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JeroenLuminous beings are we, not this crude matterNetherlandsVeteran
Water flows over these hands.
May I use them skilfully to preserve our precious planet.
– Thich Nhat Hahn
If we are peaceful,
If we are happy,
We can smile and blossom,
Like a flower
And everyone
In our family,
Our entire society,
Will benefit from our peace.
– Thich Nhat Hanh
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personDon't believe everything you thinkThe liminal spaceVeteran
...From time to time in the years to come, I hope you will be treated unfairly, so that you will come to know the value of justice. I hope that you will suffer betrayal because that will teach you the importance of loyalty. Sorry to say, but I hope you will be lonely from time to time so that you don’t take friends for granted. I wish you bad luck, again, from time to time so that you will be conscious of the role of chance in life and understand that your success is not completely deserved and that the failure of others is not completely deserved either. And when you lose, as you will from time to time, I hope every now and then, your opponent will gloat over your failure. It is a way for you to understand the importance of sportsmanship. I hope you’ll be ignored so you know the importance of listening to others, and I hope you will have just enough pain to learn compassion. Whether I wish these things or not, they’re going to happen. And whether you benefit from them or not will depend upon your ability to see the message in your misfortunes. ~John Roberts
Believe it or not, these cursed times ARE the hardest blessings of all.
Feeling shattered? Then this bunch of blessed Bodhi may be right up your mosque... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shattariyya
As a Mosque, Stupa and Shrine myself. I regularly go around in circles (Or from start and Finnish at the same point). I am in effect completely sacred or is it mentally scared or scarred. Never quite sure these days. Ah Well... Don't forget to visit [enter location of spinning]
Deep within the still centre of my being
May I find peace.
Silently within the quiet of the Grove
May I share peace.
Gently (or powerfully) within the greater circle of humankind
May I radiate peace.
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Water flows over these hands.
May I use them skilfully to preserve our precious planet.
– Thich Nhat Hahn
If we are peaceful,
If we are happy,
We can smile and blossom,
Like a flower
And everyone
In our family,
Our entire society,
Will benefit from our peace.
– Thich Nhat Hanh
Outstanding quote @person
Believe it or not, these cursed times ARE the hardest blessings of all.
Feeling shattered? Then this bunch of blessed Bodhi may be right up your mosque...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shattariyya
As a Mosque, Stupa and Shrine myself. I regularly go around in circles (Or from start and Finnish at the same point). I am in effect completely sacred or is it mentally scared or scarred. Never quite sure these days. Ah Well... Don't forget to visit [enter location of spinning]
Deep within the still centre of my being
May I find peace.
Silently within the quiet of the Grove
May I share peace.
Gently (or powerfully) within the greater circle of humankind
May I radiate peace.
https://druidry.org/get-involved/peacemaking-in-druidry
"Sadhu Sadhu Sadhu" ~ Pay Pali
"Amy Tofu" ~ SF Purelanders
"Tashi dalek" ~ Tibetan Dr Who
Are all semi traditional cultural blessings.
Meanwhile...
Here is a visual blessing from my Buddha protected garden
Even my curses are blessings. Ain't it The Truth.
https://www.buddhistdoor.net/feature/health-and-wellness/
I am drinking tea (an offering in Kadampa Buddhism) being kind to the computer I am blessed with.
Be Well. Be Kind. Be Cared for. Dance.
Time to have a routine?
Here is one