just another persons waste of time
Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others,
are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so.
Douglas Adams

.: Buddhist Wisdom :.

19 February 2010
.: once in a blue moon zen :.
I like to walk alone on country paths, rice plants and wild grasses on
both sides, putting each foot done on the earth in mindfulness, knowing
that I walk on the wondrous earth. In such moments, existence is a
miraculous and mysterious reality.
People usually consider walking on water or in thin air a miracle. But I
think the real miracle is not to walk either on water or in thin air,
but to walk on earth. Every day we are engaged in a miracle which we
don't even recognize: a blue sky, white clouds, green leaves, the black,
curious eyes of a child -- our own two eyes. All is a miracle.
- Thich Nhat Hanh
~ ~ ~
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21 September 2009
.: foundation of civilization :.
Such human qualities as morality, compassion, decency, wisdom and so
forth have been the foundations of all civilizations. These qualities
must be cultivated and sustained through systematic moral education in a
conductive social environment, so that a more humane world may emerge.
His Holiness the Dalai Lama
~ ~ ~
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23 May 2009
.: one word :.
Better than a thousand useless words is one word that gives peace.
- Buddha
~ ~ ~
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01 May 2009
.: on justice and truth :.
I believe in justice and truth, without which there would be no basis
for human hope.
- His Holiness the Dalai Lama
~ ~ ~
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30 April 2009
.: imperfections that defile the mind :.
Greed is an imperfection that defiles the mind;
hate is an
imperfection that defiles the mind;
delusion is an imperfection that
defiles the mind.
- Buddha
~ ~ ~
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22 April 2009
.: your body :.
When you are deluded, you are used by your body. When you are
enlightened, you use your body.
- Bunan
~ ~ ~
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19 April 2009
.: seeing yourself plainly :.
Seeing ourselves plainly, we can change, and as we do so, it brings a
feeling of great relief, as if we had dropped a heavy load.
- Ayya Khema
~ ~ ~
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18 April 2009
.: all things are his mind ... :.
He who knows that all things are his mind,
That all with which he
meets are friendly,
Is ever joyful.
- Hundred Thousand Songs of Milarepa
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03 February 2009
.: the zen of napping :.
Restorative Slumber -- Daily Om
As we focus on the many obligations we gladly undertake in order to
create the lives we want, sleep is often the first activity that we
sacrifice. We’re compelled by both external and internal pressures to be
productive during many of our waking hours. While this can lead to great
feats of accomplishment, it also disrupts the body’s natural cycles and
leaves us craving rest. Napping represents a pleasurable remedy to this
widespread sleep deprivation. Though judged by many as a pastime of
little children or the lazy, the need for a nap is a trait that all
mammals share and an acceptable part of the day in many countries. It is
also a free and effortless way to improve our health and lift our
spirits. A nap is relaxing and can improve our mood, vision, reflexes,
and memory.
read on ...
~ ~ ~
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16 December 2008
.: on mindfulness :.
I like to walk alone on country paths, rice plants and wild grasses on
both sides, putting each foot down on the earth in mindfulness, knowing
that I walk on the wondrous earth. In such moments, existence is a
miraculous and mysterious reality.
People usually consider walking on water or in thin air a miracle. But I
think the real miracle is not to walk either on water or in thin air,
but to walk on earth. Every day we are engaged in a miracle which we
don't even recognize: a blue sky, white clouds, green leaves, the black,
curious eyes of a child -- our own two eyes. All is a miracle.
Thich Nhat Hanh, "Miracle of Mindfulness"
~ ~ ~
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20 November 2008
.: in the open air :.
Spending Time in Nature -- Daily OM
In this modern age, we spend so much time indoors, focused on the
busyness of our lives and disconnected from the earth. But much of what
we truly need can only be found under the naked sky, alongside tall
trees, on open plains, or in the sound of running water. Spending time
in nature allows us to commune with other living beings and to find
comfort in the nurturing embrace of Mother Earth. You can't help but
experience a different sense of self while walking in a wood or
traversing a mountainside. Being in nature connects us to the earth,
grounding us as we walk, unhindered by concrete, upon her. Surrounded by
other living beings, both bigger and smaller than we are, we remember
that human beings are simply one form of life in this vast universe.
more ...
