é™æ€è¯ Readings For Silent Reflection
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"Much has been said here about conversion, both for and against. Far from being opposed to conversion, I am in favor of it—but not conversion from one organized religion to another. No, the conversion must be from misery to happiness. It must be from bondage to liberation. It must be from cruelty to compassion. That is the conversion needed today."
~ S.N. Goenka -
The mind is intrinsically tranquil.
Out of the tranquilty, anxiety and confusion are born. If one sees and knows this confusion, then the mind is tranquil once more. - No Ajahn Chah
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Coming alone,
Departing alone,
Both are delusion:
Let me teach you how
Not to come, not to go.
- Zen Master Ikkyu -
Always recite "Nanmo Amituofo"_/|\_
Suffering of old age
As they approach old age, human beings have diminished faculties; their eyes cannot see clearly, their ears have lost their acuity, their backs tire easily, their legs tremble, eating is not as pleasurable as before, their sleep is not sound, their memories fail, their skin dries out and wrinkles, their teeth ache, decay and fall out. Even those who were most handsome and beautiful in their youth can only feel sorrow and regret when they grow old.
In old age, many persons become confused and mixed up when eating or dressing or they become incontinent. Their children and other family members, however close to them, soon grow tired and fed up. The human condition is like that of a flower, ruled by the law of impermanence, which, if it can bring beauty and fragrance, also carries death and decay in its wake. In truth, old age is nothing but suffering and the human body has nothing worth cherishing. For this reason, Buddha Sakyamuni said: old age is suffering!
Patriarch Thich Thien Tam
21/11
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