(#176/365) Offerings
Jun. 25th, 2010 06:42 am"to taste the full spread of the joys of samsara, such as wealth and other pleasures,
is like tasting poisoned food, licking honey from a razor's edge, in short it is a jewel on the head of a rattlesnake; one touch and you are annihilated" - Shabkar

Title: Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake
Flickr User Dave Irving
In Buddhism, samsara is the eternal cycle of suffering before enlightenment - the cycles of birth, suffering, death, and rebirth. and Shabkar (1781-1851) is a bit of a drama queen. All his quotes are the buddhist equivalent of fire and brimstone. However, he is considered by many scholars to have lived and taught the model Buddhist life. More about Shabkar the hermit at http://www.hermitary.com/articles/shabkar.html
is like tasting poisoned food, licking honey from a razor's edge, in short it is a jewel on the head of a rattlesnake; one touch and you are annihilated" - Shabkar
Title: Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake
Flickr User Dave Irving
In Buddhism, samsara is the eternal cycle of suffering before enlightenment - the cycles of birth, suffering, death, and rebirth. and Shabkar (1781-1851) is a bit of a drama queen. All his quotes are the buddhist equivalent of fire and brimstone. However, he is considered by many scholars to have lived and taught the model Buddhist life. More about Shabkar the hermit at http://www.hermitary.com/articles/shabkar.html