{"id":18341,"date":"2016-04-28T17:54:25","date_gmt":"2016-04-28T09:54:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/moonpointer.com\/new\/?p=18341"},"modified":"2016-04-28T17:54:25","modified_gmt":"2016-04-28T09:54:25","slug":"stonepeace-816-825","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moonpointer.com\/new\/2016\/04\/stonepeace-816-825\/","title":{"rendered":"Stonepeace (816\u2013825)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-18342\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/moonpointer.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/1-24.jpg?resize=236%2C354\" alt=\"\" width=\"236\" height=\"354\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/moonpointer.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/1-24.jpg?w=236&amp;ssl=1 236w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/moonpointer.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/1-24.jpg?resize=64%2C96&amp;ssl=1 64w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/moonpointer.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/1-24.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 236px) 100vw, 236px\" \/><br \/>\n[816]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">That even gods may fall<br \/>\nis a powerful reminder<br \/>\nthat merely doing good<br \/>\nis not good enough.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[817]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">When generalised compassion for \u2018all\u2019<br \/>\nforgoes compassion for individuals,<br \/>\nhow can it be universal compassion?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[818]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">How you think conditions how you speak later.<br \/>\nHow you speak conditions how you think later.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[819]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">To not regret<br \/>\nover the regretable<br \/>\nis regretable.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[820]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Whether we realise this or not,<br \/>\nwe are interconnected.<br \/>\nWhen we realise this,<br \/>\nwe can interconnect more fruitfully.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[821]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">How truly good can Parinirvana be<br \/>\nif it is to be truly gone for \u2018good\u2019?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[822]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">If one clings to the relative forms of all phenomena,<br \/>\none neglects the absolute emptiness of all phenomena.<br \/>\nOne makes forms an eternalistic dogma,<br \/>\nand forgoes the wisdom of practising non-attachment [of the transient].<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">If one clings to the absolute emptiness of all phenomena,<br \/>\none neglects the relative forms of all phenomena.<br \/>\nOne makes emptiness a nihilistic dogma,<br \/>\nand forgoes the compassion of practising virtues [and precepts].<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The Middle Path is to perceive relative and absolute reality simultaneously<br \/>\nand to function accordingly in each moment,<br \/>\nwithout negligence of forms or emptiness,<br \/>\nwith compassion and wisdom.<br \/>\n[823]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">When past karma ripens in the present,<br \/>\nnew karma is created by how one responds,<br \/>\nwhich affects the direction of past karma,<br \/>\nand creates the direction of future karma.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[824]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">With aversion of failure, one does not try.<br \/>\nWith attachment to failure, one does not retry.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[825]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Greater positive karma<br \/>\ncan overpower lesser negative karma in the moment.<br \/>\nGreater negative karma<br \/>\ncan overpower lesser positive karma in the moment.<br \/>\nWhich kind of karma are you empowering in the moment?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[816] That even gods may fall is a powerful reminder that merely doing good is not good enough. 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