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 Appreciative Joy ... is the wholesome attitude of rejoicing in the happiness and virtues of all sentient beings. It counters jealousy and makes people less self-centred ( Read more... )

Compassion ... is the wish for all sentient beings to be free from suffering. It counters cruelty. People can observe the natural attitude of compassion in the world around them..., most people have experienced the feeling of compassion upon seeing the suffering of a relative, a schoolmate or even a pet....  To become a sublime state of mind, ( Read more... )

Loving-kindness... is the wish that all sentient beings, without any exception, be happy. Loving-kindness counters ill will. The attitude of loving-kindness is like the feeling which a mother has for her newborn son. She wishes that he may enjoy good health, have good friends, be intelligent and successful in all that he attempts. In short, she ( Read more... )

                                            The struggle between good and evil
                                              is the primal disease of the mind.

Seng-Ts'an (6th century Ch'an patriarch)

Poetry Chaikhana | Seng-Ts'an - The Mind of Absolute Trust

"The Buddha said, don't just do something, stand there."

Daniet Berrigan, S.J. (1922 - 2016)

See how, shaped by the excellence of the path,
I walk now without effort
toward the Buddha state.
I dance, I sing, I play!

-- from Rainbows Appear: Tibetan Poems of Shabkar, Translated by Matthieu Ricard
Poetry Chaikhana | Shabkar (Shabkar Tsogdruk Rangdrol) - See how, shaped by the excellence of the path

Poetry Chaikhana | Shabkar (Shabkar Tsogdruk Rangdrol) - Buddhist/Tibetan - Poetry, Biography, Books

Where there are humans
You'll find flies,
And Buddhas.

-- from A Box of Zen: Haiku the Poetry of Zen, Koans the Lessons of Zen, Sayings the Wisdom of Zen, Edited by Manuela Dunn Mascetti / Edited by Timothy Hugh Barrett
Poetry Chaikhana | Kobayashi Issa - Where there are humansOr. following up on Granger's commentary: (To Buddhas. flies are also ( Read more... )