Relax and wait for the answer
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September 3, 2012
Your mind will answer most questions if you learn to relax and wait for the answer. ~William S. Burroughs
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Little ducklings
6 September 3, 2012
Even as a mother
protects with her life
Her child, her only child,
So with a boundless heart
Should one cherish
all living beings.
Sutta NipataWhat do the teachings of Buddhism say about animal rights?
In Buddhism the highest and universal ideal is to continually work for a permanent end to the suffering of all creatures, not just the human animal, but all animals, all living beings without exception.
In Buddhism there are five precepts, codes of moral conduct, the first of which is an injunction against destroying life. Buddha laid great emphasis on the fact that the restriction on casing harm applied not only to human beings but to all creatures all “living beings.” Continue reading
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Have Compassion for all beings
14 September 3, 2012See how adorable he is, how could we kill him for our food…
My heart was broken when I saw this cute little ducking and his siblings in the box, hatching from the fertilized eggs. For any of you who love consuming fertilize eggs, please think twice before boiling them for your meal. Living beings are living inside those eggs awaiting to come out to see the sunshine in our beautiful world, just like us…Jendhamuni
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Words and thoughts must put into practice
18 September 2, 2012
Words and thoughts concerning compassionate action that are not put into practice are like beautiful flowers that are colorful but have no fragrance. ~Thich Nhat Hanh
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Thoughts of peace
21 September 1, 2012
End each day with thoughts of peace. Begin each day with
thoughts of peace. Continue thinking thoughts of peace
throughout your precious day and happiness will be yours.
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Many people spend money they haven’t earned
19 September 1, 2012
Too many people spend money they haven’t earned, to buy things they don’t want, to impress people they don’t like. ~Will Roger
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Every person alive wants happiness
16 September 1, 2012
The Honest Truth
Every person alive wants happiness — even common animals struggle to find happiness — but our actions for the most part aren’t in line with our intentions. This is why we don’t get to realize the happiness we want, simply because there’s no truth to us. For example, when people come to the monastery: If they come to make offerings, observe the precepts, and sit in meditation for the sake of praise or a good reputation, there’s no real merit to what they’re doing. They don’t gain any real happiness from it, so they end up disappointed and dissatisfied. Then they start saying that offerings, precepts, and meditation don’t give any good results. Instead of reflecting on the fact that they weren’t right and honest in doing these things, they say that there’s no real good to the Buddha, Dhamma, and Sangha, that the Buddha’s teachings are a lot of nonsense and lies. But actually the Buddha’s teachings are an affair of the truth. If a person isn’t true to the Buddha’s teachings, the Buddha’s teachings won’t be true to that person — and that person won’t be able to know what the Buddha’s true teachings are.
Source: Access to Insight
Translated from the Thai by Thanissaro Bhikkhu
