Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 3/31/2008

In a pellucid ocean, Bubbles arise and dissolve again. Just so, thoughts are no Different from ultimate reality, So don't find fault; remain at ease. Whatever arises, whatever occurs, Don't grasp-release it on the spot. Appearances, sounds, and objects Are all one's own mind; There's nothing except mind.

~Buddha from the Dhammapada

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Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 3/30/2008

"In all things be a master Of what you do and say and think. Be free."

~Buddha from the Dhammapada

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Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 3/29/2008

"Calm is his mind, calm is his speech, calm is his action, who, rightly knowing, is wholly freed, perfectly peaceful, and equipoised."

~Buddha from the Dhammapada

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Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 3/28/2008

"Irrigators lead the water; fletchers fashion the shaft; carpenters carve the wood; the wise discipline themselves."

~Buddha from the Dhammapada

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Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 3/27/2008

"Heedful among the heedless, watchful among the sleeping, the wise man outstrips the foolish man as a race horse outstrips an old horse."

~Buddha from the Dhammapada

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Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 3/26/2008

"The fickle, unsteady mind, so hard to guard, so hard to control, the wise man straightens, as the fletcher straightens the arrow."

~Buddha from the Dhammapada

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Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 3/25/2008

"Mind is consciousness which has put on limitations. You are originally unlimited and perfect. Later, you take on limitations and become the mind"

~Ramana Maharshi

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Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 3/24/2008

"All temporary experiences do not lead to lasting happiness. True fulfillment can be found in the silence of your heart, inner peace and stillness only. There you find God!"

~Paul Van Hooydonck

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Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 3/23/2008

"In the West, the word meditation means a concentrated state of mind in serious reflection. The Latin root of the word meditation, mederi, means "to heal." It is an effort to heal afflictions of the mind, the hurt ego, by trying to understand the cause of the problem and finding a way to solve it, that is, by knowing what counter-measures to take. To meditate thus, is to deepen a state of understanding"

~Sri Swami Shivapremananda

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Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 3/22/2008

"Meditation is finding the medicine for the sickness we have created by ourselves"

~Godwin Samararatne, the founder of Nilambe Meditation Center

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Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 3/21/2008

"Meditation is knowing the mind, shaping the mind and freeing the mind"

~Nayanaponika Thero in The Heart of Meditation

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Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 3/20/2008

Love which is alone the means for the unity of mankind, must be supreme, and it cannot be so unless the mind is transcendently pure.

~Sayagyi U Ba Khin

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Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 3/19/2008

I do not wish to convert people from one organized religion to another; I have no interest in any of these organised religions. My interest is in Dhamma - the truth, the Teachings of all Enlightened ones. If at all there is any conversion, it should be from misery to happiness, from defilement to purity, from bondage to liberation, from ignorance to enlightenment.

~S N Goenka

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Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 3/18/2008

The Dhamma can stand the test of those who are anxious to do so.They can know for themselves what the benefits are.

~Sayagyi U Ba Khin

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Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 3/17/2008

"If the Buddha talked to me I would say "Sir, I listen to you because I love you. I don't want to get anywhere because I see what you say is true, and I love you''. That's all. That has transformed everything."

~J. Krishnamurti

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Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 3/16/2008

Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk.

~Tenzin Gyatso

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Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 3/15/2008

Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck.

~Tenzin Gyatso

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Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 3/14/2008

When you realize you've made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it.

~Tenzin Gyatso

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Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 3/13/2008

Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer.

~Tenzin Gyatso

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Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 3/12/2008

In disagreements with loved ones, deal only with the current situation. Don't bring up the past.

~Tenzin Gyatso

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Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 3/11/2008

Share your knowledge. It's a way to achieve immortality.

~Tenzin Gyatso

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Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 3/10/2008

Remember that the best relationship is one in which your love for each other exceeds your need for each other.

~Tenzin Gyatso

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Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 3/9/2008

Judge your success by what you had to give up in order to get it.

~Tenzin Gyatso

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Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 3/8/2008

Anger or hatred is like a fisherman's hook. It is very important for us to ensure we are not caught by it.

~Tenzin Gyatso

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Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 3/7/2008

It is very important to generate a good attitude, a good heart, as much as possible. From this, happiness in both the short term and the long term for both yourself and others will come.

~Tenzin Gyatso

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Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 3/6/2008

Open your arms to change, but don't let go of your values.

~Tenzin Gyatso

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Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 3/5/2008

Sometimes one creates a dynamic impression by saying something, and sometimes one creates as significant an impression by remaining silent.

~Tenzin Gyatso

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Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 3/4/2008

Whether one believes in a religion or not, and whether one believes in rebirth or not, there isn't anyone who doesn't appreciate kindness and compassion.

~Tenzin Gyatso

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Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 3/3/2008

Compassion is not religious business, it is human business, it is not luxury, it is essential for our own peace and mental stability, it is essential for human survival.

~Tenzin Gyatso

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Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 3/2/2008

With realization of one's own potential and self confidence in one's ability