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Coexistence - site 01 Shakyamuni Buddha said, As a mother even at risk of her own life protects her only son, so let a man cultivate goodwill without measure among all beings. Let him suffuse the whole world with thoughts of love, unmixed with any sense of difference or opposed interests. A good friend who points out mistakes and imperfections and rebukes evil is to be respected as if he reveals a secret of hidden treasure. We live happily indeed not hating those who hate us. Among men who hate us we dwell free from hatred!....We live happily indeed, though we call nothing our own! We shall live like the bright gods feeding on happiness! Victory breeds hatred, for the conquered is unhappy. He who has given up victory and defeat, he, the contented, is happy. Do not close your eyes before suffering. Find ways to be with those who are suffering by all means, including personal contact and visits.... By such means, awaken yourself and others to the reality of suffering in the world. The charitable man has found the path of salvation. He is like a man who plants a sapling and thereby has shade, the flowers, and the fruit in future years. Words have the power to both destroy and heal. When words are both true and kind, they can change our world. If you propose to speak, always ask yourself - Is it true, is it necessary, is it kind? A wicked man who reproaches a virtuous one is like one who looks up and spits at heaven; the spittle soils not the heaven but comes back and defiles his own person. An insincere and evil friend is more to be feared than a wild beast; a wild beast may wound your body, but an evil friend will wound your mind. Never in this world can hatred be stilled by hatred; it will be stilled only by non-hatred - this is the law eternal.
- end of quotes from Shakyamuni Buddha. - The universe in its entirety is nothing but one individual being. Maimonides All life is one. The world is one home. All are members of one human family. All creation is an organic whole. No man is independent of this whole. Man makes himself miserable by seperating himself from others. Seperation is death. Unity is eternal life. Sivananda There are no others. Ramana Maharshi The
creatures that inhabit this earth - be they human beings or animals
- are here to contribute, each in its own particular way to the beauty
and prosperity of the world. Many creatures have toiled singly or jointly
to make our lives comfortable. The food we eat, the clothes we wear,
have not just dropped from the sky. Many creatures have labored to produce
them. That is why we should be grateful to all our fellow creatures.
His Holiness the fourteenth Dalai Lama All living beings, starting from insects, want happiness and not suffering. However, we are only one, whereas others are infinite in number. Thus it can be clearly decided that others gaining happiness is more important than just yourself alone. His Holiness the fourteenth Dalai Lama I believe that if one man gains spirituality the whole world gains with him and, if one falls, the whole world falls to that extent. Mohandas
Gandhi Seeing difference is ignorance. We are all one. Sankara If you always seek your own advantage, what is the use of remaining amog men? A selfish man frustrates every chance to make all beings rejoice. Tibetan saying We are all on this planet together. We are all brothers and sisters with the same physical and mental faculties, the same problems, and the same needs. We must all contribute to the fulfillment of the human potential and the improvement of the quality of life as much as we are able. Mankind is crying out for help. Ours is a desperate time. Those who have something to offer should come forward. Now is the time. His Holiness the fourteenth Dalai Lama When in
the company of others When others,
out of envy, treat me with abuse, When someone
I have benefited Eight Verses for Training the Mind, excerpt It is wrong, it is sinful, to consider some people lower than ourselves. Mohandas Gandhi You man judge a flower or a butterfly by ist looks, but not a human being. Only fools judge men by their outside. Rabindranath Tagore When you meet someone not as good as you are, look within and examine your own self. Confucius 78. Associate not with evil friends, associate not with mean men; associate with good friends, associate with noble men. The Dhammapada "verses on the Law" As far as your personal requirements are concerned, the ideal is to have fewer involvements, fewer obligations and fewer affairs, business or whatever. However, so far as the interest of the larger community is concerned, you must have as many involvements as possible and as many activities as possible. His Holiness
the fourteenth Dalai Lama When you judge people, you have no time to love them. Mother Teresa If you see good in people, you radiate a harmonious loving energy which uplifts those are around you. If you can maintain this habit, this energy will turn into a steady flow of love. Annamalai Swami Great Spirit, grant that I may not judge my neighbor until I have walked a mile in his moccasins. Native American prayer Deal with faults of others as gently as with your own. Chinese proverb The flies seek filth, the bees seek honey. I will shun the habit of the flies and follow the habit that of the bees. I will refrain from finding faults in others and only look for the good which is in them. Hindu vow The golden Rule: "Do unto others as you would have others to unto you.," often times creates a conflict. All people are different and respond differently to certain stimuli. One person's delight can be another person's poinson. Shantidasa One kind word can warm three winter nights. Oriental saying Don't repay kindness; pass it on. Proverb
When you engage in fulfilling the needs of others, your own needs are fulfilled as a by-product. His Holiness the fourteenth Dalai Lama Always try to serve others. Don't even call it helping, call it service because you are benefitted by that. If a man begs from you and you give him something, you shouldn't think you are helping him. Instead, he is helping you. Satchidananda
Among the 5.7 billion human beings, the older generation, including me, is getting ready to say goodbye to this world. The youth has to carry the responsibility for the future. So, please realize your responsibility, remember your potential, and have self-confidence. Have an open mind and a sense of caring and belonging. The freshness and strenght that youth has should not fade away. You must keep this enthusiasm. His Holiness the fourteenth Dalai Lama Honor age; even an old, blind man may lead you to a rainbow. Native American saying For the ignorant, old age is winter; for the learned, old age is the harvest. Yiddish saying Through drying one person's tears you are drying the whole world's tears. In making one lame person walk, you are helping every lame person throughout the universe....because the Group is never separated, and always works through the contribution of each member to the whole. Ronald Beesley |