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“Nothing needs to be done, and things get done.”
“It is the rub that polishes the jewel, Enso Roshi says. Nobody ever gets to nirvana without going through samsara. Nobody ever gets to heaven, without going through hell. The center of all things, ...”
“No word matters. But man forgets reality and remembers words.”
“Recollection of death also serves as a useful preparation for the time when one actually has to face death. As the concluding exercise among the body contemplations, a regular recollection of death...”
“The advantages of developing absorption concentration are not only that it provides a stable and receptive state of mind for the practice of insight meditation. The experience of absorption is one ...”
“Just as a prism refracts light differently when you change its angle, each experience of love illuminates love in new ways, drawing from an infinite palette of patterns and hues.”
“We can free ourselves from the old stories that have reduced us & allow real love for ourselves to blossom.”
“It is entirely conceivable that life's splendour forever lies in wait about each one of us in all its fullness, but veiled from our view, deep down, invisible, far off. It is there, though, not hos...”
“To forgive does not mean to condone.”
“At last the bottom fell out.No more water in the pail.No more moon in the water.”
“A certain amount of native skill and training can allow many individuals to be fairly successful magicians, achieving a surprisingly high ratio of positive results through sorcery.(...) These outer...”
“Those who read books cannot understand the teachings and, what's more, may even go astray. But those who try to observe the things going on in the mind, and always take that which is true in their ...”
“We long for permanence but everything in the known universe is transient. Thats a fact but one we fight.”
“Compassion is not religious business, it is human business, it is not luxury, it is essential for our own peace and mental stability, it is essential for human survival.”
“Patience has all the time it needs.”
“We dont need any sort of religious orientation to lead a life that is ethical, compassionate & kind.”
“We find greater lightness & ease in our lives as we increasingly care for ourselves & other beings.”
“Once someone appears to us primarily as an object, kindness has no place to root.”
“The embodiment of kindness is often made difficult by our long ingrained patternsof fear & jealousy.”
“The essence of the Dharma (the teachings of the Buddha) is about identifying the cause of our suffering & alleviating it.”
