"To a mind that is still the whole universe surrenders." (Lao Tzu)
"Flow with whatever may happen and let your mind be free. Stay centered by accepting whatever you are doing. This is the ultimate." (Chuang-tzu)
"It is in virtue that happiness consists, for virtue is the state of mind which tends to make the whole of life harmonious." (Zeno)
"Mind alone is the seed of everything.” (Saraha)
"All phenomena are mind itself, because appearances are reflections." (Mahasiddha Birwapa)
"All outer and inner phenomena are designations of the mind. Except in the mind, they exist nowhere else." (Sambuti)
"The transmigration of life takes place in one’s mind. Let one therefore keep the mind pure, for what a man thinks, so he becomes." (Upanishads)
"We are shaped by our thoughts;
we become what we think." (Gautama Buddha, "Dhammapada")
"Absolute truth is not an object of the mind;
Mind is relative truth." (Shantideva)
"The universality of change, when completely understood, is the seeing into the heart of all things, and the mind that thus understands is the mind that truly seeks the way." (Nagarjuna)
Showing posts with label purity. Show all posts
Showing posts with label purity. Show all posts
17 June 2019
08 July 2017
Week 2017-27
"Treat every moment as your last. It is not preparation for something else." (Shunryū Suzuki)
"Think simple as my old master used to say - meaning reduce the whole of its parts into the simplest terms, getting back to first principles." (Frank L. Wright)
"Sometimes it's necessary to go a long distance out of the way in order to come back a short distance correctly." (Edward Albee)
"Fear is a distraction from ‘what is', from the present actual moment, preventing us from existing, from being what we are." (Vanda Scaravelli)
"Learning is the only thing the mind never exhausts, never fears, and never regrets." (Leonardo da Vinci)
"The power of imagination makes us infinite." (John Muir)
"Happy is he who gets to know the reasons for things." (Virgil)
"Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage." (Lao Tzu)
"The more risks you allow children to take, the better they learn to take care of themselves" (Roald Dahl)
"The real dirt is not outside, but inside, in our hearts. We can wash all stains with water. The only one we can’t remove is the grudge and the bad intentions sticking to our hearts." (Shams Tabrizi)
"Think simple as my old master used to say - meaning reduce the whole of its parts into the simplest terms, getting back to first principles." (Frank L. Wright)
"Sometimes it's necessary to go a long distance out of the way in order to come back a short distance correctly." (Edward Albee)
"Fear is a distraction from ‘what is', from the present actual moment, preventing us from existing, from being what we are." (Vanda Scaravelli)
"Learning is the only thing the mind never exhausts, never fears, and never regrets." (Leonardo da Vinci)
"The power of imagination makes us infinite." (John Muir)
"Happy is he who gets to know the reasons for things." (Virgil)
"Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage." (Lao Tzu)
"The more risks you allow children to take, the better they learn to take care of themselves" (Roald Dahl)
"The real dirt is not outside, but inside, in our hearts. We can wash all stains with water. The only one we can’t remove is the grudge and the bad intentions sticking to our hearts." (Shams Tabrizi)
03 June 2017
Week 2017-22
"Cleansing the mind does not require water. Practicing generosity does not require wealth." (Sam van Schaik, “Tibetan Zen”)
"The only way to survive eternity is to be able to appreciate each moment." (Lauren Kate Fallen)
"When you do things from your soul, you feel a river moving in you, a joy." (Rumi)
"The purpose of life is to live it, to taste experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and richer experience." (Eleanor Roosevelt)
"Do not confine your children to your own learning, for they were born in another time." (Hebrew proverb)
"Silence is not an absence of sound but rather a shifting of attention toward sounds that speak to the soul." (Thomas Moore)
"People generally see what they look for, and hear what they listen for." (Harper Lee, "To Kill a Mockingbird")
"A person who becomes fatigued when unhappy is useless. Meeting with people should be a matter of quickly grasping their temperament and reacting appropriately […] This is a function of both the heart and words." (Miyamoto Musashi & Yamamoto Tsunetomo, "The Samurai Series: The Book of Five Rings, Bushido & Hagakure")
"The book to read is not the one that thinks for you but the one which makes you think." (Harper Lee)
"No matter what people call you, you are just who you are. Keep to this truth. You must ask yourself how is it you want to live your life. We live and we die. This is the truth that we can only face alone. No one can help us. So consider carefully, what prevents you from living the way you want to live your life." (Shams Tabrizi)
"The only way to survive eternity is to be able to appreciate each moment." (Lauren Kate Fallen)
"When you do things from your soul, you feel a river moving in you, a joy." (Rumi)
"The purpose of life is to live it, to taste experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and richer experience." (Eleanor Roosevelt)
"Do not confine your children to your own learning, for they were born in another time." (Hebrew proverb)
"Silence is not an absence of sound but rather a shifting of attention toward sounds that speak to the soul." (Thomas Moore)
"People generally see what they look for, and hear what they listen for." (Harper Lee, "To Kill a Mockingbird")
"A person who becomes fatigued when unhappy is useless. Meeting with people should be a matter of quickly grasping their temperament and reacting appropriately […] This is a function of both the heart and words." (Miyamoto Musashi & Yamamoto Tsunetomo, "The Samurai Series: The Book of Five Rings, Bushido & Hagakure")
"The book to read is not the one that thinks for you but the one which makes you think." (Harper Lee)
"No matter what people call you, you are just who you are. Keep to this truth. You must ask yourself how is it you want to live your life. We live and we die. This is the truth that we can only face alone. No one can help us. So consider carefully, what prevents you from living the way you want to live your life." (Shams Tabrizi)
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