solitude in the sky

The grass seeks her crowd in the earth,
The tree seeks his solitude in the sky.

R. Tagore

eternal silence

What language is thine, O sea?
The language of eternal question.
What language is thy answer, O sky?
The language of eternal silence.

R. Tagore

The Buddha via the Bible

New essay by Thanissaro Bhikkhu:

How western Buddhists read the Pali Canon

Read
here at Dhammatalks

Death, the Buddha and not-self

Talk by Bhikkhu Bodhi

I

I have come to the frightening conclusion that I am the decisive element. It is my personal approach that creates the climate. It is my daily mood that makes the weather. I possess tremendous power to make life miserable or joyous. I can be a tool of torture or an instrument of inspiration, I can humiliate or humor, hurt or heal. In all situations, it is my response that decides whether a crisis is escalated or de-escalated, and a person is humanized or de-humanized. If we treat people as they are, we make them worse. If we treat people as they ought to be, we help them become what they are capable of becoming. - Goethe

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