190 quotes found
“In us, there is a river of feelings, in which every drop of water is a different feeling, and each feeling relies on all the others for its existence. To observe it, we just sit on the bank of the ...”
“[T]he flower is made of non-flower elements. We can describe the flower as being full of everything. There is nothing that is not present in the flower. We see sunshine, we see the rain, we see clo...”
“I am a continuation like the rain is the continuation of the cloud.”
“Things cannot stay the same because they are influenced by everything else, everything that is not itself.”
“Just because we do not perceive something, it is not correct to say it does not exist.”
“Thanks to impermanence, everything is possible. Life itself is possible. If a grain of corn is not impermanent, it can never be transformed into a stalk of corn. If the stalk were not impermanent, ...”
“Impermanence means that everything changes and that nothing remains the same in any consecutive moments. And although things change every moment, they still cannot be accurately described as the sa...”
“Emptiness is not the opposite of existence. It is not nothingness or annihilation.”
“Direct experience is the only way.”
“When you lose a loved one, you suffer. But if you know how to look deeply, you have a chance to realize that his or her nature is truly the nature of no birth, no death. There is manifestation and ...”
“Nourish yourself every day with the wonderful things that life has to offer you. Nourish yourself in the present moment. Walk in the kingdom of God.”
“We can only accept teachings that we have put into practice with our own awakened understanding and that we can see with our own experience to be true.”
“Don't chase after your thoughts as a shadow follows its object. Don't run after your thoughts. Find joy and peace in this very moment .”
“The present moment is the only time over which we have dominion. The most important person is always the person you are with, who is right before you,”
“When a feeling or thought arises, your intention should not be to chase it away, even if by continuing to concentrate on the breath the feeling or thought passes naturally from the mind. The intent...”
“...didn't need to waste so much time envisioning some vague horribleness awaiting me in my future.”
“While practicing mindfulness, don't be dominated by the distinction between good and evil, thus creating a battle within oneself.”
“A person who looks at the table and can see the universe is a person who can see the way.”
“People normally cut reality into compartments, and so are unable to see the interdependence of all phenomena. To see one in all and all in one is to break through the great barrier which narrows on...”
“Whatever the tasks, do them slowly and with ease, in mindfulness. Don't do any task in order to get it over with. Resolve to do each job in a relaxed way, with all your attention.”
