radiant presence

However young,
the seeker who sets out upon the Way,
shines bright over the world.

But day and night,
the person who is awake,
shines in the radiance of the Spirit.

Meditate.
Live purely.
Be quiet.
Do your work, with mastery.
Like the moon,
come out from behind the clouds!
Shine.


- from the Dhammapada, translated by Thomas Byrom

ye tang che.

some days i just want something to last.
i want to look into the eyes of a lover, or the eyes of a friend,
and know.
they will always be there.
i want to stop time for a minute.
i want to not feel the slight vertigo of a perpetually spinning
earth beneath my feet.
i want to be still and quiet and infinite
inside the earthly shell of this dirt-and-spittle fashioned body.
and then i remember.

the beauty.
the compassion.
the birth of wisdom.
comes out of the uncertainty.
out of the brokenness.
out of abandoning hope.
and welcoming with an open heart
whatever
arises along the path.

et je vais donc l'amour avec un cœur libre.

Whoever makes love grow boundless, and sets his mind for seeing the end of birth,
his fetters are worn thin.
If he loves even a single being, Good will follow.
But the Noble One with compassionate heart for all mankind,
generates abounding good.


- the Buddha -

le bon mot du jour: sutta nipata.

Let your love flow outward through the universe,
To its height, its depth, its broad extent,
A limitless love, without hatred or enmity.
Then as you stand or walk,
Sit or lie down,
As long as you are awake,
Strive for this with a one-pointed mind;
Your life will bring heaven to earth.

- Sutta Nipata -

thank you, biggity smalls for reminding me...even as i am destroyed, i am healed.

[...in pursuit of wholeness,
i seek wholeness for all others,
what inspired me today...]

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In Buddhism it is taught that everything has the power to
heal and cure.
That means that anything we encounter in our lifetimes can serve as beneficial medicine. This is an important concept because it reminds us that so often our well-being is in our own hands.
We can use our environment and our world
to help us heal our hearts and restore our health.
We can be healed by words;
we can be healed by relationships;
we can be healed by medication;
we can be healed by the diet;
we can be healed by friends;
we can be healed by touch and massage;
we can be healed by nature.
Crystals have healing properties as does music.
Prayer helps us heal and visualizations help us heal.
Studies have shown that animals and pets help us heal and shorten recovery periods.
We can be healed by everything we touch and everything that touches us.
We are all healers;
we can learn to heal ourselves;
we can help in the healing of others.
Healing energy takes place through an agency
far greater than, yet immanent in,
each of us.

The healing mantra of the Medicine Buddha is:

TA-YA-YA OM BEKANZÉ BEKANZÉ MAHABEKANZÉ
RADZA SUMUD-GATÉ SOHA

Roughly translated, it says:
"Oh healing Buddha, reliever of all suffering,
relieve my pain and all suffering. Relieve the roots of suffering.
So be it!"

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- from "Letting Go of the Person You Used to Be" byLama Surya Das -