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#3489 - Wednesday, April 1,
2009 - Editor: Gloria Lee
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Not Just Wishing
I cannot help but observe that we often are content with merely wishing and praying for the happiness of others, whereas for our own purposes we do everything we can for our betterment, not just wishing!
-His Holiness the Dalai Lama, from Becoming Enlightened (Atria)
More is Never Enough
It’s easy to think we’re generous and magnanimous people when we’re sitting here reading. We think, "I’m not attached. I’d be happy to share whatever I have with others.” But should somebody ask us, "May I have the food in your cupboards?" We would probably respond, "No! Why should I give it to you?" Or if somebody took our shoes that we left outside the meditation hall, we would be upset. "Who took my shoes? How dare they! I want them back!"
Fear often lies beneath our excuses. We falsely believe that possessions will bring us security in cyclic existence. In fact, our attachment to them keeps us bound in a prison of dissatisfaction. We constantly crave more and better, yet are never satisfied with what we have.
–Thubten Chodron, from Tara the Liberator (Snow Lion Publications)
Where Fear Ends
Fear is finding fault with the future. If only we could keep in mind how uncertain our future is, then we would never try to predict what could go wrong. Fear ends right there.
–Ajahn Brahm from Opening the Door of Your Heart (Lothian Books)
"It seems to me that much of
our vital energy is tied up in trying to keep structures in place
long past their time of usefulness. Habit, inertia, control, and
fear cause us to remain in a fixed position in relation to
ourselves and life even when doing so takes a tremendous toll on
our health and well being. We could let go, but it doesn't occur
to us or we think it would be hard or we're afraid we'll lose
something. If we've resisted for long enough, if our energy has
been spent slowly on clinging over time, we don't realize that
what's wearing us out is not life but our effort to hold back
life."
~Cheri Huber
(Zen teacher)
From her website:
http://www.cherihuber.com
posted to Daily Dharma
The sage never tries to
store things up.
The more he does for others, the more he has.
The more he gives to others, the greater his abundance.
The Tao of heaven is pointed but does no harm.
The Tao of the sage is work without effort.
- Lao-tzu
posted to Along The Way
Love is misunderstood to be
an emotion; actually, it is a state of awareness, a way of
being in the world, a way of seeing oneself and others.
-David R. Hawkins
from
Bestspirituality.com
posted to Wisdom-l by Mark Scorelle
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People may sit till the
cushion is worn through, By Lu
Tung Pin English version by T. C. Lai People may sit
till the cushion is worn through, |