Every
friend is an extension of me. Every friend has taught me what I am.
How can I not be thankful to those friends, who cared
for me, loved me,
and gave me a warm experience of the feeling of genuine love?
How can I not be thankful to those friends, who made me feel that I am
so
beautiful, and gave me the feeling of being on the top of the world?
How can I not be thankful to those friends, who has given me the knowledge
and helped me to stand in front of the world with the feeling of security.
How can I not be thankful to those friends, who went away from me and
gave me the experience of detachment from loved ones, and loneliness?
How can I not be thankful to those friends, who cheated me and thereby
gave me the
dreadful experience of the feelings of hate and anger?
How can I not be thankful to those friends, who left me and found another
friend and thereby gave me experience of
illustrative jealousy?
How can I not be thankful to those friends, who put me down and made me
feel inferior by showing my weakness, giving me the experience of deprivation?
How can I not be thankful to ALL those friends, who just made me think
that my mind is in the control of others, and nothing is in my own control?
One day I sat in the corner of my room, thinking and thinking, looking here
and there, and then saw what: A glance at a book of
the
Buddha!
How can I not be thankful towards the Buddha
who explained compassion to me?
My dear
friend, destroy the seeds of those feelings that
dominate your mind:
Why don't you try to destroy
these mental seeds of hate?
Why don't you try to destroy
these mental seeds of greed?
Why don't you try to destroy these mental
seeds of anger?
Why don't you try to destroy these mental seeds
of doubt?
Why don't you try to destroy these mental seeds of jealousy?
Why don't you try to destroy these mental
seeds of laziness?
Why don't you try to destroy these mental seeds of
clinging?
These emotions are very harmful to your mind... Reform your mind dear friend!
Dhamma will teach you, how to reform nothing other than your
own mind.
That doctrine will transform the entire world...
Poem by:
Deepali Nandeshwar
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Wonderful
it is to train the mind,
so swiftly
moving, seizing whatever it wants.
Good is it
to have a well-trained mind,
for a
well-trained mind brings happiness.
Dhammapada
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on
Friendliness
(Mettā):
Metta,
Buddha on Noble Friendship,
Good_Friendship,
Selfless Friendship
is Sweetest,
All Embracing Kindness,
