Pure minds for a pure land

Little Wonder

Bye bye firefly, I will miss the magic you make in the night sky

They say you are leaving, a path of extinction where no one noticed or cared

I will miss the childhood wonder you brought and hold your sparkle

In my tears for those who do not care

They say death comes in threes and you weren’t the first

We were warned of the frogs, butterflies and bees

Such sacrificial things are these

When man kills man and abandons the Earth as the essential plan

I held you in my hand as I know that is the proper plan

To cherish the smallest wonder as the greatest thing ever

And so you will remain in my mind

With my prayer for all living beings, you, little wonder, will be there

With your leaving comes a grave devastation of nature

Where our desire has too little concern for her

There are many signs and too few answers

TO REMOVE SUFFERING

Buddhism teaches to not seek the highest truth outside yourself and that we all equally have the potential for it within.

A handful of radical and fundamental Jihad’s, sent ‘Passion of the Christ’ to be promoted at the Air Force academy after a president declared that evil was over there. http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/062907J.shtml#  

I don’t dispute the faults found in the Quran, I can’t get some Christians to see those in the Bible. To cause so much suffering to all the people, these are the paths of blind belief.

Within, the highest truth is found and recognized in our fellow common man’s wisdom, compassion, purity and true self, within all, some more in touch, some less, it is here that we kill the will to kill. http://action.wccci.org/

What is radical? That which allows for violence or persecution. There are radicals within both of the major religions in our world today.

What will lead to tolerance and diversity for Peace in the world is Buddhism’s objective.

I. Non-violence is essential. Pacifism in Buddhism isn’t about resignation, it is about endurance, perseverance and sincere prayer for other’s happiness and for peace in the world. It is accepting responsibility for your actions, knowing yourself, and having compassion for others. It is NOT taking an eye for an eye. It is taking what is dished out and turning it into something better with compassion for the wrong doer. Based on the strict law of cause and effect, two wrongs never make a right.

II. Equality. The true Buddha’s intent was to make all people equal to his own enlightenment. First you must value your own life as a treasure, then you can recognize the same within others.

III. Wisdom.

Here in America, the fundamentalist superiority complex is mixing with government and becoming more powerful in it’s self-righteousness which leads to persecution.

I was never taught to be so proud of my country as I was taught within Buddhism. My country, America, was great because of it’s religious tolerance, human rights for equality, and fair system of justice. I belong to that country and she is barely breathing. That great nation is worthy of the great teaching I have found in True Buddhism.

The nay sayers are quoting founding fathers who had not an inkling that such a great teaching as Buddhism even existed but, none the less, they had the foresight for a rule of government that allowed for individuals not to be dominated by any one endorsed religion. From the outset this will of their vision has been tested and too often it has been bent and broken.

I can not help but believe that if we could somehow uphold that great vision we would end the hypocrisy today and be the truest example of what a government should be.

It comes down to each person refusing to judge another on the basis of religious belief. Each person must reaffirm that each human being in existence is deserving of life. You can not point to evil outside yourself. You can control your mind to not persecute. Non violent bridges of trust in the humanity of each must be built through dialog. http://sgi-usa.org/thesgiusa/community/dss/

If we fail to do this, if Christians and Muslims (or any other group I may not be aware of) continue the blame game in the name of a supreme being, rapture or any higher power, or prophet, all people will suffer. No one wins if everyone loses.