{"id":1493,"date":"2008-02-27T01:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-02-27T01:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/contentfeeds\/2008\/02\/daily-buddhist-wisdom-for-wedn-19.html"},"modified":"2008-02-27T01:00:00","modified_gmt":"2008-02-27T01:00:00","slug":"daily-buddhist-wisdom-for-wedn-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/contentfeeds\/2008\/02\/daily-buddhist-wisdom-for-wedn-19.html","title":{"rendered":"Daily Buddhist Wisdom for Wednesday, February 27, 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As a blind man feels when he finds a pearl in a dustbin, so am I amazed by the miracles of awakening rising in my consciousness. It is the nectar of immortality that delivers us from death, the treasure that lifts us from death, the treasure that lifts us above poverty into the wealth of giving to life, the tree that gives shade to us when we roam about scorched by life, the bridge that takes us across the stormy river of life, the cool moon of compassion that calms our mind when it is agitated, the fun that dispels darkness, the butter made from the milk of kindness by churning it with the dharma. It is a feast of joy to which all are invited.<br \/>\n-adapted from the Bodhicharyavatara by Shantideva<br \/>\n<em>From &#8220;Teachings of the Buddha,&#8221; edited by Jack Kornfield, 1993. Reprinted by arrangement with Shambhala Publications, Boston, www.shambhala.com.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As a blind man feels when he finds a pearl in a dustbin, so am I amazed by the miracles of awakening rising in my consciousness. 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