14 - 21 Dec 2008

The last Thought for the Week this term, and the last in the series about 'Change':

“Change is the essence of life. Be willing to surrender what you are for what you could become.”

Anonymous.

7 - 14 Dec 2008

We are nearly at the end of the series of quotations about change – and nearly at the end of term. This week, the quotation is from Siddhārtha Gautama (the Buddha) and there are echoes of the same outlook in other faiths and philosophies:

“If we could see the miracle of a single flower clearly, our whole life would change.”

Siddhārtha Gautama or The Buddha (about 563-483 BCE, founder of Buddhism and known as the Enlightened One).

What do you think the Buddha means by seeing the miracle of a flower? How would our life change?