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fuckyeahcats-lesbiansandbuddhism:
“Let us rise up and be thankful, for if we didn’t learn a lot today, at least we learned a little, and if we didn’t learn a little, at least we didn’t get sick, and if we got sick, at least we didn’t die; so, let us all be thankful.”
Training In Affectionate Love
Our mothers of former lives and our mother of this present life are all our mothers and are all equally kind to us. It is incorrect to reason that our mothers of former lives are no longer our mothers just because a long time has passed since they actually cared for us. If our present mother were to die today, would she cease to be our mother? No, we would still regard her as our mother and pray for her happiness. The same is true of all our previous mothers – they died, yet they remain our mothers. It is only because of the changes in our external appearance that we do not recognize each other.
In our daily life, we see many different living beings, both human and non-human. We regard some as friends, some as enemies, and most as strangers. These distinctions are made by our mistaken minds; they are not verified by valid minds. Rather than following such mistaken minds, we should recognize and believe that all living beings are our mothers. Whoever we meet, we should think ‘This person is my mother.’ In this way, we shall generate a warm heart and a feeling of being equally close to all living beings. Our belief that all living beings are our mothers is wisdom because it understands a meaningful object, which is that all living beings are our mothers. Through this understanding we shall experience great meaning in this life and in countless future lives. We should never abandon this beneficial belief or view.
Geshe Kelsang Gyatso - Modern Buddhism: The Path of Compassion and Wisdom - Volume 1 Sutra
The obstacle is the path.
Zen Proverb.
Photo by Dinesh Jung Rana.
by iofdi
Om Mani Padme Hum Tashi Mannox
The Buddhist Blog: Some simple instructions for living a happy life, courtesy of the Buddha
Here are three brief sutras, which I have edited even further, that show how the idea of rebirth contributes to our compassion for others, as well as giving us a little comfort for ourselves.
Duggata Sutta — The hard-times sutra
When you see someone who has fallen on hard times,
overwhelmed…
Friends, there is no happiness in this swamp of samsara,
so move to the firm ground of liberation.
Buddha
(Source: the-naut)
“Let a man overcome anger by love, let him overcome evil by good; let him overcome the greedy by liberality, the liar by truth!” -The Buddha
