A harmless life.

I know that I make my life difficult when I follow my loving choices to live in a harmless way, but when the mind falls quiet we will hear the beautiful, compassionate heart speak. It reminds us that pain is pain, suffering is suffering and fear is fear, but more, when we know the quality of these things for ourselves, how can it be possible that we turn away from the difficulties of any other being?

The Dhamma path is beyond religion or any other constructs of the mind that divides one group or species against another and is the dissipation of every sense of separateness no matter how subtle it feels or how strongly the intellect can argue for it. Here is the peace that cannot be found in any other place, the peace of the loving heart.

It is true that at the beginning of practice we need help, support and guidance but in the end, whether we follow the path of love or modify the pure Dhamma teachings of infinite compassion to fit ourselves is something only we will decide.

May all beings be happy.