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• Reconciliation in all religion

  by Jizo Hodo Thompson September 17, 2010
  "We have to try to discover the inner relationship between these different aspects of Truth and unite them in ourselves. I have to be a Hindu, a Buddhist, a Jain, a Parsee, a Sikh, a Muslim, and a Jew, as well as a Christian, if I am to know the Truth and to find the point of reconciliation in all r...
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• Definitions

  by Jizo Hodo Thompson July 6, 2010
   Words: The blocks the we use to build the walls that separate us.  Thoughts: The cement that holds those blocks together.

• Excessive desire

  by Jizo Hodo Thompson February 2, 2010
  Excessive desires lead us to put our own interests before thoses of others.                   They drain our goodness,                ...
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• Just a thought

  by Jizo Hodo Thompson January 27, 2010
    Caring begins with one simple question.              Was my thought unkind?
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• Something to think about as you go through your day.

  by Jizo Hodo Thompson January 21, 2010
         Better                                      than trying to control others i...
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• Two quotes I like a lot.

  by Jizo Hodo Thompson January 15, 2010
   Buddhism seeks not to overcome pain but to become one with it so that the pain is no long a stranger, an enemy. -Bonnie Myotai- The Son of God suffered unto death, not that men might not suffer, but rather that their suffering might be like his. -George Macdonald-   Namo Amitabha St...
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• Contentment

  by Jizo Hodo Thompson January 14, 2010
            Contentment                      is not the fulfillment of what we want             ...
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• We have the power to make a better world

  by Jizo Hodo Thompson December 31, 2009
     Many of us today feel that modern science needs a renewed commitment to human values. While the main purpose of science is to learn about reality, another of it's goels is to improve the quality of life. But without altruistic motivation, scientists cannot distinguish between benef...

• Putting aside our differences

  by Jizo Hodo Thompson December 28, 2009
                    Through true honesty,                         deeply believe    &...

• I hope for you.

  by Jizo Hodo Thompson December 23, 2009
                                      Joyfulness            is freeing others from unhappiness and             ...
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• Receive all that we wish for.

  by Jizo Hodo Thompson December 8, 2009
    When we think only of sincerely               helping all others,              not ourselves,   we will find that we receive all that we wish for.
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• Who will look after us?

  by Jizo Hodo Thompson December 2, 2009
    If we fail to look after others            when they need help,            who will look after us?   Indifference brings          indifference; ...

• Three fingers pointing back at you.

  by Jizo Hodo Thompson November 28, 2009
   My dad used to always tell me that when we point a fingure at some we will always have three pointing right back at us. I read this today and it made me think of that.    Focus, not on the rudeness of others, not on what they've done or left undone, but on what you have an...
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• The healing herb that unifies strangers.

  by Jizo Hodo Thompson November 24, 2009
  There is nothing more worthy than the virtue of selflessness.        Selflessness unites people.    It is the healing herb that unifies strangers and brings families together.    It is the love for others that is higher than self-love;  
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• Looking for what we already have.

  by Jizo Hodo Thompson November 23, 2009
  We already have                      Perfect compassion                      Perfect wisdom  ...
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• Keeping your children safe in a violent world.

  by Jizo Hodo Thompson November 17, 2009
  Hi everyone, for those of you that don't know me, my name is Steve Thompson. I have worked for many, many years teaching woman and children how to live safe in our violent world. I am the founder and president of the Self Defense Awarenes Group www.sefldefensegroup.com and I am the Little Rock ...
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• Caring

  by Jizo Hodo Thompson October 25, 2009
    One who is unselfish can begin to care for one who is selfish.  But, one who is selfish will care only for himself. -Venerable Wuling-

• finding joy

  by Jizo Hodo Thompson October 16, 2009
  One who thinks constantly,        He deceived me        He hurt me Will never find peace        One who lets go of resentment and hatred            &#...
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• When will you start

  by Jizo Hodo Thompson October 11, 2009
  A young man eagerly described what he dreamed of doing for the poor. Said the Master, when do you propose to make your dream come true? The young man answered, as soon as opportunity arrives. Opportunity never arrives, said the master. It's here. _Anthony de Mello-  
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• Quote

  by Jizo Hodo Thompson October 3, 2009
  It's not the years in your life that count, It's the  life in your years.                                    ...
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• Happiness

  by Jizo Hodo Thompson October 1, 2009
  Our foolish ideas of happiness keep us eternally searching for the unfindable. Ensnared by these false thoughts, we do not recognize the joy that lies within us. -Venerable Wuling-

• Disapointment

  by Jizo Hodo Thompson September 30, 2009
  Disapointment inevitably follows expectation. -Venerable Wuling-

• How Children Learn

  by Jizo Hodo Thompson September 26, 2009
  I first read this in a doctors office years ago, and sence then I have always kept a copy hanging in our dojo / school. Many of you may have already seen it.  But I'm going to share it anyway.   CHILDREN LEARN WHAT THEY LIVE If a child lives with criticism, He learns to condemn. If...
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• Realize

  by Jizo Hodo Thompson September 25, 2009
  Changing the outside, Will not fix the inside. Ven.Wuling
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• Joy and Pain

  by Jizo Hodo Thompson September 23, 2009
  If we can only realize that the joy of others is our own, that the pain of others is our own. We will then foster only joy, and never again cause pain.
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• Raising money for you non profit.

  by Jizo Hodo Thompson August 21, 2009
   If you have a non profit organization here is a easy way to bring in a little money. Visit www.freelanthorpy.com  They will set up a google type search with your organizations name that you and your friends can use to google stuff on the net. everytime they or you use it, you earn money. ...

• Death

  by Jizo Hodo Thompson August 20, 2009
  The Buddha said of death: Life is a journey. Death is a return to earth. The universe is like an inn. The passing years are like dust. Regard this phantom world As a star at dawn, a bubble in a stream, A flash of lightning in a summer cloud, A flickering lamp - a phantom - and a dream.
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• Who knows what's good or bad?

  by Jizo Hodo Thompson August 16, 2009
    We often think that by taking up a spiritual practice it  will produce good actions as opposed to bad. The buddha-dharma however,says this is completely beside the point. The point is that we become aware of when we act out of our intent. By that I mean,  we are trying to bring abou...

• Free Will

  by Jizo Hodo Thompson August 16, 2009
  "A free will and a will subject to moral laws are one and the same."                                       &#...
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