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”Those who cling to perceptions and views wander the world offending people.”
”Drop by drop is the water pot filled. Likewise, the wise man, gathering it little by little, fills himself with good.”
”I will not look at another’s bowl intent on finding fault: a training to be observed.”
”Let none find fault with others; let none see the omissions and
commissions of others. But let one see one’s own acts, done and undone.”
”Should a person do good, let him do it again and again. Let him find
pleasure therein, for blissful is the accumulation of good.”
”May all beings have happy minds.”
“Delight in heedfulness! Guard well your thoughts!”
”Should you find a wise critic to point out your faults, follow him as you would a guide to hidden treasure.”
”Should a seeker not find a companion who is better or equal, let them resolutely pursue a solitary course.”
”In whom there is no sympathy for living beings: know him as an outcast.”
”Hatred is never appeased by hatred in this world. By non-hatred alone is hatred appeased. This is a law eternal.”
”Live with no sense of ‘mine,’ not forming attachment to experiences.”
“Better
it is to live one day seeing the rise and fall of things than to live a
hundred years without ever seeing the rise and fall of things.”
”One is not called noble who harms living beings. By not harming living beings one is called noble.”
”If a man going down into a river, swollen and swiftly flowing, is
carried away by the current — how can he help others across?”
”All conditioned things are impermanent—when one sees this with wisdom, one turns away from suffering.”
21. “Ardently do today what must be done. Who knows? Tomorrow, death comes.”
”The world is afflicted by death and decay. But the wise do not grieve, having realized the nature of the world.”
“Resolutely train yourself to attain peace.”
“To support mother and father, to cherish wife
and children, and to be engaged in peaceful occupation — this is the
greatest blessing.”
”All tremble at violence;
all fear death. Putting oneself in the place of another, one should not
kill nor cause another to kill.”
”They blame
those who remain silent, they blame those who speak much, they blame
those who speak in moderation. There is none in the world who is not
blamed.”
”Just as the great ocean has one taste, the taste of salt, so also this teaching and discipline has one taste, the taste of liberation.”
“If with a pure mind a person speaks or acts, happiness follows them like a never-departing shadow.”
”As an elephant in the battlefield withstands arrows shot from bows all around, even so shall I endure abuse.”
”The one in whom no longer exist the craving and thirst that perpetuate
becoming; how could you track that Awakened one, trackless, and of
limitless range.”
”The root of suffering is attachment.”
”Whatever precious jewel there is in the heavenly worlds, there is nothing comparable to one who is Awakened.”
”As a water bead on a lotus leaf, as water on a
red lily, does not adhere, so the sage does not adhere to the seen, the
heard, or the sensed.”
”It is in the nature of things that joy arises in a person free from remorse.”
”All experiences are preceded by mind, having mind as their master, created by mind.”
”Purity and impurity depend on oneself; no one can purify another.”
”All tremble at violence; all fear death. Putting oneself in the place
of another, one should not kill nor cause another to kill.”
“Ceasing to do evil, Cultivating the good, Purifying the heart: This is the teaching of the Buddhas.”
”Understanding is the heartwood of well-spoken words.”
”He who can curb his wrath as soon as it arises, as a timely antidote
will check snake’s venom that so quickly spreads — such a monk gives up
the here and the beyond, just as a serpent sheds its worn-out skin.”
”As I am, so are these. As are these, so am I. Drawing the parallel to yourself, neither kill nor get others to kill.”
”Just as a solid rock is not shaken by the storm, even so the wise are not affected by praise or blame.”
”We will develop love, we will practice it, we will make it both a way and a basis…”
”There is no fear for one whose mind is not filled with desires.”
”Whatever is not yours: let go of it. Your letting go of it will be for your long-term happiness & benefit.”
”The one in whom no longer exist the craving and thirst that perpetuate
becoming; how could you track that Awakened one, trackless, and of
limitless range?”
”Meditate … do not delay, lest you later regret it.”
”Whatever has the nature of arising has the nature of ceasing.”
”Resolutely train yourself to attain peace.”
”Know from the rivers in clefts and in crevices:
those in small channels flow noisily, the great flow silent. Whatever’s
not full makes noise. Whatever is full is quiet.”
