moritherapy/buddhism

"You, like many, may be going through tough times right now. Events that are out of our control seem to be controlling our lives. We do not know what lies ahead, we can only stay focused in the present moment knowing that others have gone through tough times, emerging still intact in the end.

Soon enough, no matter how hard we push ourselves, no matter how much we fret and worry, we will die. Will we greet the end with a peaceful smile, remembering the moments where everything seemed right or will we be thinking about something we did not get done?"

A psychological experiment with mind-boggling results. How thoughts of death influence one's need to bolster one's world view and hence one's ego. This corroborates an important concept in Buddhist philosophy.

From the blog of someone who visits Buddhists in prison: "Over the last two years I�ve seen these guys take their practice very seriously, really trying to practice nonharm in very difficult circumstances, really coming to grips with their mental states and taking responsibility for themselves, really supporting each other. When I first went into this prison �" my first time behind the walls �" I expected an atmosphere of barely-restrained violence. But what I found was a bunch of intelligent, friendly, respectful, and very sincere Buddhist practitioners. This is in no small part thanks to my friend, Dave Carr, who started the group many years ago.

Of course I can�t and don�t overlook the fact that these guys have killed people, raped, and even sexually abused children. There was a time when I would have simply labeled people who had committed those kinds of crimes as �oeanimals” and suggested throwing away the key. Now I realize that you can�t judge someone by the worst thing that he has done."

A beautiful Buddhist morning prayer. Here is the beginning:

"May all beings everywhere

Plagued by sufferings of body and mind

Obtain an ocean of happiness and joy

By virtue of my merits.



May no living creature suffer,

Commit evil or ever fall ill.

May no one be afraid or belittled,

With a mind weighed down by depression. "

While the text of this entry is interesting, what caught me the most was the title of this entry combined with the image. A fractal icon.

A veritable fest of Buddhist blogs

Historial sketch of Buddhism and Islam in Afghanistan