buddhist |
The non-doing of any evil,the performance of what's skillful,the cleansing of one's own mind:this is the teachingof the Awakened.-Dhammapada, 13, translated by Thanissaro Bhikkhu....
Posted by lebeam on Wed, 11 Oct 2006 11:08:00 PST |
jewish |
One should transfer the finest furniture and beds to the sukkah, eat and drink in the sukkah, and study in the sukkah.- Babylonian Talmud, Sukkot 28b
Posted by lebeam on Wed, 11 Oct 2006 11:07:00 PST |
muslim |
Some only ride on paths, while others rise across trackless deserts. Those who ride on paths, are like those who can see the way to God. Those who ride across trackless deserts, are like those who hav...
Posted by lebeam on Wed, 11 Oct 2006 11:05:00 PST |
hindu |
For a personforced on by his thinking,fierce in his passion,focused on beauty,craving grows all the more.He's the onewho tightens the bond.But one who delightsin the stilling of thinking,always mindfu...
Posted by lebeam on Wed, 11 Oct 2006 11:04:00 PST |
all over again, but new |
O you who believe! Fasting is ordained for you, as it was ordained for those before you, that you may attain piety. Fast a certain number of days, but those among you who are sick or traveling may fas...
Posted by lebeam on Wed, 11 Oct 2006 11:02:00 PST |
BUDDHIST WISDOM |
But I say and I protestdon't stop your quest while anything further remains to be discovered or done. What further needs to be done? You must train yourselves, saying: 'We will become unsullied in our...
Posted by lebeam on Sun, 04 Jun 2006 08:55:00 PST |
JEWISH WISDOM |
He who saves a single life saves the entire world.- The Talmud
From "A Little Joy, A Little Oy," Reprinted by arrangement with Andrews McMeel Publishing. ...
Posted by lebeam on Sun, 04 Jun 2006 08:53:00 PST |
MUSLIM WISDOM |
Fear is a state of darkness in which the soul wanders, bewildered, seeking help, and then comes hope as a ray of light, and grace prevails.-Al-Sarraj, "Rabi'a the Mystic"
From "The Bounty of Allah." ...
Posted by lebeam on Sun, 04 Jun 2006 08:52:00 PST |
HINDU WISDOM |
Though you speak unkind words to a man's face,Do not speak words behind his back heedless of consequent harm. Though every word is full of kindly virtue,A man's mean back-biting will betray his empty ...
Posted by lebeam on Sun, 04 Jun 2006 08:51:00 PST |
JEWISH WISDOM |
First a person should put his house together, then his town, then the world.- Rabbi Israel Salanter...
Posted by lebeam on Wed, 24 May 2006 02:56:00 PST |
