12 quotes found
“Meditation is a totally nonviolent, nonaggressive occupation.”
“Meditation practice isn’t about trying to throw ourselves away and become something better.”
“IN practicing meditation, we’re not trying to live up to some kind of ideal—quite the opposite.”
“PATIENCE is the antidote to anger, a way to learn to love and care for whatever we meet on the path.”
“Many religions have meditations on death to let it penetrate our thick skulls that life doesn’t last forever.”
“Meditation practice is not about later, when you get it all together and you’re this person you really respect.”
“We can learn to act and think in ways that sow seeds of our future well-being, gradually becoming more aware of what causes happiness as well as what causes distress.”
“Meditation takes us just as we are, with our confusion and our sanity. This complete acceptance of ourselves as we are is called maitri, or unconditional friendliness, a simple, direct relationship...”
“The calligraphy reads, “Pointing directly at your own heart, you find Buddha.” Listening to talks about the dharma, or the teachings of Buddha, or practicing meditation is nothing other than studyi...”
“In sitting meditation, we train in mindfulness and unconditional friendliness: in being steadfast with our bodies, our emotions, our thoughts.”
“We have two alternatives: either we question our beliefs - or we don't. Either we accept our fixed versions of reality- or we begin to challenge them. In Buddha's opinion, to train in staying open ...”
“In Buddha’s opinion, to train in staying open and curious—to train in dissolving our assumptions and beliefs—is the best use of our human lives.”
