find some time
every day
to spend some time alone.
”path to peace” – venerable wuling
Tag Archives: Enlightenment
Weekly Teaching
both body and mind
need to be healthy
to seek the way to enlightenment.
one’s body needs to be
strong and healthy.
one’s mind needs to be
peaceful and focused.
”path to peace” – venerable wuling
Weekly Teaching
the self is not an independent entity
with an individual existence,
but a convenient point of reference
which enables us to relate
to the world around us and
to the circumstances we encounter.
”path to peace” – venerable wuling
Weekly Teaching
awakening is the blossoming
of the mind and
of the spirit.
”path to peace” – venerable wuling
Weekly Teaching
we are not waves
crashing onto the shore
we are the ocean.
we are not individuals
alone and lost
we are the universe.
”path to peace” – venerable wuling
Weekly Teaching
the time may be short
but if we care enough
the time is enough.
”path to peace” – venerable wuling
Weekly Teaching
ideally we help others.
if we cannot help
at least
we should not harm.
”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
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
when there are no thoughts
of giving to others,
of having offered,
of sacrifices made,
we are advancing
towards awakening.
”path to peace” – venerable wuling
Weekly Teaching
subject to
birth
aging
sickness
death
sorrow
and loss
why seek the same again?
”path to peace” – venerable wuling
Weekly Teaching
transform… anger with patience.
transform… evil with good.
transform… the miserly with generosity.
transform… the liar with truth.
”path to peace” – venerable wuling
