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“We can learn to return home to our open hearts at any moment.”
“The big realization when we go beyond the ego is simply seeing that we've always been ok.”
“I do not dispute with the world, it is the world that disputes with me. A speaker of Dhamma does not dispute with anyone in the world.”
“Each one of us is hard at war - within. We must face this battlefield; withdraw, as the psychologist would say, our habitual projections of that strife from the world around us, and realize that we...”
“The more we explore, understand, and even come to appreciate our own self-destructive mental attitudes, the more control we gain over our minds.”
“But sometimes you simply can't make yourself feel like acting. And in those situations, motivational advice risks making things worse, by surreptitiously strengthening your belief that you need to ...”
“Our practice rather than being about killing the ego is about simply discovering our true nature.”
“People sometimes imagine that without desire there would be no enjoyment. The opposite is true. When you're caught up in craving, you never really enjoy anything very much because your mind is alwa...”
“We find what's in our own heads.”
“... "The world is afflicted with death and decay, therefore the wise do not grieve, knowing the terms of the world," says an old Buddhist teaching. In other words: Get used to it.”
“Next to the dragon, and connected with it, water is the most frequently used symbol in Taosim. It is the strength in apparent weakness, the fluidity of life, an also symbolic of the state of coolne...”
“It is never too late to turn on the light. Your ability to break an unhealthy habit or turn off an old tape doesn't depend on how long it has been running; a shift in perspective doesn't depend on ...”
“Suffering usually relates to wanting things to be different from the way they are.”
“Mindfulness helps us get better at seeing the difference between whats happening and the stories we tell ourselves about whats happening, stories that get in the way of direct experience. Often suc...”
“One doesn't have to be religious to lead a moral life or attain wisdom.”
“Directing the mind to stay in the present can be a formidable task.”
“When we are aware of our weaknesses or negative tendencies, we open the opportunity to work on them.”
“Mindfulness, also called wise attention, helps us see what were adding to our experiences, not only during meditation sessions but also elsewhere.”
“People turn to meditation because they want to make good decisions, break bad habits & bounce back better from disappointments.”
“The practice of lovingkindness can uplift us & relieve sorrow & unhappiness.”
