Who will save Buddhists?

Dharma Quotes (flickr.com)

Thai Theravada Buddhist monks with mosquito nets (crots for outdoor meditation) focus on candles in front of reclining Buddha, a pose representing final nirvana.

No one saves us but ourselves
No one can and no one may
We ourselves must tread the path
Buddhas only point the way

(Ashatur) Our body's energy is changing. We can support it by accepting and loving it (Kiesha "Little Grandmother" Crowther in Slovenia (tribeofmanycolors.net).

40 ways to let go and feel less pain
Lori Deschene (TinyBuddha.com)

Eckhart Tolle [who will speak in Los Angeles at GATE 2 on Feb. 4, 2012] believes we create and maintain problems because they give us a sense of identity [ego, soul, self view]. Perhaps this explains why we often hold onto our pain far beyond its ability to serve us. We replay past mistakes over and over again in our head, allowing feelings of shame and regret to shape our actions in the present. We cling to frustration and worry about the future... More

Quoting the Buddha

The best source of pithy quotes and aphorisms is the Dhammapada. But the sutras (discourses) are also rife with pearls of compassion and wisdom from the Buddha. Here are 100 collected by BrainyQuote.com, and you can vote on each by clicking on "Buddha."

1. A dog is not considered a good dog because he is a good barker. A man is not considered a good man because he is a good talker. Buddha
2. A jug fills drop by drop. Buddha
3. All that we are is the result of what we have thought. If a person speaks or acts with an evil thought, pain follows. If one speaks or acts with a pure thought, happiness follows, like a shadow that never leaves. Buddha
4. All things appear and disappear because of the concurrence of causes and conditions. Nothing ever exists entirely alone; everything is in relation to everything else. Buddha
5. All wrongdoing arises because of mind. If mind is transformed can wrongdoing remain? Buddha
6. Ambition is like love, impatient both of delays and rivals. Buddha
7. An insincere and evil friend is more to be feared than a wild beast; a wild beast may wound your body, but an evil friend will wound your mind. Buddha
8. Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, no matter if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense. Buddha
9. Better than a thousand hollow words, is one word that brings peace. Buddha
10. Unsatisfactoriness is inherent in all compounded things. Strive on with diligence. Buddha
11. Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment. Buddha
12. Do not overrate what you have received, nor envy others. He who envies others does not obtain peace of mind. Buddha
13. Even death is not to be feared by one who has lived wisely. Buddha
14. Every human being is the author of his own health or disease. Buddha
15. Hatred does not cease by hatred, but only by love; this is the eternal rule. Buddha

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