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Post by dancingwind on Nov 19, 2005 11:45:01 GMT
Not up in the air, nor in the middle of the sea, nor going into a cleft in the mountains —nowhere on earth— is a spot to be found where you could stay & escape your evil deed.
-Dhammapada, 9, translated by Thanissaro Bhikkhu
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Post by dancingwind on Nov 20, 2005 8:26:18 GMT
Just as in the autumn a farmer, ploughing with a large plough cuts through all the spreading rootlets as he ploughs; in the same way, bhikkhus, the perceiving of impermanence, developed and frequently practiced, removes all sensual passion…removes and abolishes all conceit of ‘I am’.
-Samyutta Nikaya
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Post by dancingwind on Nov 21, 2005 9:43:50 GMT
Just as material things are made of dust, so too are our perceptions and thoughts mere dust. Just as it takes only a moment to wipe the dust from the surface of a mirror, so it takes only a moment to become enlightened, the moment all defiled intentions are cleared from our consciousness, we will see ourselves in the mirror of perfect truth.
-Master Hsing Yun, "Describing the Indescribable"
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Post by dancingwind on Nov 22, 2005 9:15:26 GMT
See it as a bubble, See it as a mirage; One who regards the world this way the King of Death doesn't see.
Come, look at this world all decked out like a royal chariot, where fools plunge in, while those who know don't cling.
-Dhammapada 13, translated by Thanissaro Bhikkhu.
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Post by dancingwind on Nov 23, 2005 11:34:12 GMT
QUALITIES OF BUDDHISTS ====================== 1. TO REMAIN HAPPY A Buddhist always remains happy.To remain happy is the specific quality of Buddhists.The happiness is an unique gift of nature to all living beings.Bud- dhists,being the maturalistic respect naturallaws, thus remain happy at every time. They enjoy every moment of thier lives. 2. TO LIVE IN PRESENT Past has gone, future is unseen and uncertain - present is in hand - which is in hands that is most precious - one must try to make that beautiful and decorative.So,a buddhist makes present beautiful and by this act future becomes beautiful itself. 3. TO AVOID EXTREMES Extremes are always harmful. To work too less or to work too hard both are harmful for the health. An individual is a man - not a machine. Bauddhas know this chemistry of human nature,therefore keep distance from the extremes. 4. TO TREAT MAN AS A MAN It is rather easier to be a good father, good Boss, good mother,good wife,good friend and a good relative. But it is hardest to be a good man. A good man is who, who expects good behaviour for himself and do the same with others.To treat a man as a man and to regard the dignity of every man is a greatest quality of every budhist. 5. TENSION-FREE LIFE It is said about the Buddhism - "Buddhisms is nothing more rather than a better way of living-" The birth of a man is rare on the earth,thus there is no any scope for any tension.To be healthy by bodily and mentally is the great quality of the buddhists. 6. CULTIVATION OF THREE "M" Three "M" has most singnificance in the lives of all buddhists.Buddhism can be concluded in three "M"more strongly. 1. M for money 2. M for meditation 3. M for Middle way ( The Dharma- eight fold path ) in short - money+ meditation+ middle way- is the complete Dharma. Year-2, November, 2005 Monthly publication by Shakti Sadhana Mission, Dehradun, India. Bauddhacharya and Philosopher Dhan Prakash Bauddha President, SSM " May all living beings be happy"
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Post by dancingwind on Nov 23, 2005 17:15:07 GMT
The one who beholds that which has become as become Passes beyond that becoming And is released from craving for sensation. In that which really is, he understands becoming. Free from longing for birth or death, He finds the true meaning of the end of becoming.
-Itivuttaka Sutta
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Post by dancingwind on Nov 24, 2005 9:06:05 GMT
"Buddhism has the characteristics of what would be expected in a cosmic religion for the future: it transcends a personal God, avoids dogmas and theology; it covers both the natural and spiritual, and it is based on a religious sense aspiring from the experience of all things, natural and spiritual, as a meaningful unity"
Albert Einstein
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Post by dancingwind on Nov 24, 2005 9:14:33 GMT
Let us rise up and be thankful, for if we didn’t learn a lot today, at least we learned a little, and if we didn’t learn a little, at least we didn’t get sick, and if we got sick, at least we didn’t die; so, let us be thankful.
-The Buddha
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Post by dancingwind on Nov 25, 2005 6:04:13 GMT
The Buddha was often referred to as the Awakened One. Awakened to all the illusions and freed from them. The analogy that is often used is that the non-enlightened state is like being asleep. This is because your Buddha-nature, your enlightened awareness, is masked by a the sleep of ignorance, greed, and hatred. When you awake to the fact that that all is part of the illusion of egocentricity, you are free from that illusion. So you are awakened from the ego-illusion and all that goes with it.
Rob Nairn
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Post by dancingwind on Nov 25, 2005 11:30:47 GMT
Now, there are many, many people in the world, but relatively few with whom we interact, and even fewer who cause us problems. So, when you come across such a chance for practicing patience and tolerance, you should treat it with gratitude. It is rare. Just as having unexpectedly found a treasure in your own house, you should be happy and grateful to your enemy for providing that precious opportunity.
-His Holiness the Dalai Lama
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Post by dancingwind on Nov 26, 2005 11:38:25 GMT
The good die young that they may not degenerate; the wicked live on that they may have a chance to repent, or to produce a virtuous progeny.
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Post by dancingwind on Nov 26, 2005 11:39:19 GMT
In general the teaching of the Buddha is very vast and profound, it is not so simple as to grasp it in one time. If we had to summarise the complete teaching of Buddha we would see that all is included in two main points, that is:
cause no harm to any sentient beings,
always try to benefit all sentient beings; or, if we are not able to benefit others we should at least avoid all harmful thoughts and actions.
Buddha Himself summarised in a few lines the essence of His teachings: abandon all harming actions and all negative actions, practice all positive actions completely and control your own mind. This is the teaching of Buddha.
His Holiness Trijang Dorje Chang.
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Post by dancingwind on Nov 27, 2005 8:12:48 GMT
What is the essence of Buddhism? "Respect all forms of life, and then compassion and affection toward all sentient beings, with the understanding that everything is interdependent - so my happiness and suffering, my well-being, very much have to do with others."
Dalai Lama
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Post by dancingwind on Nov 27, 2005 11:02:05 GMT
The teaching about the way things are is not a way to enlightenment for someone who is still filled with desires or who still longs to be this or that. But those who do understand it will become beings of distinction, dispersing all the forces of confusion.
-Sutta Nipata
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Post by dancingwind on Nov 28, 2005 8:27:33 GMT
Interview with Dalai Lama
"Whether one believes in a religion or not, and whether one believes in rebirth or not, there isn't anyone who doesn't appreciate kindness and compassion."
His Holiness The XIV Dalai Lama
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