#teachingsofthebuddha

[poppin-vibes]

This it is. It is what it is

They say don’t try to analyse a situation , cause when you do, an imaginary outcome is created distorted by your own beliefs and way of thinking.

[firstclasslady]

Few cross the river. Most are stranded on this side. On the riverbank they run up and down. But the wise person, following the way, Crosses over, beyond the reach of death. Free from desire, Free from possessions, Free from attachment and appetite, Following the seven lights of awakening, And rejoicing greatly in his freedom, In this world the wise person Becomes themself a light, Pure, shining, free.

'adapted from the Dhammapada, translated by Thomas Byron'

(Found inside Shambhala Pocket Classics' Teachings of the Buddha, which is edited by Jack Kornfield and Gil Fronsdal.)