Thursday, November 11, 2010

buddhism and motherhood




1.) Let your life be a question.
2.) Move your awareness in, instead of out.
3.) Cultivate gratitude


a nice article about three great zen advices for mothers at:

http://www.sohoparenting.com/blog/2009/06/buddhism-and-motherhood/


Koyasu Kannon, Temple #71, Shikoku 88

Buddhism and Abortion

What About the Baby?

"My understanding is that an individual is a phenomenon of life in the same way a wave is a phenomenon of ocean. When the wave begins, nothing is added to the ocean; when it ends, nothing is taken away.

Robert Aitken Roshi wrote (The Mind of Clover, pp. 21-22),

"Sorrow and suffering form the nature of samsara, the flow of life and death, and the decision to prevent birth is made on balance with other elements of suffering. Once the decision is made, there is no blame, but rather acknowledgment that sadness pervades the whole universe, and this bit of life goes with our deepest love." "

http://buddhism.about.com/od/basicbuddhistteachings/a/abortion.htm

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