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Before enlightenment,
I chopped wood and carried water.
After enlightenment,
I chopped wood and carried water.
-Zen saying
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Good Pluba
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A man long absent
comes home safe from afar.
His kin, his friends, his companions,
delight in his return.
In just the same way,
when you've done good
& gone from this world
to the world beyond,
your good deeds receive you--
as kin, someone dear
come home.
-Dhammapada, 16, translated by Thanissaro Bhikkhu.
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Good Pluba
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Better than a thousand useless words is one word that gives peace.
-Buddha
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Good Pluba
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Conquer your foe by force, you increase his enmity; conquer by love, and you will reap no after-sorrow.
-Fo-Sho-Hing-Tsan-King
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Good Pluba
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As long as there is a lack of the inner discipline that brings calmness of mind, no matter what external facilities or conditions you have, they will never give you the feeling of joy and happiness that you are seeking.
On the other hand, if you possess this inner quality of calmness of mind, a degree of stability within, then even if you lack various external facilities that you would normally consider necessary for happiness, it is still possible to live a happy and joyful life.
-His Holiness the Dalai Lama
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Everything is as it is. It has no name other than the name we give it. It is we who call it something; we give it a value. We say this thing is good or it's bad, but in itself, the thing is only as it is. It's not absolute; it's just as it is. People are just as they are.
-Ajahn Sumedho.
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Good Pluba
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"If we divide into two camps--even into violent and the nonviolent--and stand in one camp while attacking the other, the world will never have peace. We will always blame and condemn those we feel are responsible for wars and social injustice, without recognizing the degree of violence within ourselves. We must work on ourselves and also with those we condemn if we want to have a real impact."
-Ayya Khema
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Exceptional Pluba
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quote:Originally posted by Canine:
Better than a thousand useless words is one word that gives peace.
-Buddha
I love that. May I add to it? There's a mahayana saying, "Be grateful to everyone." I think a combination of the two can quell any argument, and leave one feeling better for the foray and the outcome if they have learned.
"Never apologize for showing feeling. When you do so, you apologize for the truth." -- Disraeli
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Good Pluba
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"The good die young that they may not degenerate; the wicked live on that they may have a chance to repent, or to produce a virtuous progeny."
-Zohar
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Good Pluba
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Living in forests far away from other people is not true seclusion. True seclusion is to be free from the power of likes and dislikes. It is also to be free from the mental attitude that one must be special because one is treading the path.
Those who remove themselves to far forests often feel superior to others. They think that because they are solitary they are being guided in a special way and that those who live an ordinary life can never have that experience. But that is conceit and is not help to others. The true recluse is one who is available to others, helping them with affectionate speech and personal example.
-Prajnaparamita
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Good Pluba
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"'Develop the mind of equilibrium. You will always be getting praise and blame, but do not let either affect the poise of the mind: follow the calmness, the absence of pride."
-Sutta Nipata
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Good Pluba
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Adopting an attitude of universal responsibility is essentially a personal matter. The real test of compassion is not what we say in abstract discussions but how we conduct ourselves in daily life.
- Dalai Lama
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Exceptional Pluba
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A few from Lao Tzu:
--To realize that you do not understand is a virtue; Not to realize that you do not understand is a defect.
--Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love.
--A good traveler has no fixed plans, and is not intent on arriving.
"Never apologize for showing feeling. When you do so, you apologize for the truth." -- Disraeli
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Exceptional Pluba
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If we should be blessed by some great reward, such as fame or fortune, it's the fruit of a seed planted by us in the past.
--Bodhidharma
"Never apologize for showing feeling. When you do so, you apologize for the truth." -- Disraeli
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Exceptional Pluba
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And the Big guy:
"A dog is not considered a good dog because he is a good barker. A man is not considered a good man because he is a good talker."
"The only real failure in life is not to be true to the best one knows."
"Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared."
"Never apologize for showing feeling. When you do so, you apologize for the truth." -- Disraeli
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Exceptional Pluba
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Not necessarily Buddhist, but it sure does come close:
"Every person, all the events of your life are there because you have drawn them there. What you choose to do with them is up to you."
--Richard Bach
"Never apologize for showing feeling. When you do so, you apologize for the truth." -- Disraeli
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Exceptional Pluba
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K9 - more, more... 
