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- In Buddhism, mindfulness is the key. Mindfulness is the energy that sheds light on all things and all activities, producing the power of concentration, bringing…
- No single tradition monopolizes the truth. We must glean the best values of all traditions and work together to remove the tensions between traditions in…
- May all beings learn how to nourish themselves with joy each day.
- You who are journalists, writers, citizens, you have the right and duty to say to those you have elected that they must practice mindfulness, calm…
- Enlightenment for a wave is the moment the wave realizes it is water. At that moment, all fear of death disappears.
- The greatest of all miracles is to be alive.
- When you plant lettuce, if it does not grow well, you don't blame the lettuce. You look for reasons it is not doing well. It…
- We all have the seeds of love in us.We can develop this wonderful source of energy, nurturing the unconditional love that does not expect anything…
- We have to understand in order to be of help. We all have pain, but we tend to suppress it, because we don't want it…
- To reconcile conflicting parties, we must have the ability to understand the suffering of both sides. If we take sides, it is impossible to do…
- Understanding and Love are not two separate things, but just one. To develop understanding, you have to practice looking at all living beings with the…
- In every country in the world, killing human beings is condemned. The Buddhist precept of non-killing extends even further, to include all living beings.
- It is best if we do not listen to or look at the person whom we consider to be the cause of our anger. Like…
- Peace in every step. The shining red sun is my heart. Each flower smiles with me. How green, how fresh all that grows. How cool…
- We fear that this moment will end, that we won't get what we need, that we will lose what we love, or that we will…
- When someone does not know how to handle his own suffering, one allows it to spill all over the people around him or her. When…
- People normally cut reality into compartments, and so are unable to see the interdependence of all phenomena. To see one in all and all in…
- When practiced to its fullest, mindful eating turns a simple meal into a spiritual experience, giving us a deep appreciation of all that went into…
- Our mind is the foundation of all our actions, whether they are actions of body, speech, or mind, i.e., thinking. Whatever we think, say, or…
- In all the practice centers in the tradition of Plum Village whenever the phone rings or the clock chimes in the dining hall, people stop…
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- Wise people, even though all laws were abolished, would still lead the same life. — Aristophanes
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