The Daily Enlightenment

Birthday Haiku

Jan. 2 | It is a happy birthdayonly if you were born happy,to bring happiness to others.

Wisdom & Kindness Haikus

Nov. 14 | The wise learn what they should,to help themselves. The kind share what they can to help others.

Best Haiku

Sep. 26 | Do (what is right)(with) your (thought, word and deed)best (you can).

Battle Haiku

Sep. 12 | As life is precious and short,choose your battles well —those against your ‘self’.

Buddha Haiku

Aug. 30 | If what mindful of, you will become —be mindful of Buddha then.

Ego Haiku

Aug. 8 | Ego is our true enemy, for both ourselves and our false ‘enemies’.

Freedom Haiku

Jul. 26 | Freedom is fromgreed, hatred and delusion,not to be greedy, hateful and deluded.

Mind Haiku

Jul. 11 | Mind your mind more as it matters more than your matter.

Fall Haiku

Jun. 20 | Always be mindful as all it takes is a slip to fall badly.

Refuge Haiku

Apr. 24 | The path to enlightenment begins with taking refuge and ends by becoming refuge.

Brace Haiku

Apr. 17 | Unenlightened life is suffering — brace yourself for it, or become enlightened.

Anxiety Haiku

Apr. 10 | There are noanxious situations;just anxious people.

Meaning Haiku

Mar. 28 | Think the meaningful, to speak the meaningful and do the meaningful.

Anger Haiku

Mar. 21 | An angry man opens his mouth and shuts his eyes. — Cato the Elder

Time Haiku

Mar. 14 | I wasted time,and nowdoth time waste me. — Richard II (in prison)William Shakespeare

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