February 2012
12 posts
“Do not say a little in many words but a great deal in a few.”
– Pythagoras (via lucifelle)
“This is why I say, when people ask what religion I follow, ‘I don’t believe in...”
– Ahgori Vimalananda (via lucifelle)
A Bit of Buddhist Psychology
ageofreason:
The basic problem according to Buddhism, is that emotions like anger and hatred are based on projections and exaggeration, not on objectivity or wisdom, and thus basically incorrect. There is little need to explain what anger and hatred do to ourselves by means of the laws of karma; the misery we cause others will come back at ourselves. Nobody wants suffering, so next is a summary...
The Goal
I’ve been the fish, I’ve swum the dream. I’ve been the explorer, The King, the Queen. I’ve been the slave, I’ve waded the stream. I’ve been the dust, I’ve been the ash, And I’ve been everything in between.
There will come a life when this is seen for what it is, When one simplifies their deeds And no misgivings will give, When one realizes the Grand...
