To expect happiness without giving
up negative action is like holding
your hand in a fire and hoping not
to be burned. Of course, no one
actually wants to suffer, to be sick,
to be cold or hungry -- but as long
as we continue to indulge in wrong
doing we will never put an end to
suffering. Likewise, we will never
achieve happiness, except through
positive deeds, words, and thoughts.
Positive action is something we
have to cultivate ourselves; it can
be neither bought nor stolen, and
no one ever stumbles on it just by
chance.
~ Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche ~
up negative action is like holding
your hand in a fire and hoping not
to be burned. Of course, no one
actually wants to suffer, to be sick,
to be cold or hungry -- but as long
as we continue to indulge in wrong
doing we will never put an end to
suffering. Likewise, we will never
achieve happiness, except through
positive deeds, words, and thoughts.
Positive action is something we
have to cultivate ourselves; it can
be neither bought nor stolen, and
no one ever stumbles on it just by
chance.
~ Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche ~
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