Peace to you

Two more quotes from Buddhist sources:

Never does hatred cease by hatred at any time. Hatred ceases by love. This is an eternal law.

One is not great because one defeats or harms other living beings. One is so called because one refrains from defeating or harming other living beings.

 

Inner cleansing

The past week or so I've been reading the poetry of St. Ephrem of Syria (306-373) and came upon these wonderful lines. Perhaps you'll find them valuable as well.

St. Ephrem speaks about the

"Serene One who came to bring us serenity . . .

Do not let anything that might disturb it enter upon our watch.
Let the path of the ear be cleared,
let the sight of the eye be chastened;
let the contemplation of the heart be sanctified,
let the speech of the mouth be purified."