Monday, April 21, 2008

The Seven Cups of Tea

The first cup caresses my dry lips and throat,
The second shatters the walls of my lonely sadness,
The third searches the dry rivulets of my soul to find the stories of five thousand scrolls.
With the fourth the pain of past injustice vanishes through my pores.
The fifth purifies my flesh and bone.
With the sixth I am in touch with the immortals.
The seventh gives such pleasure I can hardly bear.
The fresh wind blows through my wings
As I make my way to Penglai. - Lu Tong 790-835

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What Buddha said

What Buddha said
We are what we think. All that we are arises with our thoughts. With our thoughts, we make the world.

Better than a thousand hollow words, is one word that brings peace.

Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.

Hatred does not cease by hatred, but only by love; this is the eternal rule.

He is able who thinks he is able.

It is better to conquer yourself than to win a thousand battles.

It is better to travel well than to arrive.

Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.

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