The nature of the Buddhas (2020)

“All Buddhas in the past,
the Buddhas of the future,
and the Buddha at present—
destroyer of the sorrows of many—
respecting the true teaching
they did live, they do live,
and they also will live.
This is the nature of the Buddhas.
Therefore someone who loves themselves,
aspiring to transcendence,
should respect the true teaching,
remembering the instructions of the Buddhas.”
– Gāravasutta

Vesak Full Moon Festival
(Altered version 2022)

“Let us celebrate the birth, enlightenment, and death of Lord Buddha,
who carried out a peaceful revolution of the mind,
with unconditional compassion and kindness towards all living beings,
who were blinded by ignorance and delusion, and who continue to suffer from wrong.
Let us celebrate the Lord Buddha who made a revolutionary change to the system that existed,
who guided us on the path of liberation by breaking the cycle of suffering,
He is the world’s noble humanitarian revolutionary.”

“His revolution which was done with compassion, kindness, and love,
expanded the thinking of the whole of humanity
and still exists for the benefit of all living beings in this world.
For you, the citizens of the land of the Buddha,
You, who are fighting against corruption and deceit,
illusion, hatred and revenge, theft and murder,
To you, who are in this struggle to create a righteous society,

Wish you a blessed Vesak!”

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