We have the ability to effect a great positive change in the world, starting with the training of our own minds and the overcoming of our deluded conditioning. Waking up is not a selfish pursuit of happiness; it is a… — Noah Levine Copy Share Image
“A good basic guideline for our speech is to reflect on whether what we are saying is both true and useful. There may be times when we are honest in what we say, but our words are too brutal or harsh. And there may be other times when we are deliberately being kind with the words we choose, but what… — Noah Levine Copy Share
“Actually a solution & a path to personal freedom. My own life's experience w/ both Dharma practice & punk rock inspired me to try to bridge the gap between the two. I've tried to help point out the similarities, while also acknowledging the differences, & to show those of my generation who are interested that they can practice meditation &… — Noah Levine Copy Share
“The greatest satisfaction comes not from chasing pleasure and avoiding pain, but from the radical acceptance of life as it is, without fighting and… — Noah Levine Copy Share Image
“Loving-kindness is the experience of having a friendly and loving relationship toward ourselves as well as all others. The experience of sending loving-kindness toward ourselves is perhaps as simple as bringing a friendly attitude to our minds and bodies. Typically, we tend to judge ourselves and be quite critical and harsh in our self-assessments, identifying with the negative thoughts and… — Noah Levine Copy Share
“Waking up is not a selfish pursuit of happiness, it is a revolutionary stance, from the inside out, for the benefit of all beings… — noah levine Copy Share Image
“An action from a confused and suffering being in the past doesn't represent what that being is forever; it is only an expression of… — Noah Levine Copy Share Image
“Serving the truth comes down simply to living life from the place of positive intentions. It means doing the right thing even when everything… — Noah Levine Copy Share Image
“Does our lack of forgiveness really punish them, or does it just make our hearts hard and our lives unpleasent.” — Noah Levine Copy Share Image
“The Buddha likened humans to the lotus flowers. Out of the deluded mud of human existence, filled with greed, hatred, and delusion, in a… — Noah Levine Copy Share Image
Generosity is revolutionary, counter-instinctual. Our survival instinct is to care only for ourselves and our loved ones. But we can transform our relationship to… — Noah Levine Copy Share Image
We come to understand the law of casuality - that is, we see that all beings are experiencing what they're experiencing based on their… — Noah Levine Copy Share Image
