Quotes
Just Don't Steal
December 12, 2007 11:39 PM
While
reading The Kite
Runner by
Khaled Hosseini, I came across a conversation
between a father and son regarding sin. While I
have no intention of analyzing the merits of the
father's viewpoint, I wanted to share this
passage:
"There is only one sin, only one. And that is theft. Every other sin is a variation of theft.
...
When you kill a man, you steal a life. You steal a wife's right to a husband, rob his children of a father. When you tell a lie, you steal someone's right to the truth. When you cheat, you steal the right to fairness.
...
There is no act more wretched than stealing."
"There is only one sin, only one. And that is theft. Every other sin is a variation of theft.
...
When you kill a man, you steal a life. You steal a wife's right to a husband, rob his children of a father. When you tell a lie, you steal someone's right to the truth. When you cheat, you steal the right to fairness.
...
There is no act more wretched than stealing."
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Love Actually
December 11, 2007 12:38 PM
“Whenever
I get gloomy with the state of the world, I think
about the arrivals gate at Heathrow Airport. General
opinion's starting to make out that we live in a
world of hatred and greed, but I don't see that. It
seems to me that love is everywhere. Often it's not
particularly dignified or newsworthy, but it's always
there - fathers and sons, mothers and daughters,
husbands and wives, boyfriends, girlfriends, old
friends. When the planes hit the Twin Towers, as far
as I know none of the phone calls from the people on
board were messages of hate or revenge - they were
all messages of love. If you look for it, I've got a
sneaky feeling you'll find that love actually ... is
all around.” - from the film Love
Actually.
Do Not Respond To Anger
October 24, 2006 01:24 AM
I man
once cursed the Buddha to his face. The Buddha only
smiled. The man became even more incensed and asked,
"Why don't you respond?" The Buddha replied, "If
someone refuses a gift, it must be taken back by the
one who offered it." The Buddha then recited this
verse:
"For those with no anger,
how can anger arise?
When you practice deep looking and master yourself,
you dwell in peace, freedom, and safety.
The one who offends another after being offended by him,
harms himself and harms the other.
When you feel hurt, but do not hurt the other,
you are truly victorious.
Your practice and your victory benefit both of you.
When you understand the roots of anger in yourself and in the other,
your mind will enjoy true peace, joy, and lightness.
You become the doctor who heals himself and heals the other.
If you don't understand,
you will think not getting angry to be the act of a fool."
Source: Teachings on Love, by Thich Nhat Hahn from The Sutra of 42 Chapters, Taisho 784
"For those with no anger,
how can anger arise?
When you practice deep looking and master yourself,
you dwell in peace, freedom, and safety.
The one who offends another after being offended by him,
harms himself and harms the other.
When you feel hurt, but do not hurt the other,
you are truly victorious.
Your practice and your victory benefit both of you.
When you understand the roots of anger in yourself and in the other,
your mind will enjoy true peace, joy, and lightness.
You become the doctor who heals himself and heals the other.
If you don't understand,
you will think not getting angry to be the act of a fool."
Source: Teachings on Love, by Thich Nhat Hahn from The Sutra of 42 Chapters, Taisho 784
God
October 21, 2006 01:17 AM
A man
once asked the Buddha, “Is there a God?”
The Buddha replied, “If you were shot by a poison arrow, and a doctor was summoned to extract it, what would you do? Would you ask such questions as who shot the arrow, from which tribe did he come, who made the arrow, who made the poison, etc., or would you have the doctor immediately pull out the arrow?
The man replied, “Of course, I would have the arrow pulled out as quickly as possible.”
The Buddha concluded, “That is wise o’ disciple, for the task before us is the solving of life’s problems; when that is complete, you may still ask the questions you put before, if you so desire.”
The Buddha replied, “If you were shot by a poison arrow, and a doctor was summoned to extract it, what would you do? Would you ask such questions as who shot the arrow, from which tribe did he come, who made the arrow, who made the poison, etc., or would you have the doctor immediately pull out the arrow?
The man replied, “Of course, I would have the arrow pulled out as quickly as possible.”
The Buddha concluded, “That is wise o’ disciple, for the task before us is the solving of life’s problems; when that is complete, you may still ask the questions you put before, if you so desire.”
Find Your Hut
October 18, 2006 07:28 PM
What Do You Think?
October 17, 2006 07:24 PM
Lessons for Monday Morning
June 18, 2006 07:21 PM
"The best
things in life are nearest: Breath in your nostrils,
light in your eyes, flowers at your feet, duties at
your hand, the path of right just before you.
Then do not grasp at the stars, but do life's plain, common work as it comes, certain that daily duties and daily bread are the sweetest things in life." --Robert Louis Stevenson
Be well and enjoy this present moment.
Then do not grasp at the stars, but do life's plain, common work as it comes, certain that daily duties and daily bread are the sweetest things in life." --Robert Louis Stevenson
Be well and enjoy this present moment.