Insight Quote by Brenda Shoshanna

“All the insight we will ever need to live well will come from fully being who and where we are.”

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This is how we know we are in a loving relationship. We are blooming, and the one we love is blooming as well.

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When we do not reject our suffering, or add anything to it, pain is simply pain. It is what we add to our pain…

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We turn pain into suffering by adding on all kinds of beliefs, interpretations and judgments to it.

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Unless we base our sense of identity upon the truth of who we are, it is impossible to attain true happiness.

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Who you are is always enough. If your partner wants something different, it does not reflect upon you, but upon their needs and fantasies.

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A time of uncertainty, of not knowing exactly where we're headed, or what kind of choice to make is a Zen moment.

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We are what we think about. When we stay fixed on one person, thought or situation, we get caught in the grip of self-centered…

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When we are able to receive life's challenges as koans rather than problems, they become interesting and exciting, rather than ponderous and depressing.

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If one's sense of self is obtained through the eyes of another it is always subject to being lost.

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Do not make this practice a source of pressure, compulsion, anxiety or pride. It is none of these. Zazen is simply a way to…

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Fear of the future and longing for the past are major factors which impede appropriate action.

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Change is the very basis of our life, not to be fought, to be welcomed and tasted, to be seen for the gift it…

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