~ ~ ~
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04 June 2008
.: flow :.
Flow with whatever may happen
and let your mind be free;
Stay
centered by accepting whatever you are doing.
This is the ultimate.
Chuang Tsu
~ ~ ~
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03 May 2008
.: do not go after the past, nor lose yourself in the future :.
Do not go after the past,
Nor lose yourself in the future.
For the
past no longer exists,
And the future is not yet here.
By looking
deeply at things just as they are,
In this moment, here and now,
The
seeker lives calmly and freely.
You should be attentive today,
For
waiting until tomorrow is too late.
Death can come and take us by
surprise--
How can we gainsay it?
The one who knows
How to live
attentively
Night and day
Is the one who knows
The best way to
be independent.
Bhaddekaratta Sutra
~ ~ ~
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01 May 2008
.: like the moon reflecting in water ... :.
A person getting enlightened is like the moon reflecting in the water.
The moon does not get wet, the water is not disturbed. Though it is a
great expanse of light, it reflects in a little bit of water; the whole
moon and the whole sky reflect even in the dew on the grass; they
reflect even in a single drop of water. Enlightenment not disturbing the
person is like the moon not piercing the water. A person not obstructing
enlightenment is like the dewdrop not obstructing the heavens.
Dogen, "Flowers Fall"
~ ~ ~
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28 April 2008
.: let go into the clear light :.
Remember the clear light, the pure clear white light from which
everything in the universe comes, to which everything in the universe
returns; the original nature of your own mind. The natural state of the
universe unmanifest.
Let go into the clear light, trust it, merge with it. It is your own
true nature, it is home.
Tibetan Book of the Dead
~ ~ ~
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27 April 2008
.: your mind is not physical ... :.
Since your mind is not physical,
No one else can destroy it.
But
because of its attachments to the body,
It is harmed by physical
suffering.
Bodhicharyavatara
~ ~ ~
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24 April 2008
.: do you wish to understand yourself? :.
If you wish to understand yourself, you must succeed in doing so in the
midst of all kinds of confusions and upsets. Don't make the mistake of
sitting dead in the cold ashes of a withered tree.
Emyo
~ ~ ~
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02 April 2008
.: why china is scared :.
Steve Benson - 02 April 2008
~ ~ ~
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11 March 2008
.: on compassion :.
Genuine compassion is unbiased.
- His Holiness the Dalai Lama
~ ~ ~
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07 March 2008
.: of rocks and wind :.
Even as a great rock is not shaken by the wind, the wise man is not
shaken by praise or blame.
Buddha
~ ~ ~
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01 March 2008
.: 3 non-virtues :.
Even though the training in ethics takes many forms, the ethics of abandoning the ten non-virtues is their basis. Of the ten non-virtues, three pertain to bodily actions, four to verbal actions, and three to mental actions.
The three mental non-virtues are:
- Covetousness: thinking, "May this become mine," desiring something that belongs to another.
- Harmful intent: wishing to injure others, be it great or small injury.
- Wrong view: viewing some existent thing, such as rebirth, cause and effect, or the Three Jewels*, as non-existent.
The opposite of these ten non-virtues are the ten virtues, and engaging in them is called the practice of ethics.
*The core of Buddhism: Buddha, his doctrine (Dharma), and the Spiritual Community.
His Holiness the Dalai Lama
~ ~ ~
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15 February 2008
.: some higher meaning :.
Don't cling to your own understanding. Even if you do understand
something, you should ask yourself if there might be something you have
not fully resolved, or if there may be some higher meaning yet.
Dogen
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11 February 2008
.: is clinging the same as craving? :.
Crookedness and truth (straightness) are in their nature opposite and
cannot dwell together more than frost and fire; for one who has become
religious, and practices the way of straight behavior, a false and
crooked way of speech is not becoming.
Fo-Sho-Hing-Tsan-King
~ ~ ~
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30 January 2008
.: a lama on desire :.
