我昔所造诸恶业，
皆由无始贪嗔痴，
从身语意之所生，
一切我今皆忏悔。– 普贤菩萨
（华严经普贤行愿品）Of all my past created evil karma,
all by beginningless greed, anger and delusion,
from my body, speech and mind as arisen,
for all I now express repentance.– Samantabhadra Bodhisattva
(Flower Adornment [Avatamsaka] Sutra’s
Chapter On Universal Virtues’
[Samantabhadra Bodhisattva] Practices And Vows)
True repentance is before
those you have done wrong to,
not merely before the Buddha image
on your shrine.
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Failure to apologise
reflects inability to be remorseful.
Failure to thank
reflects inability to be grateful.
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You are only as great
as how much ‘self’
you are willing to let go,
to selflessly embrace everyone else.
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The egoistic set traps for themselves,
with which only the letting go of their egos,
will lead to their freedom.
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The thankful or ungrateful
attitude of your heart
determines the sweet or bitter
flavour of your life.
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It is a great virtue,
to notice even small personal faults,
and an even greater virtue,
to make amends immediately.
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Misalignment from our Buddha-nature
perpetuates suffering.
Realignment to our Buddha-nature
ends suffering.
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The longer the delay
in apologising for a misgiving,
the greater the misgiving grows,
to be harder to apologise for.
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A common misgiving is to assume
we are already free from misgivings
while others are all still full of misgivings.
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There is no way to truly forgive oneself
if yet to truly seek forgiveness
from those one had truly done wrong to.
不知错，
不能改；
真知错，
真能改。Not knowing a mistake,
there can never be amends made.
Truly knowing a mistake,
can there truly be amends made.– Stonepeace | Books
