Buddhism For Beginniners

We are what we think.

Be kind,
be careful,
be yourself.
Think before you act.
Love your neighbor.
Pay attention.
If you're unhappy,
look in a mirror to find out why.

Do the good.
Avoid the non-good.
Purify your mind.

Just as a bird needs two wings to fly, even so we need two wings to live an aware and civilized life. We need the wings of wisdom and compassion. The wings are of equal importance.

All conditioned things are impermanent.

Do not believe in anything simply because you have heard it.
Do not believe in traditions because they have been handed down for many generations.
Do no believe in anything because it is rumored by many.
Do not believe in anything simply because it is found written in your religious books.
Do not believe in anything merely on the authority of your teachers and elders.
Do not even believe what I [the Buddha] tell you simply because you have respect and affection for me.
But after observation and analysis when you find that something agrees with reason and is conductive to the good and the benefit of all then accept it and live up to it.

The past is a memory. The future is a fantasy. All we have is this moment.

Always remember, the finger pointing at the moon is not the moon.