Never hurts to discover things I haven't yet read :-)
"Never apologize for showing feeling. When you do so, you apologize for the truth." -- Disraeli
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Good Pluba
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Exceptional Pluba
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quote:Originally posted by Canine:
Why sad? 
"Never apologize for showing feeling. When you do so, you apologize for the truth." -- Disraeli
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Good Pluba
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..The body in which one can see the truth will die out, like a fan palm, without any future. But that which is the truth, that which is existence itself, is there although it is deep and infinitely hard to understand. Like the great ocean, one cannot fathom it.
-Digha Nikaya
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-Buddha |
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Conquer your foe by force, you increase his enmity; conquer by love, and you will reap no after-sorrow.
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As long as there is a lack of the inner discipline that brings calmness of mind, no matter what external facilities or conditions you have, they will never give you the feeling of joy and happiness that you are seeking.
On the other hand, if you possess this inner quality of calmness of mind, a degree of stability within, then even if you lack various external facilities that you would normally consider necessary for happiness, it is still possible to live a happy and joyful life. -His Holiness the Dalai Lama |
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Everything is as it is. It has no name other than the name we give it. It is we who call it something; we give it a value. We say this thing is good or it's bad, but in itself, the thing is only as it is. It's not absolute; it's just as it is. People are just as they are.
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"If we divide into two camps--even into violent and the nonviolent--and stand in one camp while attacking the other, the world will never have peace. We will always blame and condemn those we feel are responsible for wars and social injustice, without recognizing the degree of violence within ourselves. We must work on ourselves and also with those we condemn if we want to have a real impact."
-Ayya Khema |
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I love that. May I add to it? There's a mahayana saying, "Be grateful to everyone." I think a combination of the two can quell any argument, and leave one feeling better for the foray and the outcome if they have learned. "Never apologize for showing feeling. When you do so, you apologize for the truth." -- Disraeli |
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"The good die young that they may not degenerate; the wicked live on that they may have a chance to repent, or to produce a virtuous progeny."
-Zohar |
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Living in forests far away from other people is not true seclusion. True seclusion is to be free from the power of likes and dislikes. It is also to be free from the mental attitude that one must be special because one is treading the path.
Those who remove themselves to far forests often feel superior to others. They think that because they are solitary they are being guided in a special way and that those who live an ordinary life can never have that experience. But that is conceit and is not help to others. The true recluse is one who is available to others, helping them with affectionate speech and personal example. -Prajnaparamita |
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"'Develop the mind of equilibrium. You will always be getting praise and blame, but do not let either affect the poise of the mind: follow the calmness, the absence of pride."
-Sutta Nipata |
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Adopting an attitude of universal responsibility is essentially a personal matter. The real test of compassion is not what we say in abstract discussions but how we conduct ourselves in daily life.
- Dalai Lama |
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A few from Lao Tzu:
--To realize that you do not understand is a virtue; Not to realize that you do not understand is a defect. --Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love. --A good traveler has no fixed plans, and is not intent on arriving. "Never apologize for showing feeling. When you do so, you apologize for the truth." -- Disraeli |
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If we should be blessed by some great reward, such as fame or fortune, it's the fruit of a seed planted by us in the past.
--Bodhidharma "Never apologize for showing feeling. When you do so, you apologize for the truth." -- Disraeli |
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And the Big guy:
"A dog is not considered a good dog because he is a good barker. A man is not considered a good man because he is a good talker." "The only real failure in life is not to be true to the best one knows." "Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared." "Never apologize for showing feeling. When you do so, you apologize for the truth." -- Disraeli |
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Not necessarily Buddhist, but it sure does come close:
"Every person, all the events of your life are there because you have drawn them there. What you choose to do with them is up to you." --Richard Bach "Never apologize for showing feeling. When you do so, you apologize for the truth." -- Disraeli |
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K9 - more, more...
Never hurts to discover things I haven't yet read :-)"Never apologize for showing feeling. When you do so, you apologize for the truth." -- Disraeli |
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Why sad? "Never apologize for showing feeling. When you do so, you apologize for the truth." -- Disraeli |
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..The body in which one can see the truth will die out, like a fan palm, without any future. But that which is the truth, that which is existence itself, is there although it is deep and infinitely hard to understand. Like the great ocean, one cannot fathom it.
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