"A scholar tries to learn something everyday; a……" — Alan Watts
"A scholar tries to learn something everyday; a student of Buddhism tries to unlearn something daily."
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347 Quotes by Alan Watts
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The power of memories and expectations is such that for most human beings, the past and the future are not…
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Meditation is the discovery that the point of life is always arrived at in the immediate moment.
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So we down-to-earth, gutsy, tough, realistic, and practical types have just been squandering billions of dollars and unimaginable amounts of…
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If the earth is man's extended body, to be loved and respected as one's own body, those who do no…
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The sound of the rain needs no translation.
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You can't figure out the Universe, especially if you're using figures to figure it.
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Man is a little germ that lives on an unimportant rock ball that revolves about a small star at the…
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But when no risk is taken there is no freedom. It is thus that, in an industrial society, the plethora…
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If my happiness at this moment consists largely in reviewing happy memories and expectations, I am but dimly aware of…
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The meaning and purpose of dancing is the dance. Like music also, it is fulfilled in each moment of its…
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To be alive spiritually man must have union with God and must be conscious of it. Apart from this union…
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We usually don't look. We overlook.
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Compassion is the key in Islam and Buddhism and Judaism and Christianity. They are profoundly similar.
— Karen Armstrong
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And as I stumbled onto Eastern philosophy and Buddhism, it was the first time I had ever read any sort…
— Alan Ball
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My faith foundation works to bring about a greater respect and understanding between different faiths. We basically work with six…
— Tony Blair
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Buddhism is not a creed, it is a doubt.
— Gilbert K. Chesterton
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I make a distinction between Buddhism with a Capital 'B' and buddhism with a small 'b'. Sri Lanka has the…
— Sulak Sivaraksa
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Buddhism regards all living creatures as being endowed with the Buddha nature and the potential to become Buddhas. That's why…
— Hsuan Hua
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To study Buddhism is to study ourselves. To study ourselves is to forget ourselves.
— Dogen
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The first precept in Buddhism is "Do not kill." This precept is not merely a legalistic prohibition, but a realization…
— Unknown Author
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In Buddhism, mindfulness is the key. Mindfulness is the energy that sheds light on all things and all activities, producing…
— Nhat Hanh
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Mindfulness is Buddha's word for meditation. By mindfulness he means: you should always remain alert, watchful. You should always remain…
— Rajneesh
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Come back to square one, just the minimum bare bones. Relaxing with the present moment, relaxing with hopelessness, relaxing with…
— Pema Chodron
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Life is fragile, like the dew hanging delicately on the grass, crystal drops that will be carried away on the…
— Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche
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