For You

There is no fire like greed,
No crime like hatred,
No sorrow like separation,
No sickness like hunger of heart,
And no joy like the joy of freedom.

Health, contentment and trust
Are your greatest possessions,
And freedom your greatest joy.

Look within. Be still.
Free from fear and attachment,
Know the sweet joy of living in the way.

~Buddha

Whatever you can do, or dream you can do, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it. Begin it now.

Love yourself and be awake -
today, tomorrow, always.
First establish yourself in the way,
then teach others,
and so defeat sorrow.
To straighten the crooked
you must first do a harder thing -
straighten yourself.
You are the only master. Who else?
Subdue yourself,
and discover your master.

On life's journey
Faith is nourishment,
Virtuous deeds are a shelter,
Wisdom is the light by day and
Right mindfulness is the protection by night.
If a man lives a pure life nothing can destroy him;
If he has conquered greed nothing can limit his freedom.

~Buddha

Be patient toward all that is unsolved in your heart and try to love the questions themselves like locked rooms and like books that are written in a very foreign tongue. Do not now seek the answers, which cannot be given you because you would not be able to live them. And the point is, to live everything. Live the questions now. Perhaps you will find them gradually, without noticing it, and live along some distant day into the answer.

~Rainer Maria Rilke

"We are what we think.
All that we are arises with
our thoughts. With our thoughts
we make the world."

~Buddha

Time is too slow for those who wait, too swift for those who fear, too long for those who grieve, too short for those who rejoice, but for those who love, time is eternity.

~Henry Van Dyke

Whether you think you can or think you can't - you are right.

~Henry Ford

Fear Not. Be a child of Light

Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate.
Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.
It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us.
We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, and fabulous?
Actually who are you not to be? You are a child of God.
Your playing small doesn’t serve the world.
There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people will not feel insecure around you.
We were born to manifest the glory of God that is within us.
It is not in just some of us: it is in everyone.
And as we let our own light shine we unconsciously give people permission to do the same.
As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberate others.

~Nelson Mandela
Inaugural Speech, 1994

masked

Just as a mother would protect with her life her own son, her only son,
so one should cultivate an unbounded mind towards all beings, and loving-kindness towards all the world.
One should cultivate an unbounded mind, above and below and across, without obstruction, without enmity, without rivalry.
Standing, or going, or seated, or lying down, as long as one is free from drowsiness, one should practice this mindfulness.
This, they say, is the holy state here.

~Sutta Nipata

Solitude is happiness for one who is content, who has heard the Dhamma and clearly sees.
Non-affliction is happiness in the world - harmlessness towards all living beings.

~Udana 10

"The world may be chaotic around you; it may be full of fluctuations; it may be fearful; it may be full of pain; but the Yogi aims to be in peace even though circumstances are not."

~Gurani Anjali

off with her hair

Food brings benefit for some hours, clothes for some months but wisdom lasts as long as the mind itself. It is the foundation of a better society.

Vulnerable is as Vulnerable does

I stumbled a slight fall,
My heart gave way then back again.
The words of interest filled my brain
Found myself pushing, turning
Encourage all thoughts.
It seemed you'd be gentle as a bear.
My heart sinks down the path
For all i yearn is that gorgeous stare.

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Less Than One, by Joseph Brodsky: "The surest defense against evil is extreme individualism, originality of thinking, whimsicality -- even if you will, eccentricity . . . Evil is a sucker for solidarity. It always goes for big numbers, for confident granite, for ideological purity, for drilled armies and balance sheets."

Create

In a pellucid ocean,
Bubbles arise and dissolve again.
Just so, thoughts are no
Different from ultimate reality,
So don't find fault; remain at ease.
Whatever arises, whatever occurs,
Don't grasp-release it on the spot.
Appearances, sounds, and objects.
All are one's own mind;
There's nothing except mind.

~Buddha from the Dhammapada

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With realization of one's own potential and self confidence in one's ability, one can build a better world.


~Tenzin Gyatso

The 14th Dalai Lama

If the love within your mind is lost and you see other beings as enemies, then no matter how much knowledge or education or material comfort you have, only suffering and confusion will ensue.


~Tenzin Gyatso

Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive.


~Tenzin Gyatso

a sunny Thursday morning

I believe wisdom is experience and if falling one should peacefully get back up and try again.

happiness, simplicity and understanding

Under the bright sun, many of us are gathered together with different languages, different styles of dress, even different faiths. However, all of us are the same in being humans, and we all uniquely have the thought of I, and we´re all the same in wanting happiness and in wanting to avoid suffering.


~Tenzin Gyatso

It is easy to point out the mistakes of others, while it is hard to admit one´s own mistakes. A man broadcasts the sins of others without thinking, but he hides his own sins as a gambler hides his extra dice.

~Tenzin Gyatso

A great rock is not disturbed by the wind; the mind of a wise man is not disturbed by either honor or abuse.



~Tenzin Gyatso

Quote for today

Whether we are rich or poor, educated or uneducated, whatever our nationality, color, social status, or ideology may be, the purpose of our lives is to be happy.

~Tenzin Gyatso

There's a reason you can learn from everything: you have basic wisdom, basic intelligence, and basic goodness.

~Pema Chodron

My thought of the Day

I have come to a further clarity in continuing to weed out my garden. I have taken great consideration of what may drain me of who i am from being with one in harmony. to these entities that choose to reap, i shall be free from the lock down and hope for thoust day of clarvoyance.

Quote of the Day

"Because of your smile, you make life more beautiful."

~Thich Nhat Hanh