All Quotes By Tag: Buddhism

“When we are aware of our weaknesses or negative tendencies, we open the opportunity to work on them.”

“Guarding knowledge is not a good way to understand. Understanding means to throw away your knowledge.”

“I cannot say this too strongly: Do not compare yourselves to others. Be true to who you are, and continue to learn with all your might.”

“The difference between theism and nontheism is not whether one does or does not believe in God. . . Theism is a deep-seated conviction that there’s some hand to hold: if we just do the right things, someone will appreciate us and take care of us. . . Nontheism is relaxing with the ambiguity and uncertainty of the present moment without reaching for anything to protect ourselves.”

“It turned out this man worked for the Dalai Lama. And she said gently-that they believe when a lot of things start going wrong all at once, it is to protect something big and lovely that is trying to get itself born-and that this something needs for you to be distracted so that it can be born as perfectly as possible.”

“The thought manifests the word;The word manifests the deed;The deed develops into habit;And habit hardens into character;So watch the thought and its ways with care,And let them spring forth from loveBorn out of compassion for all beings.As the shadow follows the body, as we think, so we become.”

“Yes I am, I am also a Muslim, a Christian, a Buddhist, and a Jew.”

“If there is any religion that could respond to the needs of modern science, it would be Buddhism.”

“Living in a world such as this is like dancing on a live volcano.”

“When we’re putting up the barriers and the sense of “me” as separate from “you” gets stronger, right there in the midst of difficulty and pain, the whole thing could turn around simply by not erecting barriers; simply by staying open to the difficulty, to the feelings that you’re going through; simply by not talking to ourselves about what’s happening. That is a revolutionary step. Becoming intimate with pain is the key to changing at the core of our being—staying open to everything we experience, letting the sharpness of difficult times pierce us to the heart, letting these times open us, humble us, and make us wiser and more brave. Let difficulty transform you. And it will. In my experience, we just need help in learning how not to run away.”

“Most people are like all stomachs: they cannot remain satisfied for a long time.”

“There is a correlation between how seriously we take life and the number of problems we have.”

“Understanding the true nature of things, or seeing things as they really are, is the ground of wisdom.”

“One of the best ways to support the development of patience is to cultivate happiness with yourself.”

“Peace can be found within, no matter the external circumstances.”