Weekly Teaching

Posted on July 14, 2019 by celineclaire

rivers join with the sea
which rises to merge with the clouds
falls to become one with the stream
and then rushes to return as rivers.

the cycle of life continues
interconnected
timelessly.

”path to peace” – venerable wuling

Weekly Teaching

Posted on June 30, 2019 by celineclaire

our actions affect others,
just like a single drop of water
splashing on the ocean:

the resulting ripple
sets all the other
drops of water in the ocean
moving.

”path to peace” – venerable wuling

Weekly Teaching

Posted on January 28, 2019 by celineclaire

why take pride in this body
and in possessions,
they do not last.

they are like castles in the sand
swept away by the tide,
like the scent of a flower
carried off by the wind.

”path to peace” – venerable wuling

Weekly Teaching

Posted on January 7, 2018 by celineclaire

every thought we conceive
each act we commit
in the present,

creates the conditions
we will encounter
in our future.

”path to peace” – venerable wuling

Weekly Teaching

Posted on February 19, 2017 by celineclaire

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

Posted on January 15, 2017 by celineclaire

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

Posted on September 19, 2016 by celineclaire

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

Weekly Teaching

Posted on August 8, 2016 by celineclaire

everything that comes into existence,
living and non-living,
is connected to everything else.

nothing exists solely on its own.

”path to peace” – venerable wuling

Weekly Teaching

Posted on June 18, 2016 by celineclaire

want to change the world?

first,
change yourself.

”path to peace” – venerable wuling

Weekly Teaching

Posted on July 26, 2015 by celineclaire

REFLECTIONS

even a buddha
cannot change that which
we ourselves have destined.

”path to peace” – venerable wuling

Amitabha Buddhist Retreat Centre News Press

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Tag Archives: Destiny

Weekly Teaching

rivers join with the sea
which rises to merge with the clouds
falls to become one with the stream
and then rushes to return as rivers.

the cycle of life continues
interconnected
timelessly.

Weekly Teaching

our actions affect others,
just like a single drop of water
splashing on the ocean:

the resulting ripple
sets all the other
drops of water in the ocean
moving.

Weekly Teaching

why take pride in this body
and in possessions,
they do not last.

they are like castles in the sand
swept away by the tide,
like the scent of a flower
carried off by the wind.

Weekly Teaching

every thought we conceive
each act we commit
in the present,

creates the conditions
we will encounter
in our future.

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.

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.

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.

Weekly Teaching

everything that comes into existence,
living and non-living,
is connected to everything else.

nothing exists solely on its own.

Weekly Teaching

want to change the world?

first,
change yourself.

Weekly Teaching

even a buddha
cannot change that which
we ourselves have destined.

rivers join with the sea which rises to merge with the clouds falls to become one with the stream and then rushes to return as rivers.

the cycle of life continues interconnected timelessly.

our actions affect others, just like a single drop of water splashing on the ocean:

the resulting ripple sets all the other drops of water in the ocean moving.

why take pride in this body and in possessions, they do not last.

they are like castles in the sand swept away by the tide, like the scent of a flower carried off by the wind.

every thought we conceive each act we commit in the present,

creates the conditions we will encounter in our future.

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.

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.

all is impermanent: whatever arises will cease, all possessions will be lost, all meetings will end in separation, all life will end in death.

everything that comes into existence, living and non-living, is connected to everything else.

nothing exists solely on its own.

want to change the world?

first, change yourself.

even a buddha cannot change that which we ourselves have destined.

rivers join with the sea
which rises to merge with the clouds
falls to become one with the stream
and then rushes to return as rivers.

the cycle of life continues
interconnected
timelessly.

our actions affect others,
just like a single drop of water
splashing on the ocean:

the resulting ripple
sets all the other
drops of water in the ocean
moving.

why take pride in this body
and in possessions,
they do not last.

they are like castles in the sand
swept away by the tide,
like the scent of a flower
carried off by the wind.

every thought we conceive
each act we commit
in the present,

creates the conditions
we will encounter
in our future.

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.

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.

all is impermanent:
whatever arises will cease,
all possessions will be lost,
all meetings will end in separation,
all life will end in death.

everything that comes into existence,
living and non-living,
is connected to everything else.

first,
change yourself.

even a buddha
cannot change that which
we ourselves have destined.