The whole purpose of religion
is to facilitate love and compassion,
patience, tolerance, humility, and forgiveness.
~H.H. Dalai Lama
One day, I was very upset, because my best friend got laid off. I love her so much and didn’t want her to lose the job. I was just a very young girl around those days, didn’t know what to do, when coping something like this. So I cried. In the evening, I went to see my Buddhist Master and told him the story. This is what he said to me:
“You are crying, because your co-worker
lost her job, so you are not happy.
You want her to return to work so
you can be happy again…
My Little Girl, you are very selfish!
Your happiness is very conditional!
Did you realize that?
It’s all about making you happy,
so you can stop crying!”
It took me a while to understand his message.
From then on, I learned how to conquer my mind,
and try my best, not to let anything disturb my inner peace…
Photo credit: Randy Neufeldt
Every day, think as you wake up, today I am fortunate to be alive, I have a precious human life, I am not going to waste it. I am going to use all my energies to develop myself, to expand my heart out to others; to achieve enlightenment for the benefit of all beings. I am going to have kind thoughts towards others, I am not going to get angry or think badly about others. I am going to benefit others as much as I can. ~Dalai Lama
TransAlta Inlet at Wabamun Lake. Photo credit: Randy Neufeldt
To forgive is the highest,
most beautiful form of love.
In return, you will receive
untold peace and happiness.
~Robert Muller
There is a terrible hunger for love.
We all experience that in our lives
– the pain, the loneliness.
We must have the courage to recognize it.
The poor you may have right in your own family.
Find them.
Love them.
~Mother Teresa
There is no possible way to escape death. No-one ever has. Death comes in a moment and its time is unexpected. All that separates us from the next life is one breath. The young can die before the old, the healthy before the sick, etc. There are many causes and circumstances that lead to death, but few that favour the sustenance of life. Even things that sustain life can kill us, for example food, motor vehicles, property. The weakness and fragility of one’s physical body contribute to life’s uncertainty. The body can be easily destroyed by disease or accident, for example cancer, AIDS, vehicle accidents, other disasters.
THE ONLY THING THAT CAN HELP US AT THE TIME OF DEATH IS OUR MENTAL/SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT
(because all that goes on to the next life is our mind with its karmic (positive or negative) imprints.)
♥ Worldly possessions such as wealth, position, money can’t help
♥ Relatives and friends can neither prevent death nor go with us.
♥ Even our own precious body is of no help to us. We have to leave it behind like a shell, an empty husk, an overcoat. Continue reading
When you meditate,
a lot of thoughts raise their heads,
trying to make you forget to think intently.
Reject these thoughts and rise above them.
~Remez Sasson
• A tendency to think and act spontaneously
rather than on fears based on past experience
• An unmistakable ability to enjoy each moment
• A loss of interest in judging other people
• A loss of interest in judging self
• more….
~Saskia Davis
Peace is present right here and now, in ourselves and in everything we do and see. The question is whether or not we are in touch with it. We don’t have to travel far away to enjoy the blue sky. We don’t have to leave our city or even our neighborhood to enjoy the eyes of a beautiful child. Even the air we breathe can be a source of joy. ~ Thich Nhat Hanh
When we are mindful,
deeply in touch with the present moment,
our understanding of what is going on deepens,
and we begin to be filled with
acceptance, joy, peace and love.
~ Thich Nhat Hanh,
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.
វចនានុក្រមសម្តេចសង្ឃ ជួន ណាត
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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
