we breathe every moment yet are not conscious of this action. Depending on our individual make-up, we all have different understandings about time and space. For example, certain insects live for a day and are contented; humans live to seventy and are still not satisfied. We all confine ourselves to our own limited slice of time and space. From the Buddhist perspective of samsara, the cycles of rebirth, the life span of all sentient beings is limitless. Not only is space without bounds, time is also endless and cannot be measured. If we penetrate the ultimate truth of time and space, we can be liberated from the space defined by the four directions of north, east, south, and west and emerge from the time cocoon of seconds, minutes, days, and months. We then will be in the dimension of total freedom, and we will be able to experience what is described in the saying, “Clear cool water everywhere; Prajna flowers every moment.”

    I will now discuss the Buddhist perspective on time and space in four points.

    I. The Time and Space for All Living Beings

    The term “all living beings” includes not only human beings but also encompasses beings in the other five realms of existence: celestial beings, asuras, animals, hungry ghosts, and beings in the hell realm. What is the time and space for all living beings within the six realms of existence?

    We will first talk about time. Continue reading →

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