:: Love ::

::
Loving without seeking reciprocation...

Loving more than wanting to be loved... is great love.

You will never know if you can do it till you try.

Little by little,
may our love pervade all directions for all time.
::

:: 会想起谁？ ::

::
当一个人，

笑时，
孤单时，
不开心时，
被误会时，
需要扶持时，
不能被了解时，
感觉不踏实时，
感觉被撇下时，
感到心暖暖时，
感到无助时，
颤抖时，
哭时，



会想起谁？
::

:: 勇气 ::

:: As We Visit... ::

::
Remember always that we are just visitors here, travellers passing through.

Our stay here is but short and the moment of our departure unknown.

None can live without toil and a craft that provides our needs is a blessing indeed.

But if we toil without rest, fatigue and weariness will overtake us and we will be denied the joy that comes from labour's end.

Speak quietly and kindly and be not forward with either opinions or advice.

If we talk much, this will make us deaf to what others say, and we should know that there are few so wise that they cannot learn from others.

Be near when help is needed but far when praise and thanks are being offered.

Take small account of might, wealth and fame for they soon pass and are forgotten.

Instead, nurture love and strive to be a friend to all.

Truly, compassion is a balm for many wounds.

Treasure silence when we find it, and while being mindful of our duties, set time aside to be alone.

Cast off pretence and self-deception and see ourself as we really are.

Despite all appearances, no one is really evil.

They are led astray by ignorance.

If we ponder this truth often we will offer more light rather that blame and condemnation.

We, no less all beings, have the potential of goodness and perfection within.

Our mind can be pure.

Therefore, when defilements cause us to stumble and fall, let not remorse nor dark foreboding cast us down.

Be of good cheer and with this understanding summon strength and walk on.

Faith is like a lamp, and wisdom it is that makes the light burn bright.

Carry this light always and in good time the darkness will yield and we will abide in the light.

:: - Bro. Punna

:: Of its own Nature ::

It's fortunate that meditation doesn't stop the brain from working, as without a functioning brain we wouldn't be alive. The brain coordinates all activity in the body-mind from the "voluntary" to the autonomic.

When we meditate, we do not allow our impulses and thoughts to translate into actions.

We simply watch our thoughts.

Looking at the thoughts, we realise that all these impulses arise in the mind.

They have a life of their own.

They arise even without conscious effort.

By not reacting to impulses, we come to understand their nature.

--Bro. Punna