bud.jpgThere could be no bigger mistake than to think that ignorance is somehow dumb and stupid, or passive and lacking in intelligence. On the contrary, it is shrewd and cunning, versatile and ingenious in the games of deception, and in our wrong views and their burning convictions we find one of its deepest and, as Buddha said, most dangerous manifestations:

What do you have to fear from the wild elephant
Who can only damage your body here and now,
When falling under the influence of misguided people and wrong views
Not only destroys the merit you have accumulated in the past,
But also blocks your path to freedom in the future?

Something like that makes you think about many ignorant things from the past. Hitler, Osama Bin Laden, Bush and many more. Falling under the influence of misguided people and wrong views has plagued this great earth many times just in the lst 200 years.

Set the intention that we keep on the path for the benefit of not only ourselves but all beings. No matter what path we are on in your heart you know if you are walking towards the light or away from it. If you are helping or hurting this world as a whole investigate the path you are on now and see if there isn’t even the smallest thing you can change today that might help the greater good.

  • Are my actions doing me and everyone around me any good or am I on a destructive path?
  • If I am neither than can I make a decision to change?

“You are a child of the universe, no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here. And whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should. Therefore be at peace with God, whatever you conceive Him to be, and whatever your labors and aspirations, in the noisy confusion of life keep peace with your soul.”

– Max Ehrmann

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