Jundo: The Best Response to Terrorism - Don't be Angry or Terrified!

[Jundo]

I just read that children as young as eight years old were killed in this. It is so hard, but we must keep a peaceful heart. A peaceful heart that breaks. Poor children.

[Jakuden]

Yes little girls doing little girl things, teenyboppers enjoying a concert, probably being silly with their friends, ugh ugh ugh. I imagine there are some little girls suffering pain and distress in hospitals right now too, and am sending them and their families as much Metta as my heart can muster.

Gassho,
Jakuden
SatToday/LAH

[Billy]

[Seishin]

Devastated by this news but Jundo is right the only way for these people to "win" is folk to be terrorized, so hard given the ages of the victims of this atrocity. Life will go on as it did in London and elsewhere in the UK during the late 60s and 70s when the IRA were active but at least back then warnings were given unlike nowadays. Its a sad world we live in. Last week my daughter and granddaughter were at an Iron Maiden concert in Leeds, about 40 miles from Manchester for those not aware. If this had happened there I don't think I would be able to turn the other cheek. So all I can do for now, is to sit for the victims and offer metta............at a loss to say more.

[Jakugan]

Saw this on the news this morning. So devastating. Deep metta to those affected.

Gassho,

Jakugan

Sat Today

[Jundo]

My heart breaks for the children, their families and everyone involved.

Even so, we must not forget that in the Buddhist way of seeing, there are no "bad people", only people who themselves are victims of their own anger and divisive thinking which causes them to do bad acts. I know it is is hard to see, but the real culprit is the desire, anger and divisive thinking that causes someone to harm innocent children, and that even the harm doers are victims of that. (That does not mean that society is not justified in taking action to prevent or punish such people, only that we do not meet anger with anger ... and we see the real cause as not the persons, but as a kind of disease).

I am going to ask all our people joining in Lend-A-Hand-LAH to do something this week to bring even one more small drop of peace and unity into this world. Also, something to help children in need.

Gassho, J

SatTodayLAH

[Mp]

My heart breaks for the children, their families and everyone involved.

Even so, we must not forget that in the Buddhist way of seeing, there are no "bad people", only people who themselves are victims of their own anger and divisive thinking which causes them to do bad acts. I know it is is hard to see, but the real culprit is the desire, anger and divisive thinking that causes someone to harm innocent children, and that even the harm doers are victims of that. (That does not mean that society is not justified in taking action to prevent or punish such people, only that we do not meet anger with anger ... and we see the real cause as not the persons, but as a kind of disease).

I am going to ask all our people joining in Lend-A-Hand-LAH to do something this week to bring even one more small drop of peace and unity into this world.

Gassho, J

SatTodayLAH

Agreed, thank you Jundo. I will do my part in trying to bring peace right here in my own commuity and through that, maybe we can come together and stop such acts of violence around the world.

Gassho
Shingen

SatToday/LAH

[Risho]

I have no words. Much metta. My heart goes out to the victims of this.

Gassho

Risho
-sattoday

[Matt]

Remember that the best response to "terrorism" is not to be "terrified", and to react with Peace.

Thank you for this, Jundo.

Gassho
Matt
SatTodayLAH

[Enjaku]

Today I met with the first client who actually witnessed the incident, no doubt the first of many traumatised young people. She is a young lady who was at the concert but fortunately avoided the blast.

She said, "I'm sure like everything it will get easier with time, plus I know I'm not the only one feeling like this today".

Enjaku,
Sat LAH

[Jakuden]

Today I met with the first client who actually witnessed the incident, no doubt the first of many traumatised young people. She is a young lady who was at the concert but fortunately avoided the blast.

She said, "I'm sure like everything it will get easier with time, plus I know I'm not the only one feeling like this today".

Enjaku,
Sat LAH

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[Mp]

Today I met with the first client who actually witnessed the incident, no doubt the first of many traumatised young people. She is a young lady who was at the concert but fortunately avoided the blast.

She said, "I'm sure like everything it will get easier with time, plus I know I'm not the only one feeling like this today".

Enjaku,
Sat LAH

Good to know that you were there to help her Enjaku.

Gassho
Shingen

SatToday/LAH

[Doshin]

Today I met with the first client who actually witnessed the incident, no doubt the first of many traumatised young people. She is a young lady who was at the concert but fortunately avoided the blast.

She said, "I'm sure like everything it will get easier with time, plus I know I'm not the only one feeling like this today".

Enjaku,
Sat LAH

Thank you for your good works

Gassho
SattodayLAH

[Tairin]

Gassho
Warren
Sat today/LAH

[Jakuden]

Today I met with the first client who actually witnessed the incident, no doubt the first of many traumatised young people. She is a young lady who was at the concert but fortunately avoided the blast.

She said, "I'm sure like everything it will get easier with time, plus I know I'm not the only one feeling like this today".

Enjaku,
Sat LAH

Yes thank you Enjaku and no doubt this is very difficult for you too, so please remember your Sangha is here sitting with and for you

Gassho,
Jakuden
SatToday/LAH