People have a hard time letting go of their suffering. Out of a fear of the unknown, they prefer suffering that is familiar.
When another person makes you suffer, it is because he suffers deeply within himself, and his suffering is spilling over. He does not need punishment; he needs help. That's the message he is sending.
It is my conviction that there is no way to peace - peace is the way.
My actions are my only true belongings.
Our own life has to be our message.
To think in terms of either pessimism or optimism oversimplifies the truth. The problem is to see reality as it is.
If you suffer and make your loved ones suffer, there is nothing that can justify your desire.
Do not be idolatrous about or bound to any doctrine, theory, or ideology, even Buddhist ones. All systems of thought are guiding means; they are not absolute truth.
The problem is whether we are determined to go in the direction of compassion or not. If we are, then can we reduce the suffering to a minimum? If I lose my direction, I have to look for the North Star, and I go to the north. That does not mean I expect to arrive at the North Star. I just want to go in that direction.
A real love letter is made of insight, understanding, and compassion. Otherwise it's not a love letter. A true love letter can produce a transformation in the other person, and therefore in the world. But before it produces a transformation in the other person, it has to produce a transformation within us. Some letters may take the whole of our lifetime to write.
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