There are countless beings, as limitless
as the very confines of the endless sky.
Whatever their karma and afflictions may be,
may my wishing prayers encompass them all.

From the Bhadracaryāraṇidhānarāja

as Shantideva says:

"(...) beings long to free themselves from misery,
But misery they follow and pursue.
They long for joy, but in their ignorance
Destroy it, as they would their foe."

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#Groningen, Eemskanaal

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#meditation #buddhism #awakeningbutreally

"If there were no conceptual thoughts to begin with, there would be no three poisons to follow ater that."

Tulku Urgyen

without settling on things as
being this
or being that
where are confusion
craving
and aversion?

without those
where is the upset?

#buddhism #meditation

(Pic: #Groningen)

Just One More Round. Maybe this time we'll hit the jackpot. Or maybe the time after. Or maybe...

If there's no way to win, should I keep playing?

#Buddhism #Meditation #Samsara #addiction #Renunciation

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We say, to shine one corner of the world—just one corner. If you shine one corner, then people around you will feel better. You will always feel as if you are carrying an umbrella to protect people from heat or rain.

Shunryu Suzuki
www.cuke.com/ZIRH/shine/i...

#buddhism #dharma #bodhichitta #zen

Zonsondergang zojuist vanaf de Trompbrug

#Groningen #TheNetherlands

The Vismarkt in Groningen tonight, as the market was breaking up.

#Groningen