Our Practice Quotes

29 quotes by 22 authors

I think there ought to be a strict separation or wall built between our religious faith and our practice of political authority in office. I… — Jimmy Carter
If enlightenment comes first, before thinking, before practice, your thinking and your practice will not be self-centered. By enlightenment I mean believing in nothing, believing… — Shunryu Suzuki
Our practice is not to clear up the mystery. It is to make the mystery clear. — Robert Baker Aitken
How do we know if our practice is a real practice? Only by one thing: more and more, we just see the wonder. What is… — Joko Beck
We intend to continue our practice of working only with people whom we like and admire. This policy not only maximizes our chances for good… — Warren Buffett
We cannot ask forgiveness over and over again for our sins, and then return to our sins, expecting God to forgive us. We must turn… — Billy Graham
Any single historical event is too complex to be adequately known by anyone. It transcends all the intellectual capacities of men. Our practice is to… — B.F. Skinner
Repentance means turning from as much as you know of your sin to give as much as you know of yourself to as much as… — J I Packer
So it is not a matter of whether it is possible to attain Buddhahood, or if it is possible to make a tile a jewel.… — Shunryu Suzuki
People say that practicing Zen is difficult, but there is a misunderstanding as to why. It is not difficult because it is hard to sit… — Shunryu Suzuki
To learn to concentrate we must choose a prayer or meditation and follow this path with commitment and steadiness, a willingness to work with our… — Jack Kornfield
The independence and rebelliousness of our adolescence offer us yet another quality essential to our practice; the insistence that we find out the truth for… — Jack Kornfield
Whenever we find stiffness in the body, our mind should be especially supple. It is never the stiffness in our bodies that limits our practice,… — Geeta Iyengar
Our practice should be based on the ideal of selflessness. Selflessness is very difficult to understand. If you try to be selfless, that is already… — Shunryu Suzuki
It is our care for the helpless, our practice of loving kindness, that brands us in the eyes of those who oppose us. — Tertullian
Repetition and ritual and their good results come in many forms: changing the oil filter, wiping noses, going to meetings, picking up around the house,… — Gil Fronsdal
Practice can be stated very simply. It is moving from a life of hurting myself and others to a life of not hurting myself and… — Joko Beck
We do not slight the idea of enlightenment, but the most important thing is this moment, not some day in the future. We have to… — Shunryu Suzuki
The purpose of our practice is just to be yourself. — Shunryu Suzuki
If we want to cook food we need to leave the stove on continuously and not keep turning it on and off. If the heat… — Geshe Kelsang Gyatso

Who Wrote These Our Practice Quotes

22 authors contributed a total of 29 Our Practice Quotes as follows: