Entries from February 2008
1. All life is suffering.
2. The origin of suffering is attachment.
3. Cessation of suffering is attainable.
4. There is a path to the cessation of suffering. The Eightfold Path is the way for cessation.
1. To live means we suffer.Because human nature is not perfect and the world we live in is not perfect we inevitably endure suffering. Suffering comes in many forms; sorrow, aggravation, sickness, injury, old age, and death. In life we also endure psychological sufferings, as well. Some of these are sadness, fear, disappointment and frustration and finally, depression. It must be…
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Tags: death, dharma talk, enlightenment, four noble truths, nibbana, nirvana, noble eightfold path, old age, sickness, suffering
February 10th, 2008 · 2 Comments
Just now peering through the trees,
the first light of morning gold
breaks the shadow times of night.
Before the light grows stronger
awakening the morning creatures,
I wonder at the ‘oh so silent still’.
In these moments of calm morning air,
and daylights not yet broken
I pause to breathe the tranquil space.
For soon the chitterings of waking birds,
will chorus in the morning’s songs
as night’s shade fades away.
The promise of another day’s dawning
as morning stretches
to embrace the once cold and darkened…
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Tags: Dharma Poetry
