I know that this sounds like I'm going to preach religion, but I will assure you it is not. I recently ran into interesting words of wisdom via some religious thingies (ie if you build it they will come). Anyways I thought the sayings were cute and sounded more like advice inside of a fortune cookie. Hopefully you are not offended, horrified or terrified by these brief words of wisdom.
| "It seems as though the rivers of craving are running in every direction," said Ajita, "How can we dam them and hold them back? What can we use to close the floodgates?" The Buddha said: "Any river can be stopped with the dam of mindfulness. Caring and thoughtfulness are the flood stoppers. With wisdom you can close the floodgate." -Sutta Nipata |