Free passion is radiation without a radiator, a fluid, pervasive warmth that flows effortlessly. It is not destructive because it is a… — Chogyam Trungpa Copy Share Image
Waterlilies always come in Buddhist sculpture. The Buddhas all stand on lotus pedestals, because the lotus is grown from the mud. The… — Hiroshi Sugimoto Copy Share Image
One may desire a spurious respect and precedence among one's fellow monks, and the veneration of outsiders. "Both monks and laity should… — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
The beginning of mindful eating is the realization that eating meat is not about the meat-eater; it is about the animals who… — Norm Phelps Copy Share Image
To me, this is from a Buddhist perspective or whatever, sometimes people who are working out their political beliefs, they can rage… — Mike White Copy Share Image
Religion is one of the most important forces in the world. Whether you are a Christian, a Muslim, a Buddhist, a Jew,… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
Rising early and scorning laziness, remaining calm in time of strife, faultless in conduct and clever in actions. One like this will… — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
I'm thrilled by the fact that I made something out of nothing. There it is! It wasn't there before: there it is… — Laurie Anderson Copy Share Image
I've always been fond of the idea expressed in Buddhist art, that there are certain objects that, just by seeing them, can… — Alex Grey Copy Share Image
Without freedom, creativity cannot flourish. The right to freedom is crucial to progress in any society; and the context is having a… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
Live contemplating the body. Contemplate internally and externally. Contemplate the origination of things in the body. Contemplate the dissolution of things in… — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
Buddhism cannot be true to itself until Buddhists resolve their ambivalence toward nonhuman animals and extend the full protection of their compassion… — Norm Phelps Copy Share Image
Mindfulness is the direct application of Buddhist teachings to a physical event, a way of doing or accomplishing something, or a way… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
All my life I’ve pursued the perfect red. I can never get painters to mix it for me. It’s exactly as if… — Diana Vreeland Copy Share Image
When we hunt or fish, we deliberately kill a defenseless being who wishes us no harm. This is a direct violation of… — Norm Phelps Copy Share Image
Those who practice deserve your respect. If you respect them, you respect yourself. It's easy to be critical, but it does no… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
But when one masters this wretched desire, which is so hard to overcome, then one's sorrows just drop off, like a drop… — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
Buddhist epistemologists do argue that rational analysis leads to the conclusion that rational analysis cannot give us infallible access to truth, including… — Jay L. Garfield Copy Share Image
Better than a thousand hollow words Is one word that brings peace. Better than a thousand hollow verses Is one verse that… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
What I find is that we're all human beings and that it's all very similar, what we believe. At the bottom, there's… — Dennis Quaid Copy Share Image
Sex according to Sangarakshita is rooted in the Lower Evolution and does not, in his experience, enhance communication between individuals. And sexual… — Sangharakshita Copy Share Image
In Buddhism we have a great deal of etiquette. Etiquette is simply ways of living to conserve energy. Etiquette allows people to… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
One has to try to develop one's inner feelings, which can be done simply by training one's mind. This is a priceless… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
