Friday, March 23, 2007

where are my glasses.....???



A man who is seeking for realization is not only going round searching for his spectacles without realizing that they are on his nose all the time, but also were he not actually looking through them he would not be able to see what he is looking for

Wednesday, March 21, 2007

aNgER dAnGeR





Holding onto anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned. - Buddha...


As long as there is a 'you' doing or not-doing,
thinking or not-thinking,
'meditating' or 'not-meditating'
you are no closer to home
than the day you were born. "The Tenth Man" by Wei Wu Wei



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Friday, March 9, 2007

Oh the thinks you can think......


Whatever one thinks about and ponders over often, one's mind gets a leaning in that way.

Thursday, March 1, 2007

daily



These ten things nourish the ten things that are desirable, liked, charming and hard to win in the world. What ten?

Energy and exertion nourish wealth.

Finery and adornment nourish beauty.

Doing things at the proper time nourishes health.

Friendship with the beautiful nourishes virtue.

Restraint of the senses nourishes the holy life.

Not quarrelling nourishes friendship.

Repetition nourishes great knowledge.

Lending an ear and asking questions nourishes wisdom.

Study and examination nourishes the teachings.

And living rightly nourishes rebirth in the heaven world.

Owner of my Actions


I am the owner of my actions (karma),

Heir to my actions, I am born of my actions, I am related to my actions and I have my actions as refuge.

Whatever I do, good or evil, of that I will be the heir.