Poetry is to Music as Lyric is to Soul: Stilling-of-Fabrications-Ease

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Tuesday, January 29, 2008

Stilling-of-Fabrications-Ease

Dwelling in kindness, a monk with faith in the Awakened One's teaching, would attain the good state, the peaceful state: stilling-of-fabrications ease. Monk, bail out this boat. It will take you lightly when bailed. Having cut through passion, aversion, you go from there to Unbinding. -Dhammapada, 25, translated by Thanissaro Bhikkhu Stilling-of-Fabrications-Ease My Murshid bid me: “Become and Easitarian!” What a joyful path! How patient, Its ways! We only learn Through Love or fear. Our... Sign in to see full entry.

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