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20060107

The Metaphor for Evil Passions: the Fisherman's Hook

Anger or hatred is like a fisherman's hook. It is very important for us to ensure that we are not caught by it.

-His Holiness the Dalai Lama

2 comments:

Sageb1 said...

Kaurwaki was a fisherwoman. She was Ashoka's first and foremost love. When Ashoka's Buddhist wife abandoned him due to his madness for conquest, he encountered her after surveying the battlefield for Kaurwaki.

This is why I posted this quote.

Sageb1 said...

Next on my list of Buddhist related themes in movies, is Brad Pitt in 7 Years in Tibet.