06-30-2010, 12:00 AM
Hey Wolf, was wondering...is your name LoneWolf from the Cherokee legend of the two wolves?
Two Wolves
A Cherokee Legend
An old Cherokee is teaching his grandson about life. "A fight is going on inside me," he said to the boy.
"It is a terrible fight and it is between two wolves. One is evil - he is anger, envy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, and ego." He continued, "The other is good - he is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion, and faith. The same fight is going on inside you - and inside every other person, too."
The grandson thought about it for a minute and then asked his grandfather, "Which wolf will win?"
The old Cherokee simply replied, "The one you feed."In Buddhist thought this would be consciously choosing to generate via your actions and thoughts dharma, rather then being prisoner to reactionary karma created by lack of spiritual effort that erodes the positive potential. So to combine eastern and western beliefs...this means to feed only the dharma wolf, a lonewolf, thus increasing positive potential (ability to gather wisdom) and the path to freedom.
Two Wolves
A Cherokee Legend
An old Cherokee is teaching his grandson about life. "A fight is going on inside me," he said to the boy.
"It is a terrible fight and it is between two wolves. One is evil - he is anger, envy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, and ego." He continued, "The other is good - he is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion, and faith. The same fight is going on inside you - and inside every other person, too."
The grandson thought about it for a minute and then asked his grandfather, "Which wolf will win?"
The old Cherokee simply replied, "The one you feed."In Buddhist thought this would be consciously choosing to generate via your actions and thoughts dharma, rather then being prisoner to reactionary karma created by lack of spiritual effort that erodes the positive potential. So to combine eastern and western beliefs...this means to feed only the dharma wolf, a lonewolf, thus increasing positive potential (ability to gather wisdom) and the path to freedom.