14
Nov
2009
From the “Dhammapada”
“All beings tremble before violence.
All fear death.
All love life
“See yourself in others.
Then whom can you hurt?
What harm can you do?
“He who seeks happiness
By hurting those who seek happiness
Will never find happiness.”
10 Violence, the Dhammapada, rendering by Thomas Byrom.
2
Nov
2009
From “The Meaning of Matthew”
“Today I realize that this is one of the biggest roadblocks when it comes to people accepting gay people–particularly gay men. Some folks think being gay is only about having sex with someone of the same gender, and that’s the last thing many people want to think about. Now that I’ve become friends with so many gay people, my eyes have opened to the fact that, straight or gay, sexual orientation is about so much more than just who you go to bed with. It’s about relationships.” – Judy Shepard
Kind of “duh,” yes, but it’s amazing how few people realize this–be they anti-gay or “neutral.”