1. Poisonous

    45 December 21, 2015

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    Why cling to the arrows shot at you?
    Insults
    Wounds
    Time heals you see.
    Why hold so tightly
    Do these things define you?
    Do these things set you free?
    Why inject yourself with these poisons of the mind
    Anxiety
    Greed
    Anger
    Despair
    Why not let them go
    Set them free.
    Accept the choices you have
    And your responsibilities.
    Accept all that is, rather than “as it should be”
    For what does define “you”
    What will set you free
    What if you never find great meaning
    What if, in not clinging,
    You find stillness
    Calm
    Honesty
    Health
    Peace

    ~by Jeniffer Edwards

     

  2. Think of your mind as a garden

    41 December 21, 2015

    Always think of your mind as a garden, and keep it beautiful and fragrant with divine thoughts. ~Paramahansa Yogananda

  3. Divorce

    90 December 21, 2015

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    As
    Our
    Hearts
    Divorce
    From a chaos
    Of the wandering
    Worries of the mind
    We enter into this
    Sweet sanctuary
    Of freedom
    Where
    The
    Silence
    Of love
    Is a
    Wisdom
    Which is so
    Divine

    ~silent lotus

     

  4. Consciousness

    71 December 21, 2015

    In
    The
    Few
    True
    Moments
    Of worldly loneliness
    Do you still perhaps possess
    Loves sweet silent consciousness
    To calmly wait for life to pass by
    For all those who are still battling
    The questions and worries of why

    ~silent lotus

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  5. I live my life one breath at a time

    Comment December 17, 2015

    Those who are without compassion cannot see what is seen with the eyes of compassion. 

    Your breathing should flow gracefully, like a river, like a watersnake crossing
    the water, and not like a chain of rugged mountains or the gallop of a horse. To master our breath is to be in control of our bodies and minds. Each time we find ourselves dispersed and find it difficult to gain control of ourselves by different means, the method of watching the breath should always be used. ~Thich Nhat Hanh

  7. Personal responsibility

    Comment December 16, 2015

    You must take personal responsibility. You cannot change the circumstances, the seasons or the wind, but you can change yourself. That is something you have charge of. ~Jim Rohn

  8. Self-discipline, a defensive measure

    Comment December 15, 2015

    Self-discipline, although difficult, and not always easy while combating negative emotions, should be a defensive measure. At least we will be able to prevent the advent of negative conduct dominated by negative emotion. That is ‘shila’, or moral ethics. Once we develop this by familiarizing ourselves with it, along with mindfulness and conscientiousness, eventually that pattern and way of life will become a part of our own life. ~Dalai Lama

  9. Listen to dhamma with a correct attitude

    Comment December 15, 2015

    When receiving the teachings, it is important to have the correct attitude. It is not practicing the Dharma properly to listen with the intention of gaining material advantage or reputation. Neither should our goal be higher rebirth in the next life, nor should we be wishing only for our own liberation from samsara. These are all attitudes we should reject. Instead, let us listen to the teachings with the determined wish to attain the state of omniscience for the sake of all beings. ~Dalai Lama

  10. Buddha in Glory

    Comment December 14, 2015

    Center of all centers, core of cores,
    almond self-enclosed, and growing sweet–
    all this universe, to the furthest stars
    all beyond them, is your flesh, your fruit.

    Now you feel how nothing clings to you;
    your vast shell reaches into endless space,
    and there the rich, thick fluids rise and flow.
    Illuminated in your infinite peace,

    a billion stars go spinning through the night,
    blazing high above your head.
    But in you is the presence that
    will be, when all the stars are dead.

    ~Rilke Maria Rainer

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