Wisdom

As long as we do not analyze things, we can easily label them "like this, or like that." but as soon as we begin to analyze their reality - not just their appearance, but how they actually exist - we are analyzing their ultimate reality. If you look carefully there is nothing to be found there.

Generosity

If you become proud and arrogant when giving, or if you practice gererosity with the idea of a reward, then all the merit of the generosity is lost. Instead, bodhisattvas pray that the positive karmic result of their generosity will ripen in others rather than in themselves.

"The greatest achievement is selflessness.
The greatest worth is self-mastery.
The greatest quality is seeking to serve others.
The greatest precept is continual awareness.
The greatest medicine is the emptiness of everything.
The greatest action is not conforming with the worlds ways.
The greatest magic is transmuting the passions.
The greatest generosity is non-attachment.
The greatest goodness is a peaceful mind.
The greatest patience is humility.
The greatest effort is not concerned with results.
The greatest meditation is a mind that lets go.
The greatest wisdom is seeing through appearances." Atisha.

"Aware of the suffering caused by the destruction of life, I vow to cultivate compassion and learn ways to protect lives of people, animals, plants, and minerals. I am determined not to kill, not to let others kill, and not to condone any killing in the world, in my thinking, and in my way of life.” Ven. Thich Nhat Hanh.

and yet again it is late
and everyone has their own fate

I hope you live in peace
and that life never is to a cease

may this Buddhist thread stays alive
even if I use it alone with much strive

as I will post again to myself
adding knowledge to my wealth

here is to you a nice warm tea
so you can live long and see

the many ways to enjoy life
without the threat of a knife

I will meditate for your wish
as I put it on the top of my list

goodnight my family here on mingle
may you ravish full of laughter and jingle

and have great dreams to remember
as they may seem to come true this october

goodnight my fellow friends

goodnight

Goodnite ,Smiless

Stay Always

That Very Special Person

You Are To Us All , Smiless

Good Morning. A long time you have not been on. I hope you are well and strong as ever.

May you enjoy great times.

God bless you

Today is a new day
and I must really say

I am here again alone and where should I begin
posting and reading my own stuff again

I find it ironic but understand
It is like a unpopular rock band

most of the people here are christians
with many different types of missions

yet the very few buddhists that are here
I encourage you to reply in here my dear

It is time to expand our knowledge
as soon as you get off work or college

and yet again I am here alone where should I begin
posting and reading my own stuff again

the next time I post it will be about wisdom
that I find interesting from a different kingdom

Have a great day I say to you today
may you enjoy the play okay I say

cheer to the dark German beer

Generosity

Giving is not merely a remedy against greed. The purpose of generosity is to increase the courage of giving. This is called the Trandscendent Perfection of Generosity.

Joyful Exertion

There are two kinds of ego. When we say "I" or "me," it usually connotes a degenerate state of mind. But there is a different, more helpful aspect: that of self confidence. When we say, "I will do it; I will work for the beneift of sentient beings" or " I will overcome the influence of disturbing emotions," it is a very powerful kind of confidence.

Ethics

When discipline is imposed from the outside, it may be problematic. But when it comes from the inside, with knowledge of what is helpful and what is harmful, then we develop the wish to refrain from what is harmful. This is discipline imposed by our own mind, with an understanding of the consequences and the benefits of our actions.

Ethics

If we don't guard our body, speech, and mind, we may become careless and commit negative actions. Isn't it then a good thing to be cautious?

and yet another day has come to pass
some are catholic and go to mass

and some believe in this as others in that
as some like dogs and not a big fat cat

may you sleep well without your hair in gel
and may the morning bell know when to tell

a good time to wake up tommorow with more to do
as others don't have the opportunity to

may you smile at the sky and breathe deeply
or use another style as long as you don't get sleepy

in the long run, what I want to say
is sleep well tell tommorow okay

goodnight

Wednesday August 27,2008 12:07 PM Eastern US Time

yawn

Good morning my fellow spiritual friends

May you have a wonderful peaceful day

Ethics

How are we to guard the mind? We should use attentiveness to watch our thoughts and mindfulness to judge whether we are acting correctly. With these two we have the means to annihilate all adverse conditions.

For as long as space endures,
And for as long as living beings remain,
Until then may I too abide
To dispel the misery of the world.

Generosity

Visualize every being as your own beloved mother or as another person for whom you have the utmost affection, someone who, for you, embodies great kindness. Call up the feelings of affection that arise with regard to that person and then extend those feelings to every other being. Perceive that each being has been equally kind and loving to you.

"All the Buddhas of all the ages have been telling you a very simple fact: Be -- don't try to become. Within these two words, be and becoming, your whole life is contained. Being is enlightenment, becoming is ignorance."

"If you wish to see the truth, then hold no opinion for or against."

"All things appear and disappear because of the concurrence of causes and conditions. Nothing ever exists entirely alone; everything is in relation to everything else."

"All wrong-doing arises because of mind. If mind is transformed can wrong-doing remain?"

"A family is a place where minds come in contact with one another. If these minds love one another the home will be as beautiful as a flower garden. But if these minds get out of harmony with one another it is like a storm that plays havoc with the garden."

"However many holy words you read, however many you speak, what good will they do you if you do not act on upon them?"

"Do not believe in anything simply because you have heard it. Do not believe in anything simply because it is spoken and rumored by many. Do not believe in anything simply because it is found written in your religious books. Do not believe in anything merely on the authority of your teachers and elders. Do not believe in traditions because they have been handed down for many generations. But after observation and analysis, when you find that anything agrees with reason and is conducive to the good and benefit of one and all, then accept it and live up to it."

"The way is not in the sky. The way is in the heart."