"It doesn’t matter if you’re rich or poor-the……" — Sakyong Mipham
"It doesn’t matter if you’re rich or poor-the determining factor of success and happiness is contentment."
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58 Quotes by Sakyong Mipham
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When we are certain that the way to accomplish our own wishes is to help others, we have no regrets.
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It's one thing to have the attitude of enlightenment and another thing to act in an enlightened way, which is…
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In meditation we are continuously discovering who and what we are.
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Whatever we do lays a seed in our deepest consciousness, and one day that seed will grow.
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It is said that if our intention is to help others-even if we are unable to follow it through-we will…
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If we do not push ourselves enough, we do not grow, but if we push ourselves too much, we regress.…
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The body benefits from movement, and the mind benefits from stillness.
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When stress is the basic state of mind, even good things stress us out. We have to learn to let…
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The wise are balanced, and the foolish are extreme.
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What is really happening in meditation is that we are developing the ability to think when we want to, and…
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Running and meditation are very personal activities. Therefore they are lonely. This loneliness is one of their best qualities because…
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The bones and tendons of the mind are mindfulness and awareness. Mindfulness is the mind’s strength, and awareness is its…
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More Contentment Quotes
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There is greatness in the fear of God, contentment in faith of God, and honour in humility.
— Abu Bakr
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Writing a novel is one of those modern rites of passage, I think, that lead us from an innocent world…
— J. G. Ballard
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A contented mind is the greatest blessing a man can enjoy in this world.
— Joseph Addison
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I am sensible of the velocity of the moments, and entering that part of my head alert to the motion…
— Harold Brodkey
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Everyone chases after happiness, not noticing that happiness is right at their heels.
— Bertolt Brecht
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A youthful mind is seldom totally free from ambition; to curb that, is the first step to contentment, since to…
— Fanny Burney
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True contentment is a thing as active as agriculture. It is the power of getting out of any situation all…
— Gilbert K. Chesterton
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There is no austerity equal to a balanced mind, and there is no happiness equal to contentment; there is no…
— Chanakya
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How many cares one loses when one decides not to be something but to be someone.
— Coco Chanel
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If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.
— Marcus Tullius Cicero
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A dying man needs to die, as a sleepy man needs to sleep, and there comes a time when it…
— Stewart Alsop
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In contentment and joy are found the height and perfection of all love towards our neighbor.
— William Ames
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