The inexplicable changes of life, though painful, teach us not to cling to this floating world. - Ikkyu
There is no long-lasting winner in a war, but war brings immense suffering to the people, and lives are meaninglessly wasted. It is a failure before it starts. - Thomas Lau
One Buddha is not enough; we need
many Buddhas. - Thich Nhat Hanh The world needs another Buddha. You qualify. Here are three simple, straightforward steps for becoming a Buddha. 1. Accept the truth that you have Buddha nature. You are not a sinner in need of salvation but a budding Buddha. 2. Cultivate and grow your inner Buddha. This means engaging in meditation - alone and with a group of spiritual friends. It means reading, studying and learning from the masters. Finally, it means acting like a Buddha by exhibiting awareness, kindness, compassion and sharing wisdom with others. 3. Manifest, fully, your Buddha nature. Become like a mountain. No matter how the mountain is treated it remains. Nature unleashes fury upon mountains - rains, floods, fires. Human's mistreat mountains - they tramp on them, defecate on them, exploit them. Through it all the mountain remains. Finally, continue to repeat steps one and two until they are no longer necessary and your response to everyone and everything around you is like a mountain: solid, strong, stable. Truly happy are those who can help others become happy. - Daisaku Ikeda
The purpose of Buddhism is to make happiness stronger and suffering less frequent. - Victor M. Parachin
The Buddha called for considering before, during, and after every action whether it was potentially abusive or exploitive or genuinely rooted in kind intent. - Sylvia Boorstein
Happiness depends on properly cultivating what is wholesome and discarding what is unwholesome. - Geshe Sonam Rinchen
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Victor M. Parachin ...is aVedic educator, yoga instructor, Buddhist meditation teacher and author of a dozen books. Buy his books at amazon or your local bookstore. Archives
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