I am a collector of words

Words feed me, free me, comfort, uplift and heal me. I've been saving my favorites in books, handwritten over the years and thought that perhaps in sharing them, not only am I preserving them for myself, but perhaps others may also find healing in them as I have.

Friday, June 11, 2010

The 5 Remembrances by Buddha

I am of the nature to grow old. There is no escaping growing old.
I am of the nature to ill health. There is no escaping ill health.
I am of the nature to die. There is no escaping death.
All that is dear to me and everything that I love are of the nature of change. There is no escaping being separated from them.
My deeds are my closest companion. I am the beneficiary of my deeds. My deeds are the ground upon which I stand.... See More

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