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- 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…
- The practice of peace and reconciliation is one of the most vital and artistic of human actions.
- Many of us have been running all our lives. Practice stopping.
- I realize that many elements of the Buddhist teaching can be found in Christianity, Judaism, Islam. I think if Buddhism can help, it is the…
- If every day you practice walking and sitting meditation and generate the energy of mindfulness and concentration and peace, you are a cell in the…
- In Buddhist culture, offering food to the monk symbolizes the action of goodness, and if you have no opportunity to support the practice of spirituality,…
- Mindfulness practices enhance the connection between our body, our mind and everything else that is around us. Mindful living is the key to understanding our…
- There are many, many Christians who practice Buddhism, and they become better and better Christians all the time.
- Freedom is not given to us by anyone; we have to cultivate it ourselves. It is a daily practice... No one can prevent you from…
- We need enlightenment, not just individually but collectively, to save the planet. We need to awaken ourselves. We need to practice mindfulness if we want…
- When we have peace, then we have a chance to save the planet. But if we are not united in peace, if we do not…
- The kingdom of God is available to you in the here and the now. But the question is whether you are available to the kingdom.…
- We who have touched war have a duty to bring the truth about war to those who have not had a direct experience of it.…
- Anyone can practice some nonviolence, even soldiers. Some army generals, for example, conduct their operations in ways that avoid killing innocent people; this is a…
- I am determined to practice deep listening. I am determined to practice loving speech.
- I am inviting you to go deeper, to learn and to practice so that you become someone who has a great capacity for being solid,…
- Before practicing meditation, we see that mountains are mountains. When we start to practice, we see that mountains are no longer mountains. After practicing a…
- Words and thoughts concerning compassionate action that are not put into practice are like beautiful flowers that are colorful but have no fragrance.
- I will practice coming back to the present moment...not letting regrets and sorrow drag me back into the past or letting anxieties, fears, or cravings…
- If you do not know how to take care of yourself, and the violence in you, then you will not be able to take care…
- The nectar of compassion is so wonderful. If you are committed to keeping it alive, then you are protected. What the other person says will…
- When you have enough understanding and compassion in you, then that amount of understanding and compassion will try to express itself in action. And your…
- To be a monk is to have time to practice for your transformation and healing. And after that to help with the transformation and healing…
More Practice Quotes
- Ask yourself the secret of your success. Listen to your answer, and practice it. — Richard Bach
- In practice, I've had a presence in China since 1998 with my commercial spaces and shops. — Giorgio Armani
- School is practice for future life, practice makes perfect and nobody's perfect, so why practice? — Billie Joe Armstrong
- Compassion is a practically acquired knowledge, like dancing. You must do it and practice diligently day by day. — Karen Armstrong
- Reading and writing, like everything else, improve with practice. And, of course, if there are no young readers and writers, there will… — Margaret Atwood
- Our generation in the west was lucky: we had readymade gateways. We had books, paper, teachers, schools and libraries. But many in… — Margaret Atwood
- Let it be your constant method to look into the design of people's actions, and see what they would be at, as… — Marcus Aurelius
- I have been a selfish being all my life, in practice, though not in principle. — Jane Austen
- I don't know what heavy penance I would not have gladly undertaken rather than practice prayer. — Teresa of Avila
- A beginner must look on himself as one setting out to make a garden for his Lord's pleasure, on most unfruitful soil… — Teresa of Avila
- Whoever has not begun the practice of prayer, I beg for the love of the Lord not to go without so great… — Teresa of Avila
- A democracy, the realistic observer is forced to conclude, is likely to be idealistic in its feelings about itself, but imperialistic about… — Irving Babbitt