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Thursday, Jul 23, 2009 10:59AM / Members only
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Friday, Jul 3, 2009 5:47AM / Members only
"Every day, think as you wake up, today I am fortunate to be alive, I
have a precious human life, I am not going to waste it. I am going to
use all my energies to develop myself, to expand my heart out to
others; to achieve enlightenment for the benefit of all beings. I am
going to have kind thoughts towards others, I am not going to get angry
or think badly about others. I am going to benefit others as much as I
can."
- The Dalai Lama
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Thursday, Jul 2, 2009 1:13PM / Members only
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Sunday, Jun 28, 2009 8:13PM / Members only
Weapons are tools of ill omen
Wielded by the ignorant.
If their use is unavoidable,
The wise act with restraint.
The greatest sorrow is to be a Veteran,
Witness to the atrocities of humanity.
If you hold a real weapon in your hand, you will feel it's character strongly. It begs to be used. It is fearsome. It's only purpose is death, and it's power not only from which it is made but also the intention of it's makers.
It is regrettable that weapons must sometimes be used, but occasionally, survival demands it. The wise go forth with weapons only as a last resort. They never rejoice in the skill of weapons, nor do they glorify war.
When death, pain and destruction are visited upon what you hold to be most sacred, the spiritual price is devastating. What hurts more than one's own suffering is bearing witness to the suffering of others. The regret of seeing human beings at their worst and the sheer pain of not being able to help the victims can never be redeemed. If you go personally to war, you cross the line yourself. You sacrifice ideals for survival and the fury of killing. That alters you forever. That is why no one rushes to be a Veteran. Think before you want to change unalterably. the stakes are not merely one's life, but one's very humanity.
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Saturday, Jun 27, 2009 11:09AM / Members only
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