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The person whose life embodies the Sermon on the Mount is not only a real Christian, but also a real Buddhist. Buddhism does not classify people according to their religious associations. It concentrates not
on religious confession, but on individual behavior, which in Buddhist
terminology means deeds, words, and thoughts. In practical terms, the basic
aim of Buddhism is to direct all thought and action toward the creation of
beauty, good, and happiness.
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| — | Moral Lessons of the Twentieth Century: Gorbachev and Ikeda on Buddhism and Communism Mikhail Gorbachev & Daisaku Ikeda London: I.B. Tauris, 2005 |
To burn always with this hard, gemlike flame, to maintain this ecstasy, is success in life
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| — | Walter Pater (1839-94) |
Sunday morning rain is falling
Steal some covers share some skin
Clouds are shrouding us in moments unforgettable
You twist to fit the mold that I am in
Steal some covers share some skin
Clouds are shrouding us in moments unforgettable
You twist to fit the mold that I am in
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| — | Maroon 5, “Sunday Morning” |
It is not how you compare to others that is important, but rather how you compare to who you were yesterday. If you’ve advanced even one step, then you’ve achieved something great.
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| — | Daisaku Ikeda |
We live in the midst of a flood of soulless information. And, the more we rely on one-way communication, like radio or TV, or static and unmoving words in print, the more I feel the need to stress the value of the sound of the human voice: The simple but precious interaction of voice and voice, person and person; the exchange of life with life.
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| — | Wisdom for Modern Life by Daisaku Ikeda |
