“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.”
— Thich Nhat Hanh
January, 25. 1491.
Take this with you
to all my white followers who stew in unnecessary guilt trying to come to terms with the privilege you have, watch this
August, 14. 315652.
蔵焼けて 障るものなき 月見哉
(Since my house burned down
I now own a better view
of the rising moon)
Mizuta Masahide, 17th Century Japanese Poet & Samurai (via theoldludwigvan)
July, 08. 3990.
People suffer because they are caught in their views. As soon as we release those views, we are free and we don’t suffer anymore.
Thích Nhất Hạnh (via purplebuddhaproject)
June, 24. 3304.
Half the harm that is done in this world is due to people who want to feel important. They don’t mean to do harm; but the harm does not interest them. Or they do not see it, or they justify it because they are absorbed in the endless struggle to think well of themselves.
T.S. Eliot (via purplebuddhaproject)
June, 24. 1620.
May, 24. 34186.
Jewelry made from upcycled weapons of conflict from Cambodia such as bullets, bombshells, and other miscellaneous accessories of war.
To learn more about the project:
February, 25. 5190.
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