The only peace we can find is in our soul, when we accept the truth of our nature, the beauty of God and the gift of life. ~Unknown
It takes a lot of energy to be negative. You have to work at it. But smiling is painless. I’d rather spend my energy smiling. ~Eric Davis
To keep the body in good health is a duty, otherwise we shall not be able to keep our mind strong and clear. ~Buddha
The Buddha taught ten meritorious deeds for us to perform in order to gain a happy and peaceful life as well as to develop knowledge and understanding. The ten meritorious deeds are:
♥ Charity
♥ Morality
♥ Mental culture
♥ Reverence or respect
♥ Service in helping others
♥ Sharing merits with others
♥ Rejoicing in the merits of others
♥ Preaching and teaching the Dhamma
♥ Listening to the Dhamma
♥ Straightening one’s views
The performance of these ten meritorious deeds will not only benefit oneself, but others as well, besides giving benefits to the recipients. Moral conduct benefits all beings with whom one comes into contact. Mental culture brings peace to others and inspires them to practise the Dhamma. Reverence gives rise to harmony in society, while service improves the lives of others. Sharing merits with others shows that one is concerned about others’ welfare, while rejoicing in others’ merits encourages others to perform more merits. Teaching and listening to the Dhamma are important factors for happiness for both the teacher and listener, while encouraging both to live in line with Dhamma. Straightening one’s views enables a person to show to others the beauty of Dhamma. In the Dhammapada, the Buddha taught:
‘Should a person perform good,
He should do it again and again;
He should find pleasure therein;
For blissful is the accumulation of good.’
‘Think not lightly of good, saying,
‘It will not come near to me’?
Even by the falling of drops a water-jar is filled.
Likewise the wise man, gathering little by little,
Fills himself with good.’
~Venerable K. Sri Dhammananda Maha Thera
Every human being, of whatever origin, of whatever station, deserves respect. We must each respect others even as we respect ourselves. ~U. Thant
I don’t like to think. Only living my life one breath at a time. ~Jendhamuni
Only the development of compassion and understanding for others can bring us the tranquility and happiness we all seek. ~Dailai Lama
Do your little bit of good where you are; it’s those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world. ~Desmond Tutu
Nonviolence is the answer to the crucial political and moral questions of our time; the need for mankind to overcome oppression and violence without resorting to oppression and violence. Mankind must evolve for all human conflict a method which rejects revenge, aggression, and retaliation. The foundation of such a method is love. ~ Martin Luther King
Love is the vital essence that pervades and permeates, from the center to the circumference, the graduating circles of all thought and action. Love is the talisman of human weal and woe –the open sesame to every soul.” ~ Elizabeth Cady Stanton
If the human race wishes to have a prolonged and indefinite period of material prosperity, they have only got to behave in a peaceful and helpful way toward one another. ~ Winston Churchill
