New to Buddhism trying to learn the things so I made a counting rhyme to the tune of "Let the Bodies Hit The Floor". I just like that song and needed a good pneumonic to help me remember what I am doing with all my nows... Hope everyone has a good Friday. Of course the 8 fold path is implied at the end. I figure if i keep this in my mind I'm good...
Seeking life force (life force) Grand Snake restores.... (here we go here we go here we go now)
ONE Dharma lets live TWO paths transformative THREE precious Jewels reprieve FOUR noble truths to see FIVE skandahs we perceive SIX bardos left to weave SEVEN points of mind training FOOOOOOOOOLD
Sometimes the cost of peace is enslavement. That's why sacred text like the Gita spend so much time on this. Sometimes destruction is the wu wei, sometimes conflict is unavoidable.
Peace is best but there is no such thing I feel as a peice of peace; that is the great illusion... peace is interconnected. There is no world peace where one side losses.