”Whatever living beings there may be — feeble or
strong, long, stout, or of medium size, short, small, large, those seen
or those unseen, those dwelling far or near, those who are born as well
as those yet to be born — may all beings have happy minds.”
”If you knew what I know about the power of giving, you would not let a single meal pass without sharing it in some way.”
”Let him not deceive another nor despise anyone anywhere. In anger or ill will let him not wish another ill.”
”Our life is shaped by our mind; we become what we think. Suffering
follows an evil thought as the wheels of a cart follow the oxen that
draw it. Our life is shaped by our mind; we become what we think. Joy
follow a pure thought like a shadow that never leaves.”
”If you meditate earnestly, pure in mind and kind in deeds, leading a
disciplined life in harmony with the dharma, you will grow in glory. If
you meditate earnestly, through spiritual disciplines you can make an
island for yourself that no flood can overwhelm.”
”Good people keep on walking whatever happens. They do not speak vain
words and are the same in good fortune and bad. If one desires neither
children nor wealth nor power nor success by unfair means, know such a
one to be good, wise, and virtuous.”
”One who conquers himself is greater than another who conquers a
thousand times a thousand men on the battlefield. Be victorious over
yourself and not over others.”
”Your own self is your master; who else could be? With yourself well controlled, you gain a master very hard to find.”
”Not by rituals and resolutions,
nor by much learning, nor by celibacy, nor even by meditation can you
find the supreme, immortal joy of nirvana until you extinguish your
self-will.”
”It seems that although we
thought ourselves permanent, we are not. Although we thought ourselves
settled, we are not. Although we thought we would last forever, we will
not.”
”Don’t run after pleasure and neglect the practice of meditation. If
you forget the goal of life and get caught in the pleasures of the
world, you will come to envy those who put meditation first.”
”Conquer anger through gentleness, unkindness through kindness, greed through generosity, and falsehood by truth.”
”Train your eyes and ears; train your nose and tongue. The senses are
good friends when they are trained. Train your body in deeds, train your
tongue in words, train your mind in thoughts. This training will take
you beyond sorrow.”
”Like someone pointing to treasure is the wise person who sees your faults and points them out. Associate with such a sage.”
”All wrong-doing arises because of mind. If mind is transformed can wrong-doing remain?”
“Whatever is not yours: let go of it. Your letting go of it will be for your long-term happiness & benefit.”
”Your work is to discover your work and then with all your heart to give yourself to it.”
”I do not dispute with the world; rather it is the world that disputes with me.”
”You cannot travel the path until you have become the path itself.”
”Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.”
”If we could see the miracle of a single flower clearly, our whole life would change.”
“The only real failure in life is not to be true to the best one knows.”
“Drop by drop is the water pot filled. Likewise, the wise man, gathering it little by little, fills himself with good.”
“Be truthful; do not yield to anger. Give freely, even if you have but little. The gods will bless you.”
”The whole secret of existence is to have no fear. Never fear what will
become of you, depend on no one. Only the moment you reject all help
are you freed.”
Quotes Inspired by Buddha and Buddhism
There
are many quotes out there attributed to Buddha, but not all of them are
legitimate. Below are popular quotes, but there’s little evidence
Buddha actually said or wrote them, even if they are inspired by or
similar to his teachings.
”If anything is worth doing, do it with all your heart.”
.“It is easy to see the faults of others, but difficult to see one’s own
faults. One shows the faults of others like chaff winnowed in the wind,
but one conceals one’s own faults as a cunning gambler conceals his
dice.”
“Meditation brings wisdom; lack of meditation leaves ignorance.”
”When you attain victory over yourself, not even the gods can turn it into defeat.”
“Better than a thousand hollow words, is one word that brings peace.”
“What we think, we become.”
”Silence the angry man with love. Silence the ill-natured man with
kindness. Silence the miser with generosity. Silence the liar with
truth.”
”If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading.”
”Health is the best gift, contentment the best wealth, trust the best
kinsman, nirvana the greatest joy. Drink the nectar of the dharma in the
depths of meditation, and become free from fear and sin.”
“Nothing can harm you as much as your own thoughts unguarded.”
“Nothing remains without change.”
