Thoughts Talk

Live in Joy, in Love. Even among those who hate, Live in Joy, in Health. Even among the afflicted, Live in Joy, in Peace. Even among the troubled, Look within, Be still. Free from fear and attachment. Know the sweet joy of the way. Master your senses. What you taste and smell? What you see? What you hear? ...In all things. Be a Master, of what you do, and say, and think. Be Free. Are you quiet? Calm your body. Calm your mind. By your own efforts, Waken yourself. Watch yourself. And live Joyfully. Follow the truth of The Way, Reflect upon it. Make it your own. Live it. It will always sustain you.

May all beings everywhere plagued with sufferings of body and mind quickly be freed from their illnesses. May those frightened cease to be afraid, and may those bound be free. May the powerless find power, and may people think of befriending each other. May those who find themselves in trackless, fearful wilderness-- the children, the aged, the unprotected-- be guarded by beneficent celestials, and may they swiftly attain enlightenment. ~A Buddhist Precept