Bob Dylan's Blowin' In The Wind;
How many roads must a man walk down
Before you call him a man?
Yes, 'n' how many seas must a white dove sail
Before she sleeps in the sand?
Yes, 'n' how many times must the cannon balls fly
Before they're forever banned?
The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind,
The answer is blowin' in the wind.
How many years can a mountain exist
Before it's washed to the sea?
Yes, 'n' how many years can some people exist
Before they're allowed to be free?
Yes, 'n' how many times can a man turn his head,
Pretending he just doesn't see?
The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind,
The answer is blowin' in the wind.
How many times must a man look up
Before he can see the sky?
Yes, 'n' how many ears must one man have
Before he can hear people cry?
Yes, 'n' how many deaths will it take till he knows
That too many people have died?
The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind,
Drink Your Tea
Drink your tea slowly and reverently,
as if it is the axis
on which the world earth revolves
- slowly, evenly, without
rushing toward the future;
Live the actual moment.
Only this moment is life.
Thich Nhat Hahn
Jeff Buckley - Satisfied Mind
"How many times have you heard someone say,
"If I had money, I would do things my way."
But little they know, that it's so hard to find
one rich man in ten, with a satisfied mind.
Money can't buy back all your youth when you're old,
a friend when you're lonely, or peace to your soul.
The wealthiest person, is a pauper at times
compared to the man with a satisfied mind.
When my life is over and my time has run out,
my friends and my loved ones, I will leave there's no doubt.
But one thing's for certain, when it comes my time,
I'll leave this old world with a satisfied mind. ’’
You Are Me
You are me and I am you.
It is obvious that we are inter-are.
You cultivate the flower in
yourself so that I will be beautiful.
I transform the garbage in myself so
that you do not have to suffer.
I support you you support me.
I am here to bring you peace
you are here to bring me joy.
- Thich Naht Hahn
මනො පුබ්බංගමා ධම්මා - මනො සෙට්ඨා මනොමයා
මනසා චෙ පසන්නේන - භාසතිවා කරොති වා
තතො නං සුඛමන්වෙති - ඡායාව අනපායිනී
All thoughts begin in the mind; mind is supreme and mind –made are they. If one speaks or acts with calm & bright heart then happiness follows you like a shadow that never leaves.
න හි පාපං කතං කම්මං – සජ්ජු ඛීරං’ ව මුච්චති ඩහන්තං බාලමන්වේති – භස්මච්ඡන්නෝ’ව පාවකෝ පවිටු කෙනා කරනා පව් – මීකිරි මිදෙනා වේගෙන් සැණෙකින...