Contrary to what some people might believe, there is nothing wrong with
having pleasures and enjoyments. What is wrong is the confused way we
grasp onto these pleasures, turning them from a source of happiness into
a source of pain and dissatisfaction.
Lama Thubten Yeshe, "Introduction to Tantra"
~ ~ ~
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10 December 2007
.: how he's a sage :.
Not by silence
does someone confused
& unknowing
turn into
a sage.
But whoever - wise,
as if holding the scales,
taking
the excellent -
rejects evil deeds;
he is a sage,
that's how
he's a sage.
Whoever can weigh
both sides of the world:
that's
how he's called a sage.
Dhammapada, 19
~ ~ ~
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07 December 2007
.: shun all evil :.
Here, from within my heart, I make the vow to shun all evil - to achieve
the good. From deep within my heart I seek my refuge.
Buddha
~ ~ ~
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01 December 2007
.: are you focusing on a single bubble? :.
For some years now, students have not been getting to the root of the
aim of Zen, instead taking the verbal teachings of Buddhas and Zen
masters to be the ultimate rule. That is like ignoring a hundred
thousand pure clear oceans and only focusing attention on a single
bubble.
- Ying-an
~ ~ ~
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19 November 2007
.: sufferer, you are destroying yourself :.
Hey you, expecting results without effort! So sensitive! So
long-suffering! You, in the clutches of death, acting like an immortal!
Hey sufferer, you are destroying yourself!
Santideva, Bodhicaryavatara
~ ~ ~
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18 November 2007
.: rid tendency to judge oneself :.
Get rid of the tendency
to judge yourself
above, below, or
equal
to others.
A nun who has self-possession
and integrity
will
find the peace that nourishes
and never causes surfeit.
Therigatha
~ ~ ~
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12 November 2007
.: let come what comes :.
Don't cling to anything and don't reject anything. Let come what comes,
and accomodate yourself to that, whatever it is. If good mental images
arise, that is fine. If bad mental images arise, that is fine, too. Look
on all of it as equal, and make yourself comfortable with whatever
happens. Don't fight with what you experience, just observe it all
mindfully.
Bhante Henepola Gunaratana
~ ~ ~
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04 November 2007
.: conquer anger :.
Conquer anger
with lack of anger;
bad, with good;
stinginess,
with generosity;
a liar, with truth.
Dhammapada, 17
~ ~ ~
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03 November 2007
.: cultivating honesty :.
Honesty can be cultivated by transforming your inner language. For
example, you might think: "I am no good" or "They are not good." Is this
true? For some strange reason, people want to wallow in the idea of
being either the best or the worst. What is true in this moment? How
close can we get to the reality of our experiences?
Martine Batchelor, "Meditation For Life"
~ ~ ~
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30 October 2007
.: on being human :.
I come from the East, most of you [here] are Westerners. If I look at
you superficially, we are different, and if I put my emphasis on that
level, we grow more distant. If I look on you as my own kind, as human
beings like myself, with one nose, two eyes, and so forth, then
automatically that distance is gone. We are the same human flesh. I want
happiness; you also want happiness. From that mutual recognition, we can
build respect and real trust of each other. From that can come
cooperation and harmony.
His Holiness the Dalai Lama
~ ~ ~
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13 October 2007
.: flow with whatever happens :.
Flow with whatever may happen
and let your mind be free;
Stay
centered by accepting whatever you are doing.
This is the ultimate.
Chuang Tsu
~ ~ ~
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07 October 2007
.: like the wind :.
Praise and blame, gain and loss, pleasure and sorrow, come and go like
the wind. To be happy, rest like a giant tree in the midst of them all.
Buddha
~ ~ ~
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.: atoms of dust are really not atoms of dust :.
A name is imposed on what is thought to be a thing or a state and this
divides it from other things and other states. But when you pursue what
lies behind the name, you find a greater and greater subtlety that has
no divisions. Atoms of dust are not really atoms of dust but are merely
called that. In the same way, a world is not a world but is merely
called that.
Visuddhi Magga
~ ~ ~
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30 September 2007
.: listen with your eyes :.
Do you want to know what my body is? My body is the same as the whole
earth.