”One moment can change a day, one day can change a life, and one life can change the world.”
“Faith and prayer both are invisible, but they make impossible things possible.”
”Leave behind confused reactions and become patient as the earth;
unmoved by anger, unshaken as a pillar, unperturbed as a clear and quiet
pool.”
”The way to happiness is: keep your heart free from hate, your mind
from worry. Live simply, give much. Fill your life with love. Do as you
would be done by.”
”With mindfulness, strive on.”
”Chaos is inherent in all compounded things. Strive on with diligence.”
“If the problem can be solved why worry? If the problem cannot be solved worrying will do you no good.”
“Words have the power to both destroy and heal. When words are both true and kind, they can change our world.”
”You must love yourself before you love another. By accepting yourself
and fully being what you are, your simple presence can make others
happy.”
”Life is suffering.”
”Set your heart on doing good. Do it over and over again, and you will be filled with joy.”
”Everything that happens to us is the result of what we ourselves have
thought, said, or done. We alone are responsible for our lives.”
”Love the whole world as a mother loves her only child.”
”Health is the greatest gift, contentment is the greatest wealth.”
”It is better to do nothing, than to do what is wrong. For whatever you do, you do to yourself.”
Jagatheesan Chandrasekharan, [24.10.22 03:02]
Vegan Veggie Pesto Sandwich!
Simply Grab:
2 Slices of bread
1/2 an avocado
Any leafy greens
Tomato slices
Melty shredded vegan cheese
Home Made Pesto
Simple Vegan Basil Pesto Recipe:
↠ 3 cups basil
↠ juice of one lemon
↠ 1/4 cup olive oil
↠ 1/3 cup pine nuts (or cashews in a pinch)
↠ 2 garlic cloves
↠ himalayan sea salt, to taste
Add
all ingredients except olive oil to a food processor. Pulse until
evenly chopped. Slowly add olive oil through the top of the processor
and pulse until combined.
Send this to a friend who’s obsessed with sandwiches… 
Jagatheesan Chandrasekharan, [23.10.22 18:06]
#What is Diwali..?
(storytelling)
1. Once upon a time a monster rolled the world into a mat and disappeared into the ocean.
2.
So to save the Devas, Vishnu in the form of a rabbit (Uru) entered the
ocean and killed him and came back to save the world and spread it
again.
3. The expanded world (earth) desired to have intercourse (improper lust) with the boar.
4. The god Boar (Vishnu) yielded to the desire and mixed it with the earth.
5. As a result, the earth became pregnant and got a child named Narakasura.
6. The boy upset the gods.
7. Again Vishnu started war with Narakasura for Devas.
8. Vishnu could not defeat him. He fought with Vishnu’s wife Naragasura and killed him.
9. The gods were pleased with this.
10. This joy (for the death of Naragasuran) should be celebrated by the Tamils, who are the race of Naragasuran.
This is the Hindu drama love philosophy of Diwali!
Apart from these 10 things that make a Tamilian celebrate Diwali, who knows what else..?
Did someone say..?
Let’s examine this conceptually..!
Arya Brahmins who wrote this story have to assume that they don’t know the scientific understanding of “Earth”?
To understand this properly we have to raise some scientific questions..
1. Is the earth flat..? Round…?
2. If it stays flat, can one roll it into a mat..?
3. Where to stand and roll…?
4. Can you roll it up and carry it on your neck or head..?
5. From where to lift..?
If you hide in the sea, what would the sea be on then..?
6. What is the need for Vishnu to take the form of a pig eating faeces..?
7.
After killing the demon and expanding the earth, is there a chance for
the earth to fall in love with a pig without meaning..?
8. Earth is a human form..?
Animal shape..?
9. Can a human child form Narakasura in a mixture between a human form and an animal form?
10. Then why fight..?
Why kill..?
Why should we be happy for this…?!!!
Shouldn’t the Tamil people and scholars who celebrate these at least a little think…..???
தீபாவளி என்றால் என்ன..?
(புராணம் கூறுவது)
1. ஒரு காலத்தில் ஒரு அசுரன் உலகத்தைப் பாயாகச் சுருட்டிக் கொண்டுபோய் கடலுக்குள் ஒழிந்து கொண்டான்.
2.
