MAKING "AMENDS TO THE LIVING" -
"We must realize the futility of remorse over wrongs that we cannot amend. We cannot allow such errors of the past to impair our future usefulness." "[E]ven though we cannot reach the departed one we can still make amends to the living ... ." (The Little Red Book, p. 87)
"TIL YOU USE ME UP" -
"We simply realize there is a force for spiritual growth that can help us become more tolerant, patient, and useful in helping others. Many of us have said, 'Take my will and my life. Guide me in my recovery. Show me how to live.' " (The Basic Text, p. 26)
"You can use
your life in a very
useful and intelligent
way. You can very well
transform that negative
energy into a positive
energy that empow-
ers you & makes
life mean-
ingful."
- Thich Nhat Hanh (1926 - ) Vietnamese Buddhist monk / peace activist
*HP - Higher Power - is any power greater than oneself. Like Nature, the Cosmos, or even the legal system.
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