From the Zen view all beings are in the grip of the three poisons, greed, anger and delusion (ignorance).
I was born in a library, in the fiction stacks.
Love is the easiest thing there is. It's the layers of doubt, fear, and expectation that make it complicated.
The music never leaves. Once you have it, you can't lose it.
Anyone with a heart, with a family, has experienced loss. No one escapes unscathed. Every story of separation is different, but I think we all understand that basic, wrenching emotion that comes from saying goodbye, not knowing if we'll see that person again-or perhaps knowing that we won't.
never judge anyone by their appearance, or the car they drive, or the house they live in, or even by the words they say. judge people by their actions. that's how you know whether they're bad or good. " - perfect Summer
The biggest mistake any of us can make is thinking that love is a feeling, an emotion. It's not that at all. It's an action.
In countries where there is no marriage, there is no duty between husband and wife; when marriage comes, husband and wife live together on account of attachment; and that kind of living together becomes settled after generations; and when it becomes so settled, it becomes a duty.
Love for others and respect for their rights and their human dignity, irrespective of who or what they are, no matter what religion - or none - that they choose to follow, will bring about real change and set in motion proper relationships. With such relationships built on equality and trust, we can work together on so many of the threats to our common humanity.
Advent is patience it's how God has made us a people of promise, in a world of impatience.
I have no talent for certainty.