What’s
the need to bow
and pray, to beg for long life?
Clearly the original spirit is pure.
Shatter space to become free, and
wishing jewels and relics are
all empty names.
Posts Tagged → death
just appreciate each thing
If you can just appreciate
each thing, one by one, then you will
have pure gratitude.
branching streams flow in the darkness
people of the way are quiet and still
go with your love to the fields
People of the Way
are quiet and still, within
and without.
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perfection of character lies in this
Perfection of character
lies in this: to live each day as though
it were your last, without turmoil,
without listlessness, and
without pretense.
trying to take the place of god
If people don’t love life,
they won’t fear death, and threatening
them with it won’t work. If people have lives worth
living, then the threat of death is meaningful,
and they’ll do what is right
to avoid it.
Killing
should be the province
of the great executioner alone.
Trying to take his place and kill is like
cutting wood in the place of the
master carpenter: chances
are you’ll hurt your
own hand.
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