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 March 17, 2019 by celineclaire

when our caring for others
becomes immeasurable,
the mind embraces
the complete expanse of space,
and its capacity
encompasses the vastness
of the universe.

”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 October 16, 2016 by celineclaire

problems
do not cause suffering.

the cause
is how we choose to react
to the problems.

”path to peace” – venerable wuling

Weekly Teaching

Posted on August 21, 2016 by celineclaire

only when we are at peace
with ourselves,
will we be able to live
peacefully

with others.

”path to peace” – venerable wuling

Weekly Teaching

Posted on July 16, 2016 by celineclaire

ego
self-importance
keep us
from forgiving others
from forgiving ourselves;

pride
arrogance
keep us
from making peace with others
from making peace with ourselves.

”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 March 13, 2016 by celineclaire

transform… anger with patience.
transform… evil with good.
transform… the miserly with generosity.
transform… the liar with truth.

”path to peace” – venerable wuling

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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

when our caring for others
becomes immeasurable,
the mind embraces
the complete expanse of space,
and its capacity
encompasses the vastness
of the universe.

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

problems
do not cause suffering.

the cause
is how we choose to react
to the problems.

Weekly Teaching

only when we are at peace
with ourselves,
will we be able to live
peacefully

with others.

Weekly Teaching

ego
self-importance
keep us
from forgiving others
from forgiving ourselves;

pride
arrogance
keep us
from making peace with others
from making peace with ourselves.

Weekly Teaching

want to change the world?

first,
change yourself.

Weekly Teaching

transform… anger with patience.
transform… evil with good.
transform… the miserly with generosity.
transform… the liar with truth.

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.

when our caring for others becomes immeasurable, the mind embraces the complete expanse of space, and its capacity encompasses the vastness of the universe.

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.

problems do not cause suffering.

the cause is how we choose to react to the problems.

only when we are at peace with ourselves, will we be able to live peacefully

with others.

ego self-importance keep us from forgiving others from forgiving ourselves;

pride arrogance keep us from making peace with others from making peace with ourselves.

want to change the world?

first, change yourself.

transform… anger with patience. transform… evil with good. transform… the miserly with generosity. transform… the liar with truth.

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.

when our caring for others
becomes immeasurable,
the mind embraces
the complete expanse of space,
and its capacity
encompasses the vastness
of the universe.

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.

problems
do not cause suffering.

the cause
is how we choose to react
to the problems.

only when we are at peace
with ourselves,
will we be able to live
peacefully

ego
self-importance
keep us
from forgiving others
from forgiving ourselves;

pride
arrogance
keep us
from making peace with others
from making peace with ourselves.

first,
change yourself.

transform… anger with patience.
transform… evil with good.
transform… the miserly with generosity.
transform… the liar with truth.