#buddhism

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With the practice of meditation we can develop this ability to more fully love ourselves and to more consistently love others.


Sharon Salzberg


#meditation #love

You cannot control the results, only your actions.


Allan Lokos


#compassion #insight #karma #meditation #mindfulness

The embodiment of kindness is often made difficult by our long ingrained patterns of fear & jealousy.


Sharon Salzberg


#compassion #kindness #change

Man suffers only because he takes seriously what the gods made for fun.


Alan Wilson Watts


#metaphysics #philosophy #religion #tao #taoism

The secret of Buddhism is to remove all ideas, all concepts, in order for the truth to have a chance to penetrate, to reveal itself.


Thích Nhất Hạnh


#philosophy #religion #religion

The difference between theism and nontheism is not whether one does or does not believe in God. . . Theism is a deep-seated conviction that there's some hand to hold: if we just do the right things, someone will appreciate us and take care of us. . . Nontheism is relaxing with the ambiguity and uncertainty of the present moment without reaching for anything to protect ourselves.


Pema Chödrön


#buddhism #religion #spirituality #religion

If we learn to open our hearts, anyone, including the people who drive us crazy, can be our teacher.


Pema Chödrön


#shambhala #teacher

If someone comes along and shoots an arrow into your heart, it’s fruitless to stand there and yell at the person. It would be much better to turn your attention to the fact that there’s an arrow in your heart...


Pema Chödrön


#buddhism #mindfulness #attention

Instead of engaging in cutthroat competition, we should strive to create value. In economic terms, this means a transition from a consumer economy - the mad rush for ownership and consumption - to a constructive economy where all human beings can participate in the act of creating lasting worth.


Daisaku Ikeda


#peace #economy

Treat every moment as your last. It is not preparation for something else.


Shunryu Suzuki


#zen