[MondayBlues]

I know its not a good idea to have a thread full of quotes. However, as nobody has made any further comments on this one, I'm going to add something from Ajahn Buddhadasa:


".... we may take an even humbler virtue, that of gratitude. With just this one virtue, the world could be at peace. We must recognize that every person in the world is the benefactor of everyone else. Never mind people; even cats and dogs are benefactors of humanity, even sparrows. If we are aware of our debt of gratitude to these things, we will be unable to act in any way that harms or oppresses them. With the power of this one virtue of gratitude, we can help the world."


http://www.what-buddha-taught.net/Bo...he_Bo_Tree.htm Animals aren't a problem for me, but I confess I don't find it easy to feel gratitude to absolutely everyone human. Feeling neutral is sometimes the best that I can manage.