Ways To Mark Remembrance Day: Buddhist guide honours the fallen; hatred never ends hatred
By eleven in the morning, traffic has eased, and the street is still. Poppies are pinned to coats, and a bugle sounds across a memorial lawn. Remembrance Day, observed on 11 November, marks the end of the First World War and honours those who died in conflict. And the silence says more than a speech could.The zodiac frames this Wednesday. The Sun is in Scorpio, a sign tied to loss, endurance and remembrance, so the wish to pause and honour the dead has strong backing.Buddhist Quote of the Day: Dhammapada 129All beings fear punishment, and all fear death.
Seeing oneself in others, one should neither kill nor cause another to kill. Translators vary in wording.The verse rests on a shared fear. It asks the reader to picture the other side as equally afraid.Remembering Without GlorifyingGrief for the fallen and a love of peace can sit together. Buddhist teaching asks for honest memory of what war costs, including the families left behind and the soldiers who came home changed.
Remembering is not the same as wishing for more.Neptune is retrograde in Aries, Mars's sign, which tends to dress conflict in noble language. Look at the plain record of names, ages and losses.Honour the Whole CostSaturn is retrograde in Aries and favours quiet, orderly acts. Observe the two minutes of silence if one is held nearby. Read the names on a local memorial, or ask an elderly relative about a family member who served.
Facts told plainly carry more weight than ceremony alone.Civilians and refugees belong in the memory too.Care for the Living Who Still Carry ItJupiter in Leo favours a generous and dignified manner. Veterans and families of the fallen often need steady company more than annual thanks. Offer a visit, a meal or help with an errand. Support given in small amounts is often the most useful kind.Pluto is direct in Aquarius, so slow changes in international relations and shared institutions are moving forward.
Back groups that work on aid, mediation and recovery after conflict.Ending the ChainThe Buddhist lesson for November 11 is that hatred is not cured by more hatred. Each act of retaliation sets up the next. Peace begins with small refusals, such as refusing to repeat a cruel remark about an entire people.Today, spend two quiet minutes thinking of someone who died in war. Then name one grudge of your own that you can put down.Get the latest astrology news and horoscope updates.
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