Thought for the day

“You will not be punished for your anger; you will be punished by your anger.”
Gautama Buddha

“When I was young,
I observed that nine out of ten things I did
were failures.
So I did ten times more work.”


AND HAD 10 TIMES MORE FAILURES

“I consider the positions of kings and rulers as that of dust motes. I observe treasure of gold and gems as so many bricks
and pebbles. I look upon the finest silken robes as tattered rags. I see myriad worlds of the universe as small seeds of
fruit, and the greatest lake in India as a drop of oil on my foot. I perceive the teachings of the world to be the illusion of,
magicians. I discern the highest conception of emancipation as golden brocade in a dream, and view the holy path of the
illuminated one as flowers appearing in one's eyes. I see meditation as a pillar of a mountain, Nirvana as a nightmare of
daytime. I look upon the judgment of right and wrong as the serpentine dance of a dragon, and the rise and fall of beliefs
as but traces left by the four seasons.”
Gautama Buddha

“I used to desire many, many things,
but now I have just one desire,
and thats to get rid of all my other desires.”

- John Cleese

“When you come upon a path
that brings benefit
and happiness to all,
follow this course
as the moon
journeys through the stars.”
Gautama Buddha

“Obstacles don’t have to stop you.
If you run into a wall,
don’t turn around and give up.
Figure out how to climb it,
go through it,
or work around it.”
~ Michael Jordan

“Three Rules of Work:
Out of clutter find simplicity;
From discord find harmony;
In the middle of difficulty
lies opportunity.”

~ Albert Einstein

“The forest is a peculiar organism of unlimited kindness and benevolence that makes no demands for its sustenance and extends generously the products of its life activity; it affords protection to all beings, offering shade even to the axe-man who destroys it.”
Gautama Buddha

“Common sense is the knack
of seeing things as they are,
and doing things
as they ought to be done.”

~ Josh Billings
(1818-1885)

“Yes, Klmas, it is proper that your have doubt, that you have perplexity, for a doubt has arisen in a matter which is doubtful. Now, look you Klmas, do not be led by reports, or traditions, or hearsay. Be not led by the authority of religious texts, not by the delight in speculative opinions, nor by seeming possibilities, not by the idea: 'this is our teacher'. But, O Klmas, when you know for yourself that certain things are unwholesome, and wrong, and bad, then give them up... And when you know for yourself that certain things are wholesome and good, then accept them and follow them.”
Gautama Buddha