Peace is not something you wish for,
it is something you make,
something you are, something you do,
and something you give away.
~Robert Fulghum
Our job is to love others without stopping to inquirewhether or not they are worthy…this love itself will render both ourselves and our neighbors worthy. ~Thomas Merton
Like a beautiful flower,
full of colour, but without scent,
are the fine but fruitless words
of those who do not act accordingly.
But like a beautiful flower,
full of colour and full of scent,
are the fine and fruitful words
of those who do act accordingly.
~Buddha
This is the supreme lotus
and is considered to be
the true lotus of Buddha.
Do not speak anything harsh.
Those who are spoken to will answer you.
Angry talk is painful, and retaliation will touch you.
If you make yourself as still as a broken gong,
you have attained nirvana, for anger is not known to you.
~Buddha
Whoever does wrong to an innocent person
or to one who is pure and harmless,
the wrong returns to that fool
just like fine dust thrown against the wind.
~Buddha
Yesterday I was angry with God.
Today I am angry with my anger.
My Lord tells me
That if anger is the problem
In my life,
Then the immediate solution
Is love.
By Sri Chinmoy
We must put others before us and keep others in our mind constantly: the self must be placed last. All our doings and thinkings must be motivated by compassion for others. The way to acquire this kind of outlook is that we must accept the simple fact that whatever we desire is also desired by others. Every being wants happiness, not suffering. If we adopt a self-centered approach to life by which we attempt to use others for our own self-interest, we might be able to gain temporary benefit, but in the long run, we will not succeed in achieving even our personal happiness, and hope for next life is out of question. ~ H.H. Dalai Lama
If we cannot be happy
in spite of our difficulties,
what good is our spiritual practice?
~H.H. Maha Ghosananda
