Live well and simply. Be of light livelihood and even if we have little, the little will be enough. Even if we have more, the more will not tempt us to indulgent life. There is more to store and buffer us for rainy days when the sun may not shine well on our lives. This is light livelihood we must have if we love life and treasure peace.
For goodness sake, let us not add to the woes of life and be filled with trepidation and lament. Reflect thus.
He who is simple to please will be more easily at peace. He has less wants and others find him less wanting. Life may not be a bed of roses but at least it is not a bed of thorns. Life will be more pleasant and he is easier to please. Others like to associate with him and in a way, he is wiser than those who are better endowed than him in capability, intellect and wisdom.
He who is simple to please will be more easily at peace. He has less wants and others find him less wanting. Life may not be a bed of roses but at least it is not a bed of thorns. Life will be more pleasant and he is easier to please. Others like to associate with him and in a way, he is wiser than those who are better endowed than him in capability, intellect and wisdom.
With no tendency or time to lament, he handles life with zest. He energises life. He goes for blessings and be more blessed. He avoids evil, do good and purify the mind. He has no room for sloth and torpor. He is not in habit of idleness and lament. Idleness and lamentation sap away life and make one lifeless and listless. Go for vitality, vibrancy and zest instead. Be simple and of light livelihood and wants. That is the way to live and to breathe easy in life.
Go for life. Have the penchant for more life. Life is a gift. Treasure life and be blessed by life. Go for the upside of life and not be downed by life. When downed, never allow life to leave us in tethers. Don't let fate make clowns out of us. Pick ourselves up and be whole. Move on and have the better out of life.
Go for the upside and not be downed by life. Be a victor and not a loser. Be enlightened and lighten up life. This is how we should be and what Buddhas want us to be. Freshen up life by being good, avoid bad vibes, and be clear and pure in mind. Associate with and have company of the wise.
Don't do bad. Be good and be more than good if we can. Be pure. Rare is birth as man. Strive on with diligence. This is the exhortation of the great Buddha. That's it and go for life and not die to life. If already down, surely you can resurrect life and be up and about again. That is the spirit and that is why we must have more Wesak days for all of days. Let us have the Wesak spirit for more of life.
Whether you are a Buddhist or not, certainly this message of Wesak can benefit you to be a better at whatever-you-already-are. Better to be so than to be an inept labelled Buddhist. In fact, the world should not be divided by who we are but be one in truth and in peace. All faiths are one in wanting to save and to heal.
This understanding is the very simple reason why the good lord Lord Bo Tien 武天菩萨 descended in 1969. The world must know the oneness of religions and cultures.
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How do we live well and have more blessings? This is dwelt with by the Buddha in the Discourse on Blessings.
Whether you are a Buddhist or not, certainly this message of Wesak can benefit you to be a better at whatever-you-already-are. Better to be so than to be an inept labelled Buddhist. In fact, the world should not be divided by who we are but be one in truth and in peace. All faiths are one in wanting to save and to heal.
This understanding is the very simple reason why the good lord Lord Bo Tien 武天菩萨 descended in 1969. The world must know the oneness of religions and cultures.
Reference: Mangala Sutra - Discourse on Blessings
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How do we live well and have more blessings? This is dwelt with by the Buddha in the Discourse on Blessings.