Buddhist practice is the grounding for this work, this life, this way. — Joan Halifax Copy Share Image
I think Gore does have to worry. He is tied to Bill Clinton. We know that there were telephone calls that he… — Barbara Olson Copy Share Image
I am burdened with what the Buddhists call the monkey mind. The thoughts that swing from limb to limb, stopping only to… — Elizabeth Gilbert Copy Share Image
If you could train an AI to be a Buddhist, it would probably be pretty good. — Reid Hoffman Copy Share Image
There is no satisfying the senses, not even with a shower of money. "The senses are of slight pleasure and really suffering."… — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
Do not be thoughtless, always be mindful, watch your thoughts! Draw yourself out of the path of evil, like an elephant sunk… — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
Imagine a multidimensiona l spider's web in the early morning covered with dew drops. And every dew drop contains the reflection of… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Knowledge of the Enlightenment Cycle, of the ways that inner dimensions and nirvana work, lifts you far above the transient sorrows, pains,… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
We live in a very pluralistic society today. There are Buddhists, Hindus, Jews, atheists, Roman Catholics, Evangelical Christians, and Christians like me.… — John Shelby Spong Copy Share Image
Saints and ordinary folks are the same from the start. Inquiring about a difference is like asking to borrow string when you've… — Hsu Yun Copy Share Image
Believe nothing, O monks, just because you have been told it, or it is commonly believed, or because it is traditional or… — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
The practice of patience guards us against losing our presence of mind. It enables us to remain undisturbed, even when the situation… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
A fool acquires knowledge only to his own disadvantage. It destroys what good he has, and turns his brains. — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
Do not feel that you are destined not to make that final liberation in this life. This is egotism in a reverse… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
Fools wait for a lucky day, but everyday is a lucky day for an industrious man. — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
People came as immigrants from all over the world, and Hindu and Muslim and Buddhist and Sikh communities became part of the… — Diana L. Eck Copy Share Image
When one, abandoning greed, feels no greed for what would merit greed, greed gets shed from him - like a drop of… — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
We can't help being thirsty, moving toward the voice of water. Milk drinkers draw close to the mother. Muslims, Christians, Jews, Buddhists,… — Rumi Copy Share Image
One of the ideas that runs through this book [Lincoln in the Bardo] is this Buddhist notion that the mind is incredibly… — George Saunders Copy Share Image
Firstly, as a Buddhist monk, I hold that violence is not good. Secondly, I am a firm believer in the Gandian ethic… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
Your mantrum is the awareness of the dream - to enjoy and appreciate and have gratitude for all; neither to condemn nor… — Frederick Lenz 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
I see no contradiction between Buddhism and Christianity ... I intend to become as good a Buddhist as I can. — Thomas Merton Copy Share Image
