Buddha – Mike's Maxims

I am a finger pointing to the moon. Don’t look at me; look at the moon. — Buddha

Posted on May 7, 2023 by Mr_Sercanto

Bear and forbear, live and let live, give and forgive.

As an individual I don’t matter. What matters is what I am advocating.

January 10, 2022: Bodhi Day

Posted on January 10, 2022 by Mr_Sercanto

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bodhi_Day

Today commemorates the day Buddha gained Enlightenment.

“Traditions vary on what happened. Some say Siddhartha made a great vow to Nirvana and Earth to find the root of suffering, or die trying. In other traditions, while meditating he was harassed and tempted by the god Mara (literally, “Destroyer” in Sanskrit), demon of illusion. Other traditions simply state that he entered deeper and deeper states of meditation, confronting the nature of the self.”

Good advice from the Buddha

Posted on August 17, 2021 by Mr_Sercanto

“Do not believe in anything simply because you have heard it. Do not believe in anything simply because it is spoken and 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 believe in traditions because they have been handed down for many generations. But after observation and analysis, when you find that anything agrees with reason and is conducive to the good and benefit of one and all, then accept it and live up to it.”

https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/1815-do-not-believe-in-anything-simply-because-you-have-heard