They Make Excellent Poets
To expound and propagate concepts is simple, to drop all concepts is difficult and rare.
— Nisargadatta Maharaj
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We as Buddhists believe that benefiting others is an act of kindness, and the first thing that comes to our mind, as an act of kindness, is giving alms to the poor. That’s not the only way, there are many ways to be kind. Taking care of the environment and nature is also a very important act of kindness that can benefit many humans and animals alike in the future.
~17th Gyalwang Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje
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The mystic, by definition, seeks an essential, living awareness of the ultimate reality. While he or she may be a student of theology, ritual, and tradition, the mystic understands them not as absolutes but as signposts pointing the way to direct experience of the Eternal. A mystic, in other words, seeks personal validation of the truths proclaimed by religion and philosophy. Determined to walk the path and not simply read about it, mystics test and question with each step. As a result, mystics make poor dogmatists. But they make excellent poets.
~ Ivan M. Granger
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I feel painfully the suffering of others: of the weakest, or more precisely the “most offended.” But I feel it…
