The world is not a courtroom

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".....we can reject everything else: religion, ideology, all received

wisdom. But we cannot escape the necessity of love and compassion...

This, then, is my true religion, my simple faith. In this sense,

there is no need for temple or church, for mosque or synagogue, no

need for complicated philosophy, doctrine or dogma. Our own heart,

our own mind, is the temple. The doctrine is compassion. Love for

others and respect for their rights and dignity, no matter who or

what they are: ultimately these are all we need. So long as we

practice these in our daily lives, then no matter if we are learned

or unlearned, whether we believe in Buddha or God, or follow some

other religion or none at all, as long as we have compassion for

others and conduct ourselves with restraint out of a sense of

responsibility, there is no doubt we will be happy." --His Holiness

the Dalai Lama

 

" The world is not a courtroom, there is no judge, no jury, no

plaintiff. This is a caravan, filled with eccentric beings telling

wondrous stories about God."

 

 

A Suspended Blue Ocean

 

The skyIs a suspended blue ocean.The stars are the fishThat swim.

 

The planets are the white whalesI sometimes hitch a ride on,

 

And the sun and all lightHave forever fused themselves

 

Into my heart and uponMy skin.

 

There is only one ruleOn this Wild Playground,

 

For every sign Hafiz has ever seenReads the same.

 

They all say,

 

"Have fun, my dear; my dear, have fun,In the Beloved's DivineGame,

 

O, in the Beloved'sWonderful Game."

 

('The Subject Tonight Is Love' - versions by Daniel Ladinsky)

 

 

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