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“How long the path may be depends for any man on where he stands today and his speed of travel. These are his past and present choosing, but the beginning of the way is here and now, and karma and r...”
“The horns of a rabbit do not inherently exist because they do not exist at all. The mere realization of their non-existence reveals that the horns of a rabbit do not inherently exist; therefore, th...”
“Mindfulness means being present to whatever is happening here and now - when mindfulness is strong, there is no room left in the mind for wanting something else. With less liking and disliking of w...”
“The goal of becoming a better person is within the reach of us all, at every moment. ... We need only invoke the power of mindful awareness in any action of body, speech, or mind to elevate that ac...”
“The mess we are making of our planet is caused by our own greed, hatred, and delusion. Aside from the existential afflictions of aging, death, and at least some of the illnesses, every instance we ...”
“We do not now stand in the middle; in every aspect of our life we have, deliberately or by the 'conditioning' of birth, education or environment, allowed ourselves to stand on one bank of the river...”
“Life is suffering--and yet.”
“Suffering has many faces. If we discover the roots of one suffering, we are at the same time discovering the roots of others.”
“When things are good, it is because we remember a time when they were not. When there was pain. But now the pain is gone, so things are good. When we hurt, it is because we recall a time when we di...”
“Suffering is universal. It's the one thing Buddhists, Christians, and Muslims are all worried about.”
“An outrageous instinct to love and be loved blinded your arms to lines of proprietyWomen and Men, Christians and Jews, Muslims and Buddhists, white, black, red, brown. An outrageous instinct to lov...”
“The thinking brain influences the bodys responses and it makes a neat little loop.”
“We have to establish ourselves in the here and now in order to truly eat. All through the meal, we should really be here with the people at the table. As we chew our food, we should really be here ...”
“desires are not killed by fulfilling them”
“While a man desires a woman,His mind is boundAs closely as a calf to its mother.As you would pluck an autumn lily,Pluck the arrow of desire.”
“Actively, we are motivated by the never-ending desires of the self. We are compelled to pursue whatever the self imagines will satisfy its desires. We are convinced that satisfaction of desire is t...”
“If you're constantly ruminating about what you just did- or what you should have done- or what you would have done if you only had the chance, you will miss your life. Ok, you will fail to connect ...”
“When people used to complain to the Buddha that they were upset, telling him, "Our children upset us; our partner agitates us," his simple reply would be, "You are not upset because of your childre...”
“We cannot learn real patience and tolerance from a guru or a friend. They can be practiced only when we come in contact with someone who creates unpleasant experiences.”
“Patience from a Buddhist perspective is not a "wait and see" attitude, but rather one of "just be there"... Patience can also be based on not expecting anything.Think of patience as an act of being...”
