Eternal Wisdom

September 26, 2013

Those who attempt to conquer hatred by hatred are like warriors who take weapons to overcome others who bear arms. This does not end hatred, but gives it room to grow. But, ancient wisdom has advocated a different timeless strategy to overcome hatred. This eternal wisdom is to meet hatred with non-hatred. The method of trying to conquer hatred through hatred never succeeds in overcoming hatred. But, the method of overcoming hatred through non-hatred is eternally effective. That is why that method is described as eternal wisdom. ~Gautama Buddha

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  1. Reply  

    IMR AAN

    September 26, 2013

    wow………… mind blowing…………..

  3. Reply  

    GARY B

    September 26, 2013

    Lovely and enlightened qoute

  7. Reply  

    Pieter Hibma

    September 26, 2013

    Even when you fight you dont hate. Loose you cool you loose the fight against a professional.

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    prakash b

    September 26, 2013

    Hatred cant be replied wd hatred
    Hate whom to hate
    Y to hate
    Wt fr hate
    If one hates u how u can also.hate him
    Your hate reply wd hate is nt a solution fr your happiness
    Bcs all your happiness will be buried under the hate of u
    Move away from the hatred give him
    Time fr goodness to prevail over him
    Sure it will
    An oneday he will know his mistskes
    An value of u
    Hatred always spread venom
    Wd love u can drink even.venom
    Poison that will nt finish u
    Bt that will furnish u wd light of glory thats life dear thats happ8ness
    Beautiful post gd morning

  11. Reply  

    Ronald Harris

    September 26, 2013

    Hello enjoy your Friday morning and enjoy your day

  12. Reply  

    Danny Green

    September 26, 2013

    All you need is love.love is all you need.love wins over hatred.john lennon wrote those words.he was killed by hatred.his death brought the world together in love to remember him.for blessed are the peacemakers for they will be called children of god.

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    Timothy Mckiness

    September 26, 2013

    I know I know my army is bigger than your army so on so forth but they all end up dead and more angry and hateful then in the start. It never ends up good.

  14. Reply  

    Marc Brown

    September 27, 2013

    I believe you 100%…. but I am not sure I could not take up arms … I guess this makes me ignorant.  Honest at least, but ignorant.

  16. Reply  

    Solomon Fahey

    September 27, 2013

    Yes wise sistren brethren Solomon will prusue this eternal wisdom Guatama Buddha speaks of thank you for sharing this wisdom.

  18. Reply  

    Ghazi Riman

    September 27, 2013

    So true thank you and have a nice day ahead:)

  19. Reply  

    biswajit dey

    September 27, 2013

    Beautiful picture
    Good morning sweet Friend Jendhamuni

  24. Reply  

    joseph amanfo kankam

    September 27, 2013

    A very wonderful day has come let all come together nd say God we thank u oooooo

  36. Reply  

    Randy Maine

    September 27, 2013

    Hate can often be attributed to the actions that earn it

  41. Reply  

    Kevin Gilmore

    September 27, 2013

    Smile and the whole world smiles back . Beautiful sunset thankyou:-)

  53. Reply  

    vivek gairola

    September 27, 2013

    This is what we think about it and how we feel it

  54. Reply  

    myca cortez

    September 27, 2013

    beautiful lovely .i realy like see dat kind of view

  58. Reply  

    Arya s

    September 27, 2013

    baeutifullllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll

  78. Reply  

    Zi Tao

    September 27, 2013

    看著夕陽西下 一切煩惱皆拋惱後

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    Hemanshu Worah

    September 28, 2013

    In 1950 an important early biography of Gandhi called “The Life of Mahatma Gandhi” by Louis Fischer was published. Fischer used the maxim again while explaining the concept of Satyagraha, but he did not attribute the words to Gandhi. This cite appears in the YBQ [LFLG]:
    Satyagraha is peaceful. If words fail to convince the adversary perhaps purity, humility, and honesty will. The opponent must be “weaned from error by patience and sympathy,” weaned, not crushed; converted, not annihilated.
    Satyagraha is the exact opposite of the policy of an-eye-for-an-eye-for-an-eye-for-an-eye which ends in making everybody blind.
    You cannot inject new ideas into a man’s head by chopping it off; neither will you infuse a new spirit into his heart by piercing it with a dagger.

    ref : QuoteInvestigator.com

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    Terri Martinez

    September 28, 2013

    "weaned from error by patience and sympathy," that's the best words I've heard in a long time and words to live by!!!!

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