#buddhism

"That's why it's called a practice. We have to practice a practice if it is to be of value."

"One doesn't have to be religious to lead a moral life or attain wisdom."

"But people of the deepest understanding look within, distracted by nothing. Since a clear mind is the Buddha, they attain the understanding of a Buddha without using the mind."

"Not till your thoughts cease all their branching here and there, not till you abandon all thoughts of seeking for something, not till your mind is motionless as wood or stone, will you be on the right road to the Gate."

"If you’re reading these words, perhaps it’s because something has kicked open the door for you, and you’re ready to embrace change. It isn’t enough to appreciate change from afar, or only in the abstract, or as something that can happen to other people but not to you. We need to create change for ourselves, in a workable way, as part of our everyday lives."

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

"No one should ever despair because the entrance to his or her chosen career path is clogged. There is an ancient saying: "The persistent drip wears through stone."

"Yes I am, I am also a Muslim, a Christian, a Buddhist, and a Jew."

"Being a senior doesn't automatically make one wise but the wise & foolish alike have things to teach us."

"Too lazy to be ambitious,I let the world take care of itself.Ten days' worth of rice in my bag;a bundle of twigs by the fireplace.Why chatter about delusion and enlightenment?Listening to the night rain on my roof,I sit comfortably, with both legs stretched out."

"Suffering usually relates to wanting things to be different from the way they are."

"People turn to meditation because they want to make good decisions, break bad habits & bounce back better from disappointments."

"it is impossible to build one's own happiness on the unhappiness of others. This perspective is at the heart of Buddhist teachings."

"Searching outside of you is Samsara (the world). Searching within you leads to Nirvana."

"Walk as if you are kissing the Earth with your feet."

"Since living is believing, no one can be completely lacking in faith."

"When the mind is exhausted of images, it invents its own."

"My experience with forgiveness is that it sort of comes spontaneously at a certain point and to try to force it it's not really forgiveness. It's Buddhist philosophy or something spiritual jargon that you're trying to live up to but you're just using it against yourself as a reason why you're not okay."

"Accepting the reality of change gives rise to equanimity."

"I cannot say this too strongly: Do not compare yourselves to others. Be true to who you are, and continue to learn with all your might."