“Know what you can change from what you can’t, and you’ll live a happier, more peaceful life. This view is not pessimistic—it is pragmatic. It acknowledges that the world is a difficult and complicated place to live in. The more… — Dominique Francon Copy Share Image
“When we dematerialize our lives, we are admitting to ourselves the real world in which we live. We are facing reality headfirst and not distracting ourselves with smartphones or excess goods. We’re saving time to enjoy quality meals, vacation time… — Dominique Francon Copy Share Image
“Expect things to go wrong, expect things to be different than we hoped or planned, expect the unexpected to happen. And accept it.” — Dominique Francon Copy Share Image
“Movement meditation involves incorporating the flow of movement into your thoughts” — Dominique Francon Copy Share Image
“In the end, all any of these religions aim to do is give us hope. The main difference with Buddhism is that it aims… — Dominique Francon Copy Share Image
“If you learn only one thing from this book, let it be that: that an Indian man 2,600 years ago came up with the… — Dominique Francon Copy Share Image
“As the Supreme Buddha once said, “The root of suffering is attachment.” — Dominique Francon Copy Share Image
“I believe we all suffer from an innate fear of being left behind and forgotten. Well, guess what? You will be forgotten one day.” — Dominique Francon Copy Share Image
“Loneliness is not the absence of company, it is grief over that absence.” — Dominique Francon Copy Share Image
“The first truth is that there is suffering in the world. We may know this phrase as, “Shit happens.” — Dominique Francon Copy Share Image
“ To be in a state of nirvana means to ignore greed, selfishness, anger and other distracting emotions. It is, in a word, to… — Dominique Francon Copy Share Image
“happy. Gautama never wanted to be deified like a God, and that didn’t happen. But people” — Dominique Francon Copy Share Image
“I want to help you understand Buddhism from the ground-level, from a totally introductory standpoint, so that you can take from it what you’d… — Dominique Francon Copy Share Image
