Hope Quote by Chogyam Trungpa

“Monks, even if bandits were to savagely sever you, limb by limb, with a double-handled saw, even then, whoever of you harbors ill will…

— Gautama Buddha

“The tool the Buddha holds out to free the mind from desire is understanding.”

— Bhikkhu Bodhi

“What of ourselves? In actuality the monk’s journey is everyone’s journey, though in our frenetic world of activity and distraction we often miss the…

— Monks of New Skete

“Even if you are a monk, like my brother, passion or slaughter will meet you someday. For you cannot survive as a monk if…

— Michael Ondaatje

“Here, monks, a monk goes to the forest, to the foot of a tree, or to an empty place, sits down, folds his legs…

— John Yates

“Let, then, your heart be so pure that you may not be unworthy of the sunshine beaming upon you the light of Universal Spirit.…

— Kaiten Nukariya

“Pay attention to the condition of your mind and keep it free, peaceful, and full of faith.”

— Joyce Meyer

“For two years I’ve been a monk but the only monastery I’ve lived in is my own mind.”

— Bhiksus Heng Sure, Heng Ch’au

“A noble mind finds its purest joy in the accomplishment of its duty, and to that willingly sacrifices its inclination.”

— Johann David Wyss

“Your physical well being and thus your mental state, is God-given responsibility to you. Tending to them and get a clear sense of what…

— Daniel Gottlieb

“When monks deny the existence of the I, they are not denying the existence of humanity or of man in general; but that of…

— Mwanandeke Kindembo

“If you saturate your mind with positive thoughts, it will sustain you in any situation.”

— Lailah Gifty Akita