Do you want to know what my mind is? My mind is the same as space itself.
Do you want to know what my vision is? I see there is nothing to see.
Do you want to know what I hear? I hear the unheard.
Since I have been seeing and hearing, why then do I speak of the
unheard? "If you listen with your ears, after all you cannot understand;
when you hear through your eyes, only then will you know."
Ssu-hsin
~ ~ ~
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26 September 2007
.: your internal attitude :.
Even in the case of individuals, there is no possibility to feel
happiness through anger. If in a difficult situation one becomes
disturbed internally, overwhelmed by mental discomfort, then external
things will not help at all. However, if despite external difficulties
or problems, internally one's attitude is of love, warmth, and
kindheartedness, then problems can be faced and accepted.
His Holiness the Dalai Lama
~ ~ ~
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18 September 2007
.: of wars & picnics :.
Wars arise from a failure to understand one another's humanness. Instead
of summit meetings, why not have families meet for a picnic and get to
know each other while the children play together?
His Holiness the Dalai Lama
~ ~ ~
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08 September 2007
.: how to handle a problem :.
Every time a problem arises, the essential thing is to immediately
become aware that the problem comes from our selfish mind, that it is
created by self-cherishing thoughts. As long as you put the blame
outside yourself, there can be no happiness.
Lama Zopa Rinpoche,
~ ~ ~
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29 August 2007
.: zen :.
Neither from itself nor from another,
Nor from both,
Nor without a
cause,
Does anything whatever, anywhere arise.
Nagarjuna, Mulamadhyamaka-Karika
The most valuable learning is not about memorizing facts and figures. It
is not about higher grade point averages and accumulating degrees. It is
about life itself, and its impact is on the heart.
Rodney Smith, "Lessons From the Dying"
Birth is an expression complete this moment. Death is an expression
complete this moment. They are like winter and spring. You do not call
winter the beginning of spring, nor summer the end of spring.
Genjo Koan
~ ~ ~
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28 August 2007
.: happiness at a deeper level :.
The problem isn't materialism as such. Rather it is the underlying
assumption that full satisfaction can arise from gratifying the senses
alone. Unlike animals whose quest for happiness is restricted to
survival and to the immediate gratification of sensory desires, we human
beings have the capacity to experience happiness at a deeper level
which, when achieved, can overwhelm unhappy experiences.
His Holiness the Dalai Lama
~ ~ ~
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19 August 2007
.: banishing fear and insecurity :.
Some people live closely guarded lives, fearful of encountering someone
or something that might shatter their insecure spiritual foundation.
This attitude, however, is not the fault of religion but of their own
limited understanding. True Dharma leads in exactly the opposite
direction. It enables one to integrate all the many diverse experiences
of life into a meaningful and coherent whole, thereby banishing fear and
insecurity completely.
- Lama Thubten Yeshe
~ ~ ~
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24 July 2007
.: law of karma :.
We should not seek revenge on those who have committed crimes against
us, or reply to their crimes with other crimes. We should reflect that
by the law of karma, they are in danger of lowly and miserable lives to
come, and that our duty to them, as to every being, is to help them to
rise towards Nirvana, rather than let them sink to lower levels of
rebirth.
His Holiness the Dalai Lama
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FYI: This is post #1000 - I've averaged 21.75 posts per month/.74 posts per day in the 1391 days since 4 October 2003.
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05 July 2007
.: look within :.
Live in joy,
In love,
Even among those who hate.
Live in joy,
In health,
Even among the afflicted.
Live in joy,
In peace,
Even among the troubled.
Look within.
Be still.
Free from fear and attachment,
Know the
sweet joy of the way.
- from the Dhammapada
~ ~ ~
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27 June 2007
.: still true to this day :.
At a time when people are so conscious of maintaining their physical
health by controlling their diets, exercising and so forth, it makes
sense to try to cultivate the corresponding positive mental attitudes
too.
- His Holiness the Dalai Lama, 1963
Even more so now that I think about it.
~ ~ ~
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11 June 2007
.: equanimity :.
