the highest thought is always that which contains joy.
the clearest words are those words that contain truth.
the grandest feeling is that feeling which we call love.
buddhist psychology identifies it as the cohesive factor in consciousness..
when a person experiences anger, the heart is dry... it becomes moist when that person feels love.
when we put together two substances in nature that are dry, they cannot cohere; there is no way for them to join.
when we add wetness, these two substances can bond; they can come together.
in just that same way, the force of love allows us to cohere, to come together within ourselves and with all beings.
the beauty of this truth moved the Buddha to say that sustaining a loving heart, even for the duration of the snap of a finger, makes one a truly spiritual being.
To forgive we must face the pain and sorrow of our betrayal and disappointment, and focus on the admirable movement of the heart, which opens to forgive in spite of it all.
all of us will find our hearts closed or feel ourselves hostage to the past at times during our journey.
Our process of forgiveness may include speaking out and seeking justice, but in the end it is also a compassionate letting go, for our own sake as much as for others.
without the wise heart of forgiveness we carry the burdens of the past our whole life
in one way these are very good experiences and signs of progress in meditation, for when you experience bliss, it's a sign that desire has temporarily dissolved.
when you experience real clarity, it's a sign that aggression has temporarily ceased.
when you experience a state of absence of thought, it's a sign that your ignorance has temporarily died.
by themselves they are good experiences, but if you get attached to them they become obstacles.
experiences are not realization in themselves;
but if you remain free of attachment to them, they become what they really are, that is, materials for realization.
