Monday, July 13, 2009

Happily we Should Live!




This was the prayer of the day (yes, I do subscribe, but I am picky)

for those of you that enjoy the pleasures of the flesh, ignore the one about yearning!

the rest is pretty much correct- comprende?


Let Us Live Happily
Let us live happily, without hate amongst those who hate.

Let us dwell unhating amidst hateful men.

Let us live happily, in good health amongst those who are sick.

Let us dwell in good health amidst ailing men.

Let us live happily, without yearning for sensual pleasures amongst those who yearn for them.

Let us dwell without yearning amidst those who yearn.Let us live happily, we who have no impediments.

We shall subsist on joy even as the radiant gods.
- The Buddha
Source: Dhammapada 197

2 comments:

  1. Yo comprendo...Hehee : ) Nice prayer. Peace & happiness is so essential in our lives.

    As the kids say now..."Peace Out!" Hugs, Bethe

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  2. Good, wise words indeed. I'm working on the sensual pleasures one.

    DB

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