On the basis of the belief that all human beings share the same divine
nature, we have a very strong ground, a very powerful reason, to believe
that it is possible for each of us to develop a genuine sense of
equanimity toward all beings.
His Holiness the Dalai Lama
~ ~ ~
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19 August 2006
.: are you half or full? :.
Listen to the sound of water. Listen to the water running through chasms and rocks. It is the minor streams that make a loud noise; the great waters flow silently.
The hollow resounds and the full is still. Foolishness is like a half-filled pot; the wise man is a lake full of water.
-Sutta Nipata
~ ~ ~
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28 May 2006
.: nature of the myriad :.
In order to learn the nature of the myriad things, you must know that although they may look round or square, the other features of oceans and mountains are infinite in variety; whole worlds are there. It is so not only around you, but also directly beneath your feet, or in a drop of water.
-Genjo Koan
~ ~ ~
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25 May 2006
.: who gives you the chance? your enemy :.
In my own experience, the period of greatest gain in knowledge and experience is the most difficult period in one's life. ...Through a difficult period, you can learn, you can develop inner strength, determination, and courage to face the problem. Who gives you this chance? Your enemy.
-His Holiness the Dalai Lama
~ ~ ~
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22 May 2006
.: ignorance and confusion :.
To probe deep into your roots:
The ignorance and confusion are you
yourself.
The preconceptions which are yourself
Are envoys and
agents sent by yourself.
"Drinking the Mountain Stream: Songs of Tibet's Beloved Saint, Milarepa"
~ ~ ~
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22 March 2006
.: live a happy and joyful life :.
As long as there is a lack of the inner discipline that brings calmness of mind, no matter what external facilities or conditions you have, they will never give you the feeling of joy and happiness that you are seeking. On the other hand, if you possess this inner quality of calmness of mind, a degree of stability within, then even if you lack various external facilities that you would normally consider necessary for happiness, it is still possible to live a happy and joyful life.
-His Holiness the Dalai Lama
~ ~ ~
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12 March 2006
.: nothing wrong with pleasure and enjoyment :.
Contrary to what some people might believe, there is nothing wrong with having pleasures and enjoyments. What is wrong is the confused way we grasp onto these pleasures, turning them from a source of happiness into a source of pain and dissatisfaction.
-Lama Thubten Yeshe, "Introduction to Tantra"
~ ~ ~
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26 January 2006
.: don't expect anything :.
In meditation, don't expect anything. Just sit back and see what happens. Treat the whole thing as an experiment. Take an active interest in the test itself, but don't get distracted by your expectations about the results. For that matter, don't be anxious for any result whatsoever.
-Bhante Henepola Gunaratana, "Mindfulness in Plain English"
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22 January 2006
.: the contemplative life :.
Just as sharp-bladed grass,
if wrongly held,
wounds the very hand
that holds it--
the contemplative life, if wrongly grasped,
drags
you down to hell.
-Dhammapada
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21 January 2006
.: hiding your body in fire :.
The experience of studying Zen is like hiding your body in fire: even if you have iron guts and a brass heart, here they will surely melt and flux.
-Chien-ju
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02 January 2006
.: the knowing mind of sentient beings :.
The realm of reality is as vast as cosmic space; it is the knowing mind of sentient beings that is small. Just as long as you do not become egotistic and selfish, you will be ever sated with the spiritual food of nirvana.
-Pao-chih
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30 November 2005
.: stupidity and wisdom both become one :.
When all the myriad streams that flow in different places, each with its own color and taste, enter the great ocean, they blend and become just one taste, with one name. In the same way, stupidity and wisdom both become one in the awakened mind. When one first starts along the path, there seems to be a distinction that this is stupidity and that is wisdom. But later, when one penetrates more deeply, one finds there is no difference between stupidity and wisdom.
- Visuddhi Magga
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08 June 2005
.: the ocean of mind :.
When you are completely clear, there is no subjective distortion; when you are completely pure, there is true perception. But even if you are thus through and through, this is still now the transcendental key. When the wind and waves have died out, the ocean of mind is as is; when you get to the bottom of the ocean of mind, for the first time you see the black pearl.
-Tzu-te
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01 May 2005
.: simply :.
