Food for the soul

Nowadays I feel that I am being overly disappointed with myself and with the things around me..
I told my friend about this and he told me that I tend poke my nose into other affairs..[ The things that are not in my "Department"!].. and that I tend to judge others..

I guess thats true..

I feel that one way to get rid of this disappointment and "blue" feeling is to look at some practical spiritual quotes.. I chose tao te ching.. and buddhism

Here are some quotes applicable to me that I collated

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Therefore, stubborn people are disciples of death, but

Flexible people are disciples of life.

-Be impeccable with your word.

Speak little

Bold action against others leads to death

Bold action in harmony with Tao leads to life

-Don't take anything personally.

Be wary of both honor and disgrace

Honor is founded on disgrace

and disgrace is rooted in honor

Both should be avoided

Both bind a person to this world

Words born of the mind are not true

True words are not born of the mind

Those who have virtue do not look for faults

Those who look for faults have no virtue

-Don't make assumptions.

Through the course of nature

Muddy water becomes clear

Through the unfolding of life

Man reaches perfection

Stillness benefits more than action

Silence benefits more than words

Rare indeed are those who are still

Rare indeed are those who are silent

Rare indeed are those who obtain the bounty of this world

-Always do your best.

She who gives herself to this path

is like a block of wood

That gives itself to the chisel

Cut by cut it is honed to perfection

Only a student who gives herself

Can receive the master's gift

Buddhist Values

1. Right Viewpoint - Realizing the Four Noble Truths
2. Right Values - Commitment to mental and ethical growth in moderation
3. Right Speech - One speaks in a non hurtful, not exaggerated, truthful way
4. Right Actions - Wholesome action, avoiding action that would do harm
5. Right Livelihood - One's job does not harm in any way oneself or others; directly or indirectly
6. Right Effort - One makes an effort to improve
7. Right Mindfulness - Mental ability to see things for what they are with clear consciousness.
8. Right Meditation - State where one reaches enlightenment and the ego has disappeared.

Buddha Noble Truths

1. Suffering

There is suffering, dukkha.

Dukkha should be understood.

Dukkha has been understood

2. Desire

There is the origin of suffering, which is attachment to desire.

Desire should be let go of.

Desire has been let go of.

3. cessation of suffering

There is the cessation of suffering, of dukkha.

The cessation of dukkha should be realised.

The cessation of dukkha has been realised.

4. The eight fold path

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I am gonna take the printout and keep it in my drawer and have a look at it now and then..

How good it would be if we had some "reminder" system that would just pop out an applicable wise saying based upon a situation..

dream along