"I declare that the heart's release by loving-kindness has the beautiful for its excellence. This is the attainment of a wise monk who penetrates to no higher release." -Buddha Mettam Sutta: The Brahma-viharas
Thank you. Lovely words. Gorgeous, and very fitting, photo.
"If you learn to practice love, compassion, joy, and equanimity [the Brahmaviharas], you will know how to heal the illnesses of anger, sorrow, insecurity, sadness, hatred, lonliness, and unhealthy attachments" - Thich Nhat Hanh on The Four Immeasurable Minds
"Even his silence is eloquant. He is immediately recognisable by the quality of his aliveness, by his disinterestedness and compassion. He is a mirror for us all, showing us who we essentially are." - Stephen Mitchell, 'The Gospel according to Jesus'
Thank you. Lovely words. Gorgeous, and very fitting, photo.
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- Thich Nhat Hanh on The Four Immeasurable Minds
"Even his silence is eloquant. He is immediately recognisable by the quality of his aliveness, by his disinterestedness and compassion. He is a mirror for us all, showing us who we essentially are."
- Stephen Mitchell, 'The Gospel according to Jesus'