NEW MOON - Honouring
Published January 19, 2015 06:30
To honour, even for a single moment,
one who has attained self-mastery,
is of greater benefit than a hundred years
spent ... Read more
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Published January 19, 2015 06:30
To honour, even for a single moment,
one who has attained self-mastery,
is of greater benefit than a hundred years
spent ... Read more
Published January 04, 2015 06:30
All states of being are determined by the heart.
It is the heart that leads the way.
As surely as our shadow never ... Read more
Published December 20, 2014 06:30
The Buddha's perfection is complete;
in him there is no craving that could drag him down.
No measure is there for his ... Read more
Published December 06, 2014 06:30
If you perform an evil act,
then do not repeat it.
Avoid finding pleasure in its memory.
The aftermath of evil-doing is ... Read more
Published November 21, 2014 20:21
Having found no companion
who has travelled at least as far as ourselves,
it is better to go alone
than to accompany ... Read more
Published November 06, 2014 22:43
It is easy to do that which is
of no real benefit to oneself,
but it is difficult indeed to do that
which is ... Read more
Published October 22, 2014 07:30
Having empathy for others
one sees that all beings are afraid
of harm and death.
Knowing this, one does not kill
or cause to ... Read more
Published October 08, 2014 07:30
Passed down by the wise is the knowledge that,
though what is externally impressive loses its splendour,
and ... Read more
Published September 23, 2014 07:30
You will not succeed in your pursuit of happiness
if it is at the expense of others' well-being.
The snare of ... Read more
Published September 08, 2014 07:30
Distorted views,
which give rise to seeing right as wrong
and wrong as right,
are the cause for beings to disintegrate.
... Read more