David Carlyle

“The idea that I am a bad person or exhibiting poor character traits by my disdain for someone can be irrelevant and…

— David Carlyle

“The Buddha encouraged his followers to never accept what was put to them as truth by anyone else without scrutiny or skepticism.…

— David Carlyle

“Integrity is the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles. It is also the state of being whole or complete.…

— David Carlyle

“It is in this state of not thinking that we learn to accept our place within the world without wanting anything from…

— David Carlyle

“We can either fill our minds and chatter to ourselves about issues and people while we are gardening, or we can simply…

— David Carlyle

“When you are able to sit quietly and allow all the world to go about it’s business without your interaction, comment or…

— David Carlyle

“Zen is the practice of being still, while doing what we do in our lives, so that we are focused and connected…

— David Carlyle

“When we are able to focus on what we are doing in this moment, right now, we are able to let go…

— David Carlyle

“Our ego is stroked and cultivated to the point we don’t even notice that we are being manipulated by advertising departments and…

— David Carlyle

“Buddhism is a non-theistic belief suggesting a path of spiritual development can offer the individual insight into the true nature of reality.”

— David Carlyle

“The universe is obviously here. You are here. Asking why to either point seems rather pointless and unnecessary.”

— David Carlyle

“Either we can be present in our own lives, in what we are doing here and now, focused and attentive to our…

— David Carlyle

“It is the human beings ability to perceive himself as distinct from everything around him that creates his separateness from everything and…

— David Carlyle

“If you truly desire a spiritual base to your life you must make the effort every day to commit to such.”

— David Carlyle

“The greatest lesson Zen can give those who seek spirituality is simply to accept that we are part of all that is…

— David Carlyle

“We are not really who we project as a persona. We are simply our selves living our lives to the best of…

— David Carlyle

“We are not who we THINK we are, we are what we DO.”

— David Carlyle

“We know thinner is not better, more is never enough and success is really an artificial construct to support capitalism and corporations.”

— David Carlyle

“For spirituality is not believing in any one thing in particular, spirituality is being true to our innate sense of truth and…

— David Carlyle

“With practice the inner voice recognizes the calm as more nourishing than the chatter and a change starts to unfold naturally.”

— David Carlyle

“When we allow our minds to be clouded by thoughts of what others may think or say about us, or others, we…

— David Carlyle

“The single most important thing we can do for our own sense of integrity and spirituality is simply allow ourselves to take…

— David Carlyle