How To Overcome Your Dfficulties (Part 1)

By Ven. Dr. K.Shi. Dhammananda

•Fear and worry, born of the imaginings of a mind that is influenced by worldly conditions, are rooted in craving and attachment.

•From craving springs grief,
From craving springs fear,
For him who is wholly free from craving,
there is no grief, much less fear.

•Wheresoever fear arises, it arises in the fool, not in the wise man.

•No enemy can harm one as much as one’s own thoughts of craving, thoughts of hate, thoughts of jealousy and so on.

•Intolerance often arises from ignorance of another person’s needs and way of
thinking.

•Your faults are your signposts for learning perfection. Temper is a poor camouflage for shortcomings.

•Sweetness causes sickness, while bitterness comes with the cure.

•The ugliness we see in others, is a reflection of our own nature.

•Say not that this is yours and that is mine,
Just say, this comes to you and that to me.
So we may not regret the fading shine,
of all the glorious things which ceased to be.

•Your property will remain when you die,
Your friends and relatives will follow you up to your grave,
but only the good and bad actions that you have done during your lifetime (Karma) will follow you beyond the grave.

•Blessed are those who earn their living without harming others.

•Your wealth can edify your house but not you.
Only your own virtues can edify you.
Your dress can adorn your body but not you.
Only your good conduct can do so.

•If we want to find happiness, let us stop thinking about gratitude or ingratitude and give for the inner joy of giving.
Ingratitude is natural – like weeds.
Gratitude is like a rose. It has to be fed, watered, cultivated, loved and protected.