அதனால் தேவர்களை காப்பாற்ற விஷ்ணு பன்னி அவதாரம் (உரு)
எடுத்துக்கடலுக்குள் புகுந்து அவனைக் கொன்று உலகத்தை மீட்டு மீண்டும்
வந்து மீண்டும் விரித்தார்.
3. விரிக்கப்பட்ட உலகம்(பூமி) அப்பன்றியுடன் கலவி(முறையற்ற காமம்) செய்ய ஆசைப்பட்டது.
4. ஆசைக்கு இணங்கி கடவுளாகிய பன்றி(விஷ்ணு) பூமியுடன் கலவி செய்தது.
5. அதன் பயனாய் பூமி கர்ப்பமுற்று, நரகாசூரன் என்ற பிள்ளையைப் பெற்றது.
6. அந்தப்பிள்ளை தேவர்களை வருத்தினான்.
7. மீண்டும் தேவர்களுக்காக விஷ்ணு, நரகாசூரனுடன் போர் துவங்கினார்.
8. விஷ்ணுவால் அவனை வெல்ல முடியவில்லை. விஷ்ணு வின் மனைவி நரகாசூரனுடன் போர் தொடுத்து அவனைக் கொன்றான்.
9. இதனால் தேவர்கள் மகிழ்ச்சி அடைந்தார்கள்.
10. இந்த மகிழ்ச்சியை (நரகாசூரன் இறந்ததற்காக) நரகாசூரனின் இனத்தாரான தமிழர்கள் கொண்டாட வேண்டும்.
இதுதானே தீபாவளிப் பண்டிகையின் இந்து நாடக காதல் தத்துவம்!
இந்த 10 விஷயங்கள்தான் தமிழனைத் தீபாவளி கொண்டாடும்படி செய்கிறதே அல்லாமல், வேறு என்ன என்று யாருக்குத் தெரியும்..?
யாராவது சொன்னார்களா..?
வாருங்கள் இதனை கருத்தியல்ரீதியாக ஆராய்வோம்..!
இக்கதை எழுதிய ஆரிய பிராமணர்களுக்கு “பூமி”யைப்பற்றிய அறிவியற்பூர்வ புரிதல்.. தெரியவில்லை என்று தானே கருத வேண்டியிருக்கிறது?
இதனை சரியாக நாம் புரிந்துக்கொள்ள சில அறிவியல் ரீதியான கேள்விகளை நாம் எழுப்பவேண்டி உள்ளது..
1. பூமி தட்டையா..? உருண்டையா…?
2. தட்டையாகவே இருக்குமேயானால், ஒருவனால் அதைப் பாயாகச் சுருட்ட முடியுமா..?
3. எங்கு நின்று கொண்டு சுருட்டுவது…?
4. சுருட்டி தூக்கிக் கட்கத்திலோ, தலைமீதோ எடுத்துபோக முடியுமா..?
5. எங்கிருந்து தூக்குவது..?
கடலில் ஒளிந்து கொள்வதாயின், கடல் அப்போது எதன் மீது இருந்திருக்கும்..?
6. விஷ்ணு மலம் தின்னும் பன்றி உருவம் எடுக்க வேண்டிய அவசியம் என்ன..?
7. அரக்கனைக் கொன்று பூமியை விரித்ததால், பூமிக்குப் பன்றி மீது அர்த்தமற்ற காதல் ஏற்படுட வாய்பு உள்ளதா..?
8. பூமி மனித உருவா..?
மிருக உருவமா..?
9. மனித உருவதத்திற்கும் - மிருக உருவத்திற்கும் இடையேயான கலவியில் மனிதப் பிள்ளை நரகாசுரன் உண்டாகுமா?
10. பிறகு சண்டை ஏன்..?
கொல்லுவது ஏன்..?
இதற்காக நாம் ஏன் மகிழ்ச்சி அடையவேண்டும்…?!!!
Jagatheesan Chandrasekharan, [23.10.22 18:06]
இவைகளைக் கொஞ்சமாவது கொண்டாடும் தமிழ்ப்புலவர்கள் அறிஞர்கள் சிந்திக்க வேண்டாமா…..???
for free birds 
to grow fruits 
vegetables 
