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Secrets of Happiness

Post 21

a girl called Ben

They asked the enlightened master what he did before enlightenment...

"Cut wood", he said "carry water".

This seemed like hardship to them, and they asked him what he did now that he had achieved enlightenment...

"Cut wood", he said "carry water"...

a buddhist called Ben


Secrets of Happiness

Post 22

taliesin

smiley - biggrin

And I bet he laughed as he said it!

smiley - elf

a lapsed Buddhist, sometimes called Tal


Secrets of Happiness

Post 23

Niz (soon to be gone)

Yamamoto Tsunetomo said :

"Things of great concern should be treated lightly and things of little concern should be treated with great concern"

BUT

I think Bobby Mc.Ferrin said it best

"If in your life you have some trouble, when you worry you make it double, Don't worry, Be Happy.......Don't worry be happy now"

smiley - ok


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Post 24

Mostly Harmless

Happiness is the absence of the striving for happiness

Chuang Tzu. (389-286 BC)


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Post 25

MaW

Now that sums up what I meant to say earlier in the thread...


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