Let us not talk of karma, but simply of responsibility toward the whole world.
-His Holiness the Dalai Lama, "Imagine All the People"
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23 March 2005
.: actions be like clouds :.
Let your actions be like clouds going by; the clouds going by are mindless. Let your stillness be as the valley spirit; the valley spirit is undying. When action accompanies stillness and stillness combines with action, then the duality of action and stillness no longer arises.
- Pei-chien
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21 December 2004
.: three mental non-virtues :.
Even though the training in ethics takes many forms, the ethics of abandoning the ten non-virtues is their basis. Of the ten non-virtues, three pertain to bodily actions, four to verbal actions, and three to mental actions.
The three mental non-virtues are:
Covetousness: thinking, "May this become mine," desiring something that belongs to another.
Harmful intent: wishing to injure others, be it great or small injury.
Wrong view: viewing some existent thing, such as rebirth, cause and effect, or the Three Jewels*, as non-existent.
The opposite of these three non-virtues are the ten virtues, and engaging in them is called the practice of ethics.
*The core of Buddhism: Buddha, his doctrine (Dharma), and the Spiritual Community.
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16 October 2004
.: a necessity :.
Because we all share this planet earth, we have to learn to live in harmony and peace with each other and with nature. This is not just a dream, but a necessity.
- His Holiness the Dalai Lama
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29 August 2004
.: just another thought :.
As free human beings we can use our unique intelligence to try to understand ourselves and our world. But if we are prevented from using our creative potential, we are deprived of one of the basic characteristics of a human being.
- His Holiness the Dalai Lama
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04 August 2004
.: the dalai lama on religion & spirituality :.
I believe there is an important distinction to be made between religion and spirituality. Religion I take to be concerned with belief in the claims to salvation of one faith tradition or another--an aspect of which is acceptance of some form of meta-physical or philosophical reality, including perhaps an idea of heaven or hell. Connected with this are religious teachings or dogma, ritual, prayers and so on. Spirituality I take to be concerned with those qualities of the human spirit--such as love and compassion, patience, tolerance, forgiveness, contentment, a sense of responsibility, a sense of harmony, which bring happiness to both self and others.
- His Holiness the Dalai Lama
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02 August 2004
.: selfish pursuit :.
As a Buddhist monk my concern extends to all members of the human family and, indeed, to all sentient beings who suffer. I believe all suffering is caused by ignorance. People inflict pain on others in the selfish pursuit of their own happiness or satisfaction.
- His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Nobel Peace Prize Acceptance Speech, Oslo, December 1989
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15 June 2004
.: for you get struck by rods in return :.
Speak harshly to no one,
or the words will be thrown
right back at you.
Contentious talk is painful,
for you get struck by rods in return.
- Dhammapada, 10, translated by Thanissaro Bhikkhu.
Now if only I could do this, I would not keep getting hit with those darn rods.
And them rods can be painful!
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23 May 2004
.: never give up :.
Never give up
No matter what is going on
Never give up
Develop the heart
Too much energy in your country is spent
Developing the mind instead of the heart.
Be compassionate not just to your friends but to everyone
Be compassionate.
Work for peace in your heart and in the world.
Work for peace and I say again
Never give up.
No matter what is happening,
No matter what is going on around you,
Never give up.
- His Holiness the Dalai Lama
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27 April 2004
.: poisons :.
According to Buddhist psychology, most of our troubles are due to our passionate desire for, attachment to things that we misapprehend as enduring entities. The pursuit of the objects of our desire and attachment involves the use of aggression and competitiveness. These mental processes easily translate into actions, breeding belligerence. Such processes have been going on in the human mind since time immemorial, but their execution has become more effective under modern conditions. What can we do to control and regulate these 'poisons' - delusion, greed and aggression? For it is these poisons that are behind almost every trouble in the world.
- His Holiness the Dalai Lama
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09 March 2004
.: Hmmm, a thinker :.
It is said that there are only two tragedies in life:
not getting what one wants,
and getting it.
- Bhanta Henepola Gunaratana,
"Eight Mindful Steps to Happiness"
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