Find the Right Time

If you know anything that is
hurtful and untrue,
do not say it.
If you know anything that is
helpful but untrue,
do not say it.
If you know anything that is
hurtful but true,
do not say it.
If you know anything that is
helpful and true,
find the right time,

The Wise

As a single slab of rock
won't budge in the wind,
so the wise are not moved
by praise.
by blame.

Our Lives

Everything that happens to us
is the result of what we
ourselves have
thought, said, or done.

We alone are responsible for our lives.

By Love

Hatred never ceases
by hatred,

but by love.

Free of Desire

When we free ourselves
of desire,
we will know
serenity and freedom.

Virtues of the Mind

Serenity,
respect,
simplicity,
self-control,
purity of thought
are virtues of the mind.

Be Restrained

Greed and anger,
ignorance and arrogance,
doubt and wrong conceptions.

Even these can be restrained
by the heart that is
calm and compassionate.


From Amitabha Publications 2003

Maintain a State of Balance

Those who are truly wise will
remain unmoved by feeling of
happiness and suffering,
fame and disgrace,
praise and blame,
gain and loss.

They will remain calm like the
eye of a hurricane.
Maintain a state of balance
between
physical acts and
inner serenity,
like a lute whose strings are finely tuned.

Our Own Thoughts

Happiness and tranquility
arise from concentration.

Frustration and worries
arise from desire.

It is our own thoughts
that lead us into trouble,
not other people.

Overcomes All

The gift of Truth
overcomes all gifts.
The joy of Truth
overcomes all pleasures.
The taste of Truth
overcomes all sweetness.

The loss of desire
overcomes all sorrows

Candles

Thousands of candles can be
lighted from a single candle,
and the life of the candle will not
be shortened.

Happiness never decreases
by being shared.


With Compliments of the Amida Society