“But, like a beautiful flower, full of colour and full of scent, are the fine and fruitful words of him who acts accordingly.” – Dhammappada
As Adam (44)
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As Adam (43)
“The scent of flowers does not travel against the wind, nor (that of) sandal-wood, or of Tagara and Mallikâ flowers; but the odour of good people travels even against the wind; a good man pervades every place.” – Dhammappada
As Adam (42)
“As the bee collects nectar and departs without injuring the flower, or its colour or scent, so let a sage dwell in his village.” – Dhammapada
As Adam (41)
“Who knows their birth?” – Mandala Hymn
As Adam (40)
“The sea will rise over Babylon; its roaring waves will cover her.” – Book of Jeremiah
As Adam (39)
“With birth there comes the rush of sorrows, only in Nirvâna is there joy.” – The Fo-Sho-Hing-Tsan-King: A Life of Buddha
As Adam (38)
“And beheld before him every creature, as one sees images upon a mirror; all creatures born and born again to die, noble and mean, the poor and rich, reaping the fruit of right or evil doing, and sharing happiness or misery in consequence.” – The Fo-Sho-Hing-Tsan-King: A Life of Buddha
As Adam (37)
“When meditation is mastered, the mind is unwavering like the flame of a lamp in a windless place.” – Sacred Gita
Night-Crown Heron at Dusk
“It has looked out from its dull eye for so long, standing on one leg, on moon and stars sparkling through silence and dark, and now what a rich experience is its! What says it of stagnant pools, and reeds, and damp night fogs? It would be worth while to look in the eye which has been open and seeing at such hours and in such solitudes. When I behold that dull yellowish green, I wonder if my own soul is not a bright invisible green. I would fain lay my eye side by side with its and learn of it.” – Thoreau
As Adam (36)
“So too countless hidden treasures came of themselves from the earth.” – The Fo-Sho-Hing-Tsan-King: A Life of Buddha
Paul Maher Jr. 