Buddhist Thought of the DayJodo-shu Buddhism and general South Florida Buddhist Resouces.Thought for Sun, 06 Jul 2008- July 6, 2008 Physical concepts are free creations of the human mind, and are not, however it may seem, uniquely determined by the external world. -Einstein ...http://www.amidabuddha.org/news/06Jul2008.html Thought for Sat, 05 Jul 2008- July 5, 2008 Let your love flow outward through the universe, To its height, its depth, its broad extent, A limitless love, without hatred or enmity. Then as you stand or walk, Sit or lie down, As long as you are awake, Strive for this with a one-pointed mind; Your life will bring heaven to earth. - Sutta Nipata ...http://www.amidabuddha.org/news/05Jul2008.html Thought for Fri, 04 Jul 2008- July 4, 2008 Through the progress of natural science the totality of the world and our oneness with it becomes clearer to our spirit. When this realization of the complete unity is not only an intellectual realization, when it opens up our whole being to the light of total consciousness, then it becomes a radiant joy, an all encompassing love. - Rabindranath Tagore...http://www.amidabuddha.org/news/04Jul2008.html Thought for Thu, 03 Jul 2008- July 3, 2008 By means of meditation we can teach our minds to be calm and balanced; within this calmness is a richness and a potential, an inner knowledge which can render our lives boundlessly satisfying and meaningful. While the mind may be what traps us in unhealthy patterns of stress and imbalance, it is also the mind which can free us. Through meditation, we can tap the healing qualities of mind. - Tarthang Tulku...http://www.amidabuddha.org/news/03Jul2008.html Thought for Wed, 02 Jul 2008- July 2, 2008 The vow of all embracing compassion by Amida Buddha is expressed especially clearly in his Eighteenth Original Vow (juhachi-gan): "When I attain Buddhahood, if all sentient beings in the ten directions, who aspire in all sincerity and faith to be born in my land and think of me even ten times, are not born there, then may I not attain supreme enlightenment."...http://www.amidabuddha.org/news/02Jul2008.html |