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Posts tagged with "virtue"
Dec. 9 |
Tall, large, with red skin, a tail, hooves and horns, the half-demon Hellboy is a reminder not to judge by appearances – both in the fictitious and real world. Even those who seem ‘definitely’ evil might not be so, who might do...
Mar. 6 | Just that youdo the right thing.The rest doesn’t matter…
– Marcus Aurelius(Meditations)
Cold or warm.Tired or well-rested.Despised or honored.Dying… or busy with other assignments.
Feb. 4 |
Always do what is right,
but never with anger,
as anger is never right.
– Stonepeace | Books
As recounted by Sakyamuni Buddha (in the Samyutta Nikaya), there was once a sickly-looking demon, who sat on the throne of Sakra, the chief of gods in the...
Sep. 25 | Before being insistent that
others be virtuous to you,
be determined to nurture
those virtues for others.
– Stonepeace | Get Books
Feb. 28 | What pleases the Buddha
is not the vigorous waving of many joss-sticks
but how widely you spread the fragrance of virtue to benefit others.
~ Stonepeace
Sep. 17 |
Do not make light of your failings,
Saying, ‘What are they to me?’
A jug fills drop by drop.
So the fool becomes full of folly.
Do not belittle your virtues,
Saying, ‘They are nothing.’
A jug fills drop by drop.
So the wise man...
Jan. 27 | How kind can one be to others
if one is unkind
to another kind to one?
– Stonepeace
In the Katannu Sutta, the Buddha taught that those with integrity would express gratitude towards those who have helped them. It so happens that the ones we should...