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“Treat every moment as your last. It is not preparation for something else.”
“Attachment leads to suffering.”
“There is surely nothing other than the single purpose of the present moment. A man's whole life is a succession of moment after moment. There will be nothing else to do, and nothing else to pursue....”
“O snailClimb Mount FujiBut slowly, slowly!”
“Where there are humans, You'll find flies,And Buddhas.”
“A person, who no matter how desperate the situation, gives others hope, is a true leader.”
“Whereever you are, you are one with the clouds and one with the sun and the stars you see. You are one with everything. That is more true than I can say, and more true than you can hear.”
“Being vegetarian here also means that we do not consume dairy and egg products, because they are products of the meat industry. If we stop consuming, they will stop producing. Only collective awake...”
“Many do not realize that we here must die. For those who realize this, quarrels end.”
“As human beings, not only do we seek resolution, but we also feel that we deserve resolution. However, not only do we not deserve resolution, we suffer from resolution. We don't deserve resolution;...”
“To dwell in the here and now does not mean you never think about the past or responsibly plan for the future. The idea is simply not to allow yourself to get lost in regrets about the past or worri...”
“We are such spendthrifts with our lives, the trick of living is to slip on and off the planet with the least fuss you can muster. Im not running for sainthood. I just happen to think that in life w...”
“The Buddha's original teaching is essentially a matter of four points -- the Four Noble Truths:1. Anguish is everywhere.2. We desire permanent existence of ourselves and for our loved ones, and we ...”
“The heart is what is important." There is nothing more vulnerable, nothing more corruptible than the human mind; nor is there anything as powerful, steadfast and ennobling.”
“Service which is rendered without joy helps neither the servant nor the served. But all other pleasures and possessions pale into nothingness before service which is rendered in a spirit of joy.”
“I'd like to dividemyself in order to see,among these mountains,each and every flowerof every cherry tree.”
“Where would I find enough leatherTo cover the entire surface of the earth?But with leather soles beneath my feet,Its as if the whole world has been covered.”
“Pain is not wrong. Reacting to pain as wrong initiates the trance of unworthiness. The moment we believe something is wrong, our world shrinks and we lose ourselves in the effort to combat the pain.”
“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 ...”
“Rise to the challenges that life presents you. You can't develop genuine character and ability by sidestepping adversity and struggle.”
