The purpose of spiritual practice is to fulfill our desire for happiness. We are all equal
in wishing to be happy and to overcome our suffering, and I believe that we all share
the right to fulfill this aspiration. ~Dalai Lama
Juleeya B. Kong, 15, Sophomore at Lowell High School passed a way on January 1, 2015. This is her funeral service at the Glory Buddhist Temple, in Lowell, Massachusetts on January 10, 2015.
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Impermanent are all component things,
They arise and cease, that is their nature:
They come into being and pass away,
Release from them is bliss supreme.
Aniccaa vata sa”nkhaaraa — uppaada vaya dhammino
Uppajjitvaa nirujjhanti — tesa.m vuupasamo sukho.
— Mahaa-Parinibbaana Sutta
Grandpa lost both legs.
There needs to be a spiritual revolution where people mindfully reconnect with nature and that change can happen when we see ourselves as one with the planet according to Nhat Hanh. “You carry Mother Earth within you,” he said. “She is not just outside of you. Mother Earth is not just your environment.”
Source: Eden Keeper
Even if you strive diligently on your chosen path day after day, if your heart is not in accord with it, then even if you think you are on a good path, from the point of view of the straight and true, this is not a genuine path. If you do not pursue a genuine path to its consummation, then a little bit of crookedness in the mind will later turn into a major warp. Reflect on this. ~Musashi Miyomoto
Japanese Pagoda in Leverett, Massachusetts.
Winter Storm Juno is pounding New England with heavy snow and high winds. No place to walk! The snow is up to my waist already.
The one who has conquered himself is a far greater hero than he who has defeated a thousand times a thousand men. –Buddha, The Dhammapada
In the world today, there is sufficient material wealth. There are very advanced intellectuals, brilliant writers, talented speaker, philosophers, psychologists, scientists, religious advisors, wonderful poets and powerful world leaders. In spite of these intellectuals, there is no real peace and security in the world today. Something must be lacking. What is lacking is loving-kindness or goodwill amongst mankind. Material gain in itself can never bring lasting happiness and peace. Peace must first be established in man’s own heart before he can bring peace to others and to the world at large. ~Venerable K. Sri Dhammananda Maha Thera
Jendhamuni and Buddhist nun at the Meditation Center in Leverett, Massachusetts.
As a tree cut down sprouts forth again if its roots remain uninjured and strong, even so when the propensity to craving is not destroyed, this suffering arises again and again.
~Ven. Dr. K. Sri Dhammananda, Sayings of the Buddha
