If your mind is happy, then you are happy anywhere you go. When wisdom awakens within you, you will see Truth wherever you look. Truth is all there is. It’s like when you’ve learned how to read – you can then read anywhere you go. ~Ajahn Chah
Photo credit: Randy Neufeldt
Life is filled with suffering,
but it is also filled with many wonders,
like the blue sky, the sunshine,
the eyes of a baby.
To suffer is not enough.
We must also be in touch
with the wonders of life.
They are within us and all around us,
everywhere, any time.
Author: Thich Nhat Hanh
There is beauty in the forest
When the trees are
green and fair,
There is beauty in the meadow
When wild flowers
scent the air,
There is beauty in the sunlight
And the soft blue beams above,
Oh the world is full of beauty
When the heart is full of love.
~Author Unknown
Morning by itself signifies a new beginning.
So this morning start by forgiving yourself
for all the mistakes you made yesterday
and look forward to a promising day
that lies ahead of you.
Have a good morning!
~WishAFriend
I would rather live just one day
as a Kind and Caring Person,
than one hundred years
as a Heartless Human…
~Jendhamuni
A human mind is like oceanic waves,
sometimes calm, sometimes rough,
and sometimes in a turmoil,
just like the cyclonic bursts.
Worries make a hell out of human life,
triggering the mind’s painful nerves,
just like the oceans waves,
lashing widly at the sandy shores.
A human mind is in a turmoil,
when thoughts are not clear,
just like the cyclonic waters,
twirling and swirling out of control.
But when a human mind is at peace and rest,
it is just like the occean,
with it’s calmness blessed.
~Suparna Subhash Pai, India
The divine is not something high above us. It is heaven, it is in earth, it is inside us. ~Morihei Ueshiba
Peace starts within each one of us. When we have inner peace, we can be at peace with those around us. When our community is in a state of peace, it can share peace with neighboring communities, and so on. When we feel love and kindness towards others, it not only makes others feel loved and cared for, but it helps us also to develop inner happiness and peace. ~14th Dalai Lama
There wings are stretched wide,
fluttering around the flower,
A Butterfly gently lands on a leaf,
They possess a certain power.
Orange, gold, and some are yellow,
Some fly slow and some rather fast,
Always they put on a show of color
that makes this warm feeling last!
They take flight and move with such grace,
It’s fascinating to see how they land,
I enjoy watching one blend in,
As it sometimes greets my hand.
Some of them will fly in pairs,
while others remain alone,
There are some that appear quite small,
And yet there are some that seem full grown!
I have been told that they don’t live long,
Most only live several days,
It is such a wonder of nature,
As I watch as a new one stays.
They love to grace our gardens,
We love to watch them go by,
I am so lucky to have them around me,
As they are flying low and high!
There goes another one,
It stopped to delight me again,
Always lifting my spirits,
As only a butterfly can!
~ By Paul Peterzell
Beautiful and graceful,
varied and enchanting,
small but approachable,
butterflies lead you
to the sunny side of life.
And everyone deserves
a little sunshine.
~Jeffrey Glassberg
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ព្រះត្រៃបិដក ប្រែថា កញ្រ្ចែង ឬ ល្អី ៣ សម្រាប់ដាក់ផ្ទុកពាក្យពេចន៍នៃព្រះសម្មាសម្ពុទ្ធ
The Tipitaka or Pali canon, is the collection of primary Pali language texts which form the doctrinal foundation of Theravada Buddhism. The three divisions of the Tipitaka are: Vinaya Pitaka, Sutta Pitaka, Abhidhamma Pitaka.
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Listen to Khmer literature and Dhamma talk by His Holiness Jotannano Chuon Nath, Supreme Patriarch of Cambodia Buddhism.
Should anyone wish to ridicule me and make me an object of jest and scorn why should I possibly care if I have dedicated myself to others?
Let them do as they wish with me so long as it does not harm them. May no one who encounters me ever have an insignificant contact.
Regardless whether those whom I meet respond towards me with anger or faith, may the mere fact of our meeting contribute to the fulfilment of their wishes.
May the slander, harm and all forms of abuse that anyone should direct towards me act as a cause of their enlightenment.
As a solid rock is not shaken by the wind, so the wise are not shaken by blame and praise. As a deep lake is clear and calm, so the wise become tranquil after they listened to the truth…
Good people walk on regardless of what happens to them. Good people do not babble on about their desires. Whether touched by happiness or by sorrow, the wise never appear elated or depressed. ~The Dhammapada
