ideally we help others.
if we cannot help
at least
we should not harm.
”path to peace” – venerable wuling
Weekly Teaching
counteract greed with contentment.
if something new
comes our way,
be content
if it passes us by,
be content.
”path to peace” – venerable wuling
Weekly Teaching
all people wish to end pain
and find happiness.
the rest is secondary.
”path to peace” – venerable wuling
Weekly Teaching
anger
our own most terrible enemy
our greatest threat to peace.
”path to peace” – venerable wuling
Weekly Teaching
without barriers between people
our hearts can be filled with love,
such love can pervade
all of space
all of time.
”path to peace” – venerable wuling
Weekly Teaching
four things are constant:
no world lasts forever
but will be swept away;
it is no shelter
and protects not;
one will leave everything behind
in passing to the next life;
life is incomplete
and unsatisfying.
”path to peace” – venerable wuling
Weekly Teaching
one who is free
from desire and sorrow
leaves all fetters behind
to pass beyond birth and death.
like a swan rising from a lake,
he moves on in peace
never looking back.
”path to peace” – venerable wuling
Weekly Teaching
into each life
we bring nothing
from each life
we take nothing
life after life
we come
we go
letting go will end the bringing and taking.
letting go will end the coming and going.
”path to peace” – venerable wuling
Weekly Teaching
in the service of others,
one places another’s wishes and welfare
before one’s own comfort
and personal preferences.
ideally, there is
no thought of like or dislike,
no feelings of superiority or pride,
no thought of self-benefit.
only the wish to help others.
”path to peace” – venerable wuling
Weekly Teaching
what matters is that we act with
sincerity,
respect,
honesty.
do so, others will treat us
likewise.
”path to peace” – venerable wuling
Weekly Teaching
problems
do not cause suffering.
the cause
is how we choose to react
to the problems.
”path to peace” – venerable wuling
Weekly Teaching
all is impermanent:
whatever arises will cease,
all possessions will be lost,
all meetings will end in separation,
all life will end in death.
”path to peace” – venerable wuling
