Bodhi Leaves - Offerings and Reflections from the Buddhist West

Saturday, July 26, 2008

Poem of the Week - One Body

All human beings are
the members of
one body -
every person is a glint,
shining from a single gem.

When the world causes pain for one member,
how could the other members
ever rest in peace?

If you lack grief
for another one's sorrow,
why call yourself
a human being?

- Muslih al-Din Sa'di

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