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Sonntag, 4. November 2012
Donnerstag, 1. November 2012
Sonntag, 23. September 2012
dead...
Everyday compassion for the dead—and the living.
The image is a simple one, poignant.
There, slouched over on the chair, is an elderly man.
He’s not resting, nor is he asleep.
He has just died, right there in the middle of a busy Chinese station.
The crowd gathers, many overcome with astonishment. Many are shocked, and the looks on their faces reveal their awe that in the very midst of their hustle and bustle, they stand in the presence of death. The fabric of their mundane life has been shattered.
And there is the monk who decides not to be compassionate by proxy.
They monk reaches over to the newly deceased, putting his hand on the departed, and stands there praying.
There, on the monk’s face, is the look of utter serenity. His reaction is not based on his own emotions, but based on that highest of imperatives: compassion.
He cares not about what gender the deceased is, his religion, his wealth, his race, or his color. All that matters is compassion, then and there, here and now.
The image has stayed with me, for it serves as a powerful reminder.
All of life is like this, here with us: the joys and horrors of life, birth and death, heartache and healing, shattering and prayer.
All of this takes place in the very midst of our day-to-day life, not somewhere outside of it.
We have a choice, whether to be compassionate here and now, to all around, or to be a mere bystander.
The departed man deserved compassion, and prayer.
The living deserve no less.
Be here now & live this compassion.
(thank you steve hummingbird for this post)
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Sonntag, 9. September 2012
Samstag, 1. September 2012
why we love dogs, eat pigs, and wear cows...
wär es nicht einfach besser, auf fleisch zu verzichten?
auch wir waren vielleicht einmal so ein huhn oder könnten als kuh in einer farm geboren werden...
würden wir so leben und sterben wollen?
der letzte blick...
"Aus ihren Blicken spricht Mut, Stolz, Gelassenheit, Zuneigung: Ein Künstler aus Taiwan fotografiert Hunde kurz vor der Einschläferung. Die Fotos sollen auf das Leid der Tiere aufmerksam machen - und zeigen, wie wenig deren Leben manchen Besitzern gilt."
www.spiegel.de
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om mani padme hum...
raupe...
ein kind zu lehren, nicht auf eine raupe zu treten, ist ebenso wichtig für das kind wie für die raupe.
bradley miller
his holiness blessing a blind tibetan woman...
"I feel that the essence of spiritual practice is your attitude toward others. When you have a pure, sincere motivation, then you have right attitude toward others based on kindness, compassion, love and respect. Practice brings the clear realisation of the oneness of all human beings and the importance of others benefiting by your actions."
S.H. der 14. Dalai Lama
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