Because we all share an identical need for love, it is possible to feel that anybody we meet, in whatever circumstances, is a brother or sister. No matter how new the face or how different the dress and behavior, there is no significant division between us and other people. It is foolish to dwell on external differences, because our basic natures are the same. ~Dalai Lama
Precious are the pleasant moments…
when the world is bright and gay…
times when everything is rosy…
and I welcome each new day…
very dear are laughing hours…
periods when eyes can’t cry…
I wish they would live forever…
for they keep my spirits high…
minutes spent in love’s enchantment…
are the moments heaven sent…
full of tenderness and comfort…
sparkling with wonderment…
eventide when day is over…
hours of contented thrills…
listening to glad concertos…
played by thrush and whippoorwills…
childhood days when hearts are happy…
without worry, void of care…
these are sweet and blissful moments…
priceless and beyond compare…
peaceful hours spent in praying…
asking for the strength to plod…
times like these could not be better…
talking over things with God…
all these make for golden memories…
that no trial or grief can sever…
yes, they are the precious moments…
that will glow and live forever.
~by Ben Burroughs
We don’t become monks or nuns to eat well, sleep well, and be very comfortable, but to know suffering:
1. how to accept it…
2. how to get rid of it…
3. how not to cause it.
Compiled & Edited by Dhamma Garden
Transcribed to the Internet by
Abhayagiri Buddhist Monastery
Source: http://www.dharmaweb.org
I don’t need to see you to love you
I only need to know you’re there;
I don’t need to feel you
To have you touch my heart
I only need to know you care
I don’t need to look into your eyes
To believe that this is real
I only need to understand
What you think and feel…
~The Poetry Pad
You cannot judge the value of a life by its quantity. It is by the joy that you are feeling. The more joyful you are, the longer you live. Let yourself relax and breathe and be free and be joyous, and romp. ~Abraham-Hicks
Vipassana master Dejapanno placing the Sacred Relics of Buddha Sakyamuni on Kali’s head.
The standard of success in life isn’t the things.
It isn’t the money or the stuff.
It is absolutely the amount of joy that you feel. ~Abraham-Hicks
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Every time you choose whether or not to fulfill your function, you are really choosing whether or not to be happy. ~A Course In Miracles
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Celebrating Khmer New Year at our Peace Meditation Center, Wat Kirivongsa Bopharam, Leverett, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
Heaven is a wonderland
Where angels dance and play
And laughter and happiness
Are the music of the day
Joy fills the clouds
Upon which angels roam
Everyone loves everyone
No one ever feels alone
Heaven is mystical, magical
And beautiful too
Where angels old and new
Are watching over me and you.
Poem title: Heaven Is
~The Poetry Pad
