For the homeless

Requesting and offering prayers and aspirations for those in need.
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Beatzen
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For the homeless

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And hungry.

May their addictions subside,
May they find shelter and refuge,
May they eat and drink to their health.
"Cause is not before and Effect is not after"
- Eihei Dogen Zenji
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Mr. G
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  • How foolish you are,
    grasping the letter of the text and ignoring its intention!
    - Vasubandhu
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DeepFriedFunk
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Very humbling,

I was friends with a homeless man, i bought him a cup of tea every morning. He said during winter time 4 or 5 of his friends die every year.

Tonight, my prayers shall be for them.
Beatzen
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Massive occupy walstreet protest going on right now, today, in San Francisco.
"Cause is not before and Effect is not after"
- Eihei Dogen Zenji
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wisdom
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May all have compassion for them
Without judgment or aversion
Treating them with kindness
Giving to them generously
Looking them in the eye
Wishing them well genuinely
Seeing another human being
Who wishes to be free from suffering
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Aemilius
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http://www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homelessness


tadyatha gate gate para gate para samgate bodhi svaha
tadyatha gate gate para gate para samgate bodhi svaha
tadyatha gate gate para gate para samgate bodhi svaha
tadyatha gate gate para gate para samgate bodhi svaha
svaha
"All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.
They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.
Sarvē mānavāḥ svatantrāḥ samutpannāḥ vartantē api ca, gauravadr̥śā adhikāradr̥śā ca samānāḥ ēva vartantē. Ētē sarvē cētanā-tarka-śaktibhyāṁ susampannāḥ santi. Api ca, sarvē’pi bandhutva-bhāvanayā parasparaṁ vyavaharantu."
Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 1. (in english and sanskrit)
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Aemilius
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http://www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homelessness
This is a good article about homelessness, a stark telling of human suffering and loneliness.

om mani padme hung
om mani padme hung
om mani padme hung
om mani padme hung
svaha
"All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.
They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.
Sarvē mānavāḥ svatantrāḥ samutpannāḥ vartantē api ca, gauravadr̥śā adhikāradr̥śā ca samānāḥ ēva vartantē. Ētē sarvē cētanā-tarka-śaktibhyāṁ susampannāḥ santi. Api ca, sarvē’pi bandhutva-bhāvanayā parasparaṁ vyavaharantu."
Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 1. (in english and sanskrit)
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