Reflection offered in 2015

There are those who discover
they can completely abandon confused reactions
and become patient as the earth;
unmoved by anger,
unshaken as a pillar,
unperturbed as a clear and quiet pool.

Dhammapada v. 95

Reflection offered in 2015

Naturally held dear are those
who live with right action
and have found the Way,
and through insight become established in the truth.

Dhammapada v. 217

Reflection offered in 2015

Hasten to cultivate wisdom;
make an island for yourself.
Freed from stain and defilement
you are released from birth and death.

Dhammapada v. 238

Reflection offered in 2015

To honour, even for a single moment,
one who has attained self-mastery,
is of greater benefit than a hundred years
spent habitually performing ceremonies
based on a wrong understanding.

Dhammapada v. 107

Reflection offered in 2015

All states of being are determined by the heart.
It is the heart that leads the way.
As surely as our shadow never leaves us,
so happiness will follow
when we act or speak with a pure heart.

Dhammapada v. 2