Reconciliation is to understand both sides; to go to one side and describe the suffering being endured by the other side, and… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
Beneath the sophistication of Buddhist psychology lies the simplicity of compassion. We can touch into this compassion whenever the mind is quiet,… — Jack Kornfield Copy Share Image
We must be open to our mistakes and grow. Growth isn't based on being perfect, but moving toward the best we can… — Tsem Tulku Copy Share Image
To me this technical acceptation seems not applicable here, where we have to deal with the simplest moral precepts, and not with… — Max Muller Copy Share Image
Since we desire the true happiness that is brought about by a calm mind, and such peace of mind arises only from… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
Buddhism is the study of power initially. It takes a certain amount of power to even know your potential - to have… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
One who previously made bad karma, but who reforms and creates good karma, brightens the world like the moon appearing from behind… — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
Some people like a harsh teacher. They feel the demands make them learn more quickly. Some like a gentle teacher because they… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
I often say that I'm a Buddhist-Episcopalian. I say that partly to annoy people.I like to annoy people who think that a… — Ninian Smart Copy Share Image
In the story ["The Pyramid and the Ass"] there's this war against the so-called Buddhist Terrorists. As we find out, they're not… — Alexander Weinstein Copy Share Image
One day I saw a picture of the Buddha on a Buddhist magazine and he was sitting on the grass, and he… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
The satsang is - within the mass culture - like little mushrooms here and there, and somebody, maybe a Christian and a… — Ram Dass Copy Share Image
“According to your holy book, every single Buddhist, Jew, Hindu, Muslim, follower of various minor traditions or sects, those who do not… — David G. McAfee Copy Share Image
The Now is as it is because it cannot be otherwise. What Buddhists have always known, physicists now confirm: there are no… — Eckhart Tolle Copy Share Image
All worldly pursuits have but one unavoidable and inevitable end, which is sorrow; acquisitions end in dispersion; buildings in destruction; meetings in… — Milarepa Copy Share Image
“In other words, in their own ways, both systems basically attempt to follow the Buddha in addressing the same fundamental problem of… — Karl Brunnholzl Copy Share Image
Behind the transient reality, there is something else. It is a deeper, more permanent and unchanging reality that we Buddhists call nirvana. — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Solitude is happiness for one who is content, who has heard the Dhamma and clearly sees. Non-affliction is happiness in the world… — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
Let us live in joy, never falling sick like those who hate us. Let us live in freedom, without hatred even among… — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
In the process of self-discovery you will learn to be kind when you could be harsh. You will learn to forgive, mostly… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
By eating meat we share responsibility for causing climate change, the destruction of our forests, and the poisoning of our air and… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
The thing about Buddhism is that it stresses attainment of something ineffable, that is where it differs from other religions in that… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Encountering sufferings will definitely contribute to the elevation of your spiritual practice, provided you are able to transform calamity and misfortune into… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
Different people describe me in a different ways. Some describe me as the living Buddha. Nonsense. Some describe me as 'God-king.' Nonsense.… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
Your worst enemy cannot harm you as much as your own unguarded thoughts. Develop the mind of equilibrium. You will always be… — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
The Buddhists say there are 121 states of consciousness. Of these, only three involve misery or suffering. Most of us spend our… — Jenny Offill Copy Share Image
If I say, "I am a monk." or "I am a Buddhist," these are, in comparison to my nature as a human… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
As you become more aware of your own imperfections, you simultaneously become more aware of the overall perfection of the universe. — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Yoga has brought me closer to myself. It's helped me realize the interconnectedness of the mind, body and spirit, in the Buddhist… — Christy Turlington Copy Share Image
In horror of death, I took to the mountains - again and again I meditated on the uncertainty of the hour of… — Milarepa Copy Share Image
There needs to be understanding that anger never helps to solve a problem. It destroys our peace of mind and blinds our… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
Buddhism is the study of the way the mind works. One has to be able to hold a large number of relational… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
There has to be evil so that good can prove its purity above it. To live a pure unselfish life, one must… — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
You see, Buddhists are optimists. We never saw sunsets in Atlantis like we do now. We didn't have those great chemicals in… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
A man asked Lord Buddha "I want happiness." Lord Buddha said - first remove "I" that's ego. Then remove "Want" that's desire.… — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
I’m someone who can sit in a Buddhist temple, and I can sit with Pentecostals or with Orthodox Jews, and I still… — Vera Farmiga Copy Share Image
Through zeal, knowledge is gotten, through lack of zeal, knowledge is lost; let a man who knows this double path of gain… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Even if only a few individuals try to create mental peace and happiness within themselves, and act responsibly and kind-heartedly towards others,… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
Well neither of us were "Buddhists" then because it was new to us. We were 60's people. Psychedelic relics, you know... whatever,… — Surya Das Copy Share Image
Looking deeply into the wrong perceptions, ideas, and notions that are at the base of our suffering is the most important practice… — Nhat Hanh Copy Share Image
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