Returning to Peace

Today I had a rare emotional outburst, pure anger released on another, truly a frightening moment. As the Buddha said we are not punished for our anger but by our anger and this was clearly demonstrated to me today. I was emotionally spent and physically drained. And immedietly sorry. There is no semse in compounding the issue by getting mad (or staying mad) at myself. To find (or refind) peace - be peaceful. If we wish for forgiveness - forgive. As always I return to the Prayer of ST. Francis -



Lord, make me an instrument of your peace.
Where there is hatred, let me sow love;
where there is injury,pardon;
where there is doubt, faith;
where there is despair, hope;
where there is darkness, light;
and where there is sadness, joy.


O Divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek
to be consoled as to console;
to be understood as to understand;
to be loved as to love.
For it is in giving that we receive;
it is in pardoning that we are pardoned;
and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life. Amen

 

 

 

 

And once more - begin again.

 

 

Peace,

Eric