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With a wish to free all beings
I shall always go for refuge
To the Buddha, Dharma and Sangha,
Until I reach full enlightenment.

Enthused by wisdom and compassion,
today in the Buddhas' presence
I generate the Mind for Full Awakening
For the benefit of all sentient beings.

As long as space remains,
As long as sentient beings remain,
Until then, may I too remain
And dispel the miseries of the world.
~Shantideva

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Our journey for peace begins today
and every day. Each step is a prayer,
Each step is a meditation, Each step will build a bridge. ~HH

A PRAYER FOR PEACE

The suffering of Cambodia has been deep. From this suffering comes Great Compassion. Great Compassion makes a Peaceful Heart. A Peaceful Heart makes a Peaceful Person. A Peaceful Person makes a Peaceful Family. A Peaceful Family makes a Peaceful Community. A Peaceful Community makes a Peaceful Nation.
And a Peaceful Nation makes a Peaceful World. May all beings live in Peace and Happiness.

~His Holiness Maha Ghosananda

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RECOMMENDATION

Promise me,
promise me this day,
promise me now,
while the sun is overhead
exactly at the zenith,
promise me:
Even as they strike you down
with a mountain of hatred and violence;
even as they step on you and crush you
like a worm,
even as they dismember and disembowel you,
remember, brother, remember:
man is not your enemy.
The only thing worthy of you is
compassion --invincible, limitless, unconditional.
Hatred will never let you face the
beast in man.

One day, when you face this beast alone,
with your courage intact, your eyes kind, untroubled(even as no one sees them),
out of your smile will bloom a flower.
And those who love you will behold you
across ten thousands worlds of birth
and dying.

Alone again,
I will go on with bent head,
knowing that love has become eternal.
On the long, rough road,
the sun and the moon
will continue to shine.
~Thich Nhat Hanh
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Free & Easy

Happiness cannot be found through great effort and willpower, but is already present, in open relaxation and letting go.

Don't strain yourself, there is nothing to do or undo. Whatever momentarily arises in the body-mind has no real importance at all, has little reality whatsoever. Why identify with, and become attached to it, passing judgment upon it and ourselves?

Far better to simply let the entire game happen on its own, springing up and falling back like waves--without changing or manipulating anything--
and notice how everything vanishes and
reappears, magically, again and again,
time without end.

Only our searching for happiness prevents us from seeing it. It's like a vivid rainbow which you pursue without ever catching, or a dog chasing its own tail.

Although peace and happiness do not exist as an actual thing or place, it is always available and accompanies you every instant.

Don't believe in the reality of good and bad experiences; they are like today's ephemeral weather, like rainbows in the sky.

Wanting to grasp the ungraspable, you exhaust yourself in vain. As soon as you open and relax this tight fist of grasping, infinite space is there--open, inviting and comfortable.

Make use of the spaciousness, this freedom and natural ease. Don't search any further. Don't go into the tangled jungle looking for the great awakened elephant, who is already resting quietly at home in front of your own hearth.

Nothing to do or undo, nothing to force,
nothing to want, and nothing missing----

Emaho! Marvelous!
Everything happens by itself.

~Venerable Lama Gendun Rinpoche
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jendhamuni The whole purpose of religion is to facilitate love and compassion, patience, tolerance, humility, forgiveness. ~His Holiness The Dalai Lama (1 week ago)
 
Channel Comments (7291)
Sliepnir2006 (5 hours ago)
Hi Just stopping by to wish you a wonderful week, things will change one day I am sure for the better of the world.

I sometimes wonder why it is that the suffering is the greatest amongst the peaceful and gentle people.

One thing I must ask the creator one day..
megangatita (22 hours ago)
Dear Lotus, I hope you are okay!! We had a good storm here in the north again!! :( I think it is okay for you to turtle-drive today!! Please be careful and safe and wear your pink snow boots!! Wishing you well and 1 million smiles for a happy and restful day Dhamma Lotus Turtle Driver My Best Friend!! With Love and Shinning Metta, Megan and the Lovebirds, beep beep!!! :)
Draccun (1 day ago)
Wish you a wonderful week ,may it be filled with love and happines
Love Arex:))
eyes4ears (1 day ago)
Thank you for facilitating love and compassion, patience, tolerance, humility, forgiveness
DandyBlues (1 day ago)
Jendhamuni, my dear friend. As you are well?
Thanks always for visiting my channel and to have kind words for me! :)
Today I wish you, you will always be a messenger of God Force, a Messenger of Light and Hope. And that your week is like your heart: Clean and blessed. Warm and full of tenderness.
Your smile is always present, Jendhamuni dear!
Kiss your hands, with love!
DandyBlues
DhammaCity (2 days ago)
Dear Dearest Dhamma sister Jendhamuni, Compassionate Lotus Angel, how are you doing? I think you may be busy attending the funeral service of two elders who just passed away recently, Dhamma Sister. It's the great sorrow to lost the loved ones. I am wishing them rest in peace. I wish you a wonderful evening and weekend filled with all the best of your purpose, Dhamma sister!

With Much fMetta
Your Dhamma Brother, Nanda
omalahami (3 days ago)
Absolutely Beautiful and inspiring to the peace that is within me. Thank you for sharing your core of being human.
nutier (3 days ago)
Dear jendhamuni , please enjoy my question , thank you .
Nimmanarati heaven , world of deva delighting in creation . These devas delight in the sense objects of their own creation .
Q.126 - What is the meaning of Nimmanarati devas ?
Q.127 - If these devas delight in the sense objects of their own creation , do they create themselve their children as human beings ?
Q.128 - Do human beings come from their creations too ?
Q.129 - How long can they live in this heaven ?
May peace , and happiness be upon you always !
nutier
andromedananda (3 days ago)
Peace Sister, life is good. May all be well with you, now and always. Great peace, and lot;s of love and light. Namaste : )
megangatita (3 days ago)
Oh Lotus!! I can see that you "favorited" my little lovebird video mami peek-a-boo playing!!! How fabulous of you!! so happy you liked it so much to put in your favorites here on your beautiful channel!! Thank you!!! Sending Smiling Metta for you friend! Love, Megan and Mami and MAxx :) :) :)
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