Buddhism Quotes
Observe & accept what ever arises & know that everything is as it needs to be.
You don't have to love yourself unconditionally before you can give or receive real love.
So often we operate from ideas of love that don’t fit our reality.
One foundation of loving relationships is curiosity, keeping open to the idea that we have much to learn even about those we have been close to for decades.
To truly love ourselves, we must challenge our beliefs that we need to be different or better.
As soon as we ask whether or not a story is true in the present moment, we empower ourselves to re-frame it.
Maybe what we really need is to change our relationship to what is, to see who we are with the strength of a generous spirit & a wise heart.
Living in a story of a limited self—to any degree—is not love.
Identifying the source of our personal narratives helps us to release its negative aspects and re-frame it in ways that promote wholeness.
How wonderful it would be if people did all they could for one other without seeking anything in return! One should never remember a kindness done, and never forget a kindness received.
Absent a sense of the preciousness of one's own life, why respect the life of anyone else?
We long for permanence but everything in the known universe is transient. That’s a fact but one we fight.
Science tells us that love not only diminishes the experience of physical pain but can make us—and our beloveds—healthier.
It is better to pray with a pure heart before the family altar than to perform gaudy ceremonies in a pagoda, clad in the robes of an unworthy bonze.
When we pay attention to sensations in our bodies, we can feel that love is the energetic opposite of fear.
Everyone we interact with has the capacity to surprise us in an infinite number of ways. What can first open us up to each of our innate capacities for love is merely to recognize that.
Because of the Dharma, my mind was more free in prison than worldly people experience in the best of circumstances.
Death would be an extremely bad thing like most of us paint it, if being dead were painful.
Once upon a time, there was a Zen signat every small railway crossing in AmericaStop. Look. And listen.
From the Buddhist perspective, the only lasting way to bring about change is for people themselves to change.
We may have different points of arguments from perspectives of belief, faith and religion.But we must not hate each other. We are one human family.
Maybe love at first sight isn’t what we think it is. Maybe it’s recognising a soul we loved in a past life and falling in love with them again.
Inner peace doesn't have to be religious, spiritual, or impossible. It simply means you think and act with clarity and compassion--no longer conquered by the storms of the mind.
We do not want to deny existence. Yet we also do not want to limit existence. Thus, we observe and honor without forming opinion, labeling, or adding a story to the object of our observation.
The experience of pleasant, unpleasant, or neutral is the consequences of perception.
The most important step in developing skillful speech is to think before speaking.
Yes, silence is painful, but if you endure it, you will hear the cadence of the entire universe.
Everyone makes mistakes. Whether we put our mistakes to use depends on how deeply we reflect on our actions. It is desirable to reflect until the tears come. - On Self-Reflection -
If you are fortunate enough to enjoy great success, you should never forget the spirit of the beginner, and not grow indolent and arrogant.
So what is a good meditator? A good meditator meditates.
To be mindful entails examining the path we are traveling & making choices that alleviate suffering & bring happiness to ourselves & those around us.
You must know your enemy to beat him at his own game, but be ready as well for the ultimate sacrifice, for nobody comes out of hell without a scratch.
Mindfulness is not the path of chasing. It is the path of beautification. When flowers blossom, the fragrance spreads, and the bees come.
Mind is like a net, drawn by the needles of past and future. Mindfulness is the way for not getting stuck into that net.
Mindfulness is not a mechanical process. It is developing a very gentle, kind, and creative awareness to the present moment.
We see that the vast majority of our suffering is needless, and simply arises from the misidentification with our thinking mind.
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.
... "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.
Taking in another’s criticism, even when it’s offered out of love, requires courage.
Is it a weakness not being able to hate? Or is it preparation for what is inevitable, the ability only to love.
To win or lose often depends on set parameters. Expand the bounds of what is possible, and you may come out the true winner, outside the confines of its defining.