Some Stonepeace ideas related to teachings from Geshe Dorji Damdul’s talk yesterday ‘The Secret of Joy’:
‘If we all dislke suffering,
why should anyone give it to anyone?
If we all like happiness,
why should everyone not give it to everyone?’
‘Though there are 1001 ‘good’ reasons why others behave badly,
there should be no good reason why we should too.’
‘Since imperfection is the very nature of Samsara,
to seek True Happiness while remaining samsaric is perfectly foolish.’
‘If we all feel that we are the most important,
and since others are so many more than you,
it is most important thing to benefit others.’
‘Empathy for those who create problems for you
arises from realising that
they do so because they have problems themselves.’
‘To know the sweet, taste the bitter.
To know the bitter, taste the sweet.
To know equanimity, taste both and the in-between.’
‘If you know your suffering could be a little more,
you ought to be grateful that it is not that much more.
[With this gratitude, your suffering lessens.]’
‘If lasting happiness is your final goal,
any fleeting suffering encountered along the way is inconsequential.’
‘Joy immeasurably greater
than that over personal happiness
is rejoice in the happiness of [many] others.’
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