Give up anger

January 1, 2013

Give up anger; renounce pride; 
transcend all worldly attachments. 
No sufferings touch the person
who is not attached to name and form, 
who calls nothing one's own. 
Whoever restrains rising anger like a chariot gone astray, 
that one I call a real driver; 
others merely hold the reins.

Overcome anger by love; overcome wrong by good; 
overcome the miserly by generosity, and the liar by truth. 
Speak the truth; do not yield to anger; 
give even if asked for a little. 
These three steps lead you to the gods…
~Buddha

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    Vinaya Dass

    January 2, 2013

    Great play of light…….wonderful shot……equally wonderful words.

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    Charles van Dijk

    January 2, 2013

    Lord, make me an instrument of your peace.
    Where there is hatred, let me sow love.
    Where there is injury, pardon.
    Where there is doubt, faith.
    Where there is despair, hope.
    Where there is darkness, light.
    Where there is sadness, joy.
    O Divine Master,
    grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled, as to console;
    to be understood, as to understand;
    to be loved, as to love.
    For it is in giving that we receive.
    It is in pardoning that we are pardoned,
    and it is in dying that we are born to Eternal Life.
    Amen. How similar.

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    Regina Albert

    January 2, 2013

    Bananas? Very beautiful to look. Thank you dear Jendhamuni :-))

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    Jendhamuni Sos

    January 2, 2013

    My dear +Regina Albert I missed you! Where have you been since that New Year dinner. So happy you are back. I will visit you right after taking another bath:))))

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    Charles van Dijk

    January 2, 2013

    +Jendhamuni Sos Francis of Assisi was this man: wait for me while I go to preach to my sisters the birds." The birds surrounded him, intrigued by the power of his voice, and not one of them flew away.

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    Charles van Dijk

    January 2, 2013

    +Regina Albert I know that a devout Buddhist would love him. Born of a wealthy merchant family and was a bit of a playboy. Gave everything to the poor and denounced earthly possessions. Feast day 4th October known as animals day in Europe.

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    Regina Albert

    January 2, 2013

    Yes Charles, Franz v. Assisi had a similar life as Buddha.

    Who works with his hands is a laborer. Who works with his hands and his head is a craftsman. Who works with his hands, his head and his heart is an artist.  Franz von Assisi
    Thank you Charles +Charles van Dijk

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