Tuesday, July 5, 2011

On being selfless

We are formed and molded by our thoughts, those whose minds are shaped by selfless thoughts give joy when they speak or act. Joy follows them like a shadow that never leaves them. - Buddha

While I am somewhat reluctant to quote Buddha since he is every one's favorite Easterner to quote in opposition to the wisdom of the West, this is a very good quote and worthy of remembrance. My main gripe against Buddha and Buddhist is former or inactive Christians who think Buddhism is a great religion/system free from "those damn hypocrites" that are so common in Christianity. I know without a doubt that their humanity is no different than ours. Somewhere in Thailand, someone Buddhist is complaining about their lazy freeloading Buddhist neighbor.

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