China Sunday 2
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David
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An elderly gent was invited to an old friends home
for dinner one evening.. He was impressed by the way his
buddy preceded every request to his wife with endearing
terms such as:
Honey, My Love, Darling, Sweetheart, Pumpkin, etc.
The couple had been married almost 70 years
and, clearly, they were still very much in love.
While the wife was in the kitchen , the man leaned over
to his host, & said:
'I think it's wonderful that, after all these years, you still call
your wife those loving pet names'.
The old man hung his head.
'I have to tell you the truth,' he said,
'Her name slipped my mind about 10 years ago and I'm scared to death to ask the old bitch what it is?
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Now, Have a look at the liberated Belgian people, dancing in Antwerp Train Station
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Tibetan Wisdom (or = "How good is your vocabulary")
Plant Seeds of Compassion
The mind is like a fertile field. If we contaminate it with the poisons of ignorance, desire, anger, jealousy, and pride, we will inevitably produce poisonous crops. Acting carelessly or harmfully toward others, or working for our own benefit at the expense of others, will only create limitation and suffering. Medicinal seeds—wholesome, virtuous acts of kindness, love, and compassion—will produce the fruits of peace and benefit. Actions that are both positive and negative will produce a mixture of happiness and sadness. This is the principle of karma. Karma originates in the mind. Our thoughts give rise to words and actions, and these have consequences. We cannot plant poisonous seeds and expect edible or medicinal fruit. When we begin to see the negative results of our self-centeredness, we understand why we must carefully choose which seeds to plant. Our future is in our own hands.
–Lama Shenpen Drolma, from Change of Heart: The Bodhisattva Peace Training of Chagdud Tulku
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