down sun-speckled stream
far too many rocks to move
best to float on by
May all sentient beings have equanimity, free from attachment, aggression and prejudice.
May they be happy, and have the causes of happiness.
May they be free from suffering and the causes of suffering.
May they never be separated from the happiness that is free from suffering.
The Metta Sutta:
The Buddha on Lovingkindness
"A tiger hunts a cow or a mouse with his whole strength."
~ Zen Proverb
More about Governor Palin’s Religious Extremism
Jason Pitzl-Waters, writing in The Wild Hunt Blog:
If you think this has nothing to do with us as Buddhists, you don’t know nearly enough about Christians.
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