The cloud
transforms into rain
The flower
transforms into earth
The earth
transforms and becomes a flower
Watered by
the rain
That was the
cloud
Nothing
exists on its own
With greed
comes
Animosity,
ignorance, pride
Thoughts of
self-benefit and discontent
With
generosity comes
Loving
kindness, wisdom, humility,
Thoughts of
all others and great joy
Austerity
can make us hand
And
withdrawn
Indulgence
can make us soft
And
indifferent
The middle
path
Is the
balanced way of
Compassion
Wisdom
And insight
As we think
As we become
Awakened
ones
Are able to
properly help others
Because
their actions
Are born of
wisdom
Do not
resent for one’s fate
Do not blame
our problems on others
Realize the
negative cause
Lies within
us
Was created
by us
Can only be changed
by us
Resolved by
us with
Understanding
Diligence
Love
Lying is a
hindrance to faith
Laziness to
progress
Animosity to
mindfulness
Hatred to
deep concentration
And
resentment to wisdom
If In our
anger we realize
The other
person is suffering
We can free
ourselves
From anger
And from
suffering
Which also
helps free the other
Desires that
are excessive
Preoccupy
and distract us
Needs that
are reasonable
Nurture and
sustain us
When others
hurt us
We usually
react with
Anger
Resentment
And may even
wish for retaliation
But these
actions will only prolong our pain
For to hold
resentment in our hearts and mind
Only serves
to make us feel worse
Those who
give in to desire
Are often
intoxicated
By sensory
indulgence
Not yet
realizing
That what
pleases today
All too
often disappoints tomorrow
To truly
help others
Do what is
Beneficial
Correct
Honest
Reasonable
needs are to have
Enough food
to eat
Adequate
clothes to keep warm
A safe place
to live
Good
companions
On the path
to awakening
Worry ties
us up in knots and binds us to life time of pains
Who told us
to worry?
Who said we
could not stop?
Anger
The rise of
anger
The initial
cause of anger
Is
selfishness
Peace
The rise of
peace
The initial
cause of peace
Is
selflessness
Most of the
things
We worry
about
Never happen
Listen
carefully
Study ,
diligently
Chant,
sincerely
Think ,
deeply
Love ,
wisely
Practicing
diligence is like lightning a fire
If we
persist we will succeed
If we give
up we will fail
So often in
a new endeavor
There is an
initial burst of enthusiasm
Then routine
activity
Boredom
Cessation
With the
strong determination
The fire
will burn strong
Unkind
speech can destroy
That which
is kind
Can bring
peace
And change
the world
My thoughts
are the precursors
Of everything
I do
What I
constantly tell myself will happen
The victor
becomes arrogant
While the
defeated dwells in pain
One who is
wise turns away from both winning and losing to live in peace and happiness
And just
performs for the best nothing concerned with winning or losing
When we are
forgiving of others
Considerate
of all the beings
contented
with what we have
happy in
whatever circumstances
we find
ourselves
sadness and
worry will fade
in losing
ourselves in
thoughts of
ourselves we lose
in losing
ourselves in
thoughts of
others
we truly
benefit
our
animosity and fury
will return
to us
like fine
dust
thrown into
the wind
like flotsam
cast
upstream
if we remain
open
to the
experience of love
as we let go
of
preconceived ideas and
expectations
we will
gradually feel the benefits
as we become
more and more and more calm
and relaxed
peace----------------------the
ultimate joy
oneness with
one—---the ultimate reality
Enlightenment
-----The ultimate Gain of this Short
life
life
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