touch everything as if
you are touching a buddha.
for you are.
”path to peace” – venerable wuling
Tag Archives: Mindfulness
Weekly Teaching
the love of those who are unawakened
arises from emotions.
the love of those who are awakened
is born of wisdom.
this love is
impartial,
unconditional,
all-encompassing.
”path to peace” – venerable wuling
Weekly Teaching
greed
is wanting things
to occur as we wish.
anger
arises when we fail
to obtain what we want.
”path to peace” – venerable wuling
Weekly Teaching
a lute’s strings tightly strung will break
strings loosely strung will not play
with balance, comes a pleasing sound.
just as with a lute
serenity is found when one’s life is
properly balanced.
”path to peace” – venerable wuling
Weekly Teaching
think first.
once a word is spoken
or an act committed,
we cannot undo the deed.
apologies
retractions
explanations
may lessen, but cannot undo
the harm done,
the pain that will remain.
think first.
”path to peace” – venerable wuling
Weekly Teaching
a deeply rooted tree
which is cut down
will grow again.
like that tree
intolerance that is not uprooted
will rise again.
”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
be wary of actions —
for the occasional reaction
can become an addictive habit.
”path to peace” – venerable wuling
Weekly Teaching
the acorn and oak tree are separate;
or are they?
the wood and flame are separate;
or are they?
the act and actor are separate;
or are they?
we are alone and separate from all else;
or are we?
”path to peace” – venerable wuling
Weekly Teaching
in the name of honour,
men have acted ignobly,
in the name of peace,
men have declared war.
”path to peace” – venerable wuling
Weekly Teaching
when about to speak
of one to another,
consider first if you would say it directly
to that person —
same intention
same words
same tone,
if not, it is best to remain silent.
”path to peace” – venerable wuling
Weekly Teaching
once the thought arises
the word is spoken,
and the deed is done.
the thought
the word
the deed
will live on and impact others long after
we have ceased
thinking
speaking
doing.
”path to peace” – venerable wuling
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