I have a daily practice of reading inspirational materials at the start of each day. Recently I have been reading Buddhist offerings and many times I have wondered how the suggested behavior could be applied, and sometimes an offering strikes me as self-evident.
The quote I read today seems to be applicable to politics regardless of which side of any issue or persuasion you may find yourself. Politicians generally fill their hyperbole with pledges, promises, propaganda, sound bites, and all types of trite rhetoric.
Here is one pledge I would challenge every politician to take. This Buddhist offering is by Shantideva an eighth century Indian Buddhist monk; “When the mind is haughty, sarcastic, full of conceit and arrogance, ridiculing, evasive and deceitful, when it is inclined to boast, or when it is contemptuous of others, abusive and irritable, then remain still like a piece of wood.”
The silence on the campaign trail would be astounding! What would they talk about?
I hope you have a delightful experience today and every day henceforth.
What is there to say about me? I am not sure if I am typical or not, average or not, smart or not, BUT I think I definitely have a sense of humor. I am an aging baby boomer wondering if I have something to say about the world as I see it.
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