From the Ta-chwang-yan-king-lun: “When first I undertook to obtain wisdom, then also I took on me to defend (the weak). All living things of whatsoever sort call forth my compassion and pity.”
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Quote of the day 07/03/25
From the Jatakamala: “The virtuous retain in their mind the good done to them, whereas the evil they experience drops from their mind, like water from a lotus-petal.”
Quote of the day 06/29/25
From the Dhammapada: “The fool who knows his foolishness is wise at any rate so far. But the fool who thinks himself wise, he is a fool indeed.”
Quote of the day 06/16/25
From Samuel Taylor Coleridge: “No mind is thoroughly well-organized that is deficient in a sense of humor.”
Quote of the day 06/12/25
From Katha Sarit Sagara: “Why should we cling to this perishable body? In the eye of the wise, the only thing it is good for is to benefit one’s fellow-creatures.”
Quote of the day 04/20/25
From William Wordsworth: “and we shall findA pleasure in the dimness of the stars.”
Quote of the day 04/19/25
From William Wordsworth: “Poetry is the first and last of all knowledge – it is as immortal as the heart of man.”
Quote of the day 04/18/25
From William Wordsworth: Sweet is the lore which nature brings;Our meddling intellectMisshapes the beauteous forms of things—We murder to dissect.
Quote of the day 04/16/25
From William Wordsworth: “With an eye made quiet by the power of harmony, and the deep power of joy, we see into the life of things.”
Quote of the day 04/06/25
From the Rokusodankyo: “At every moment, in every place, if we are free from foolish desires and act wisely, we have Wisdom (Paradise). One foolish thought, and Paradise is lost; one wise thought and salvation is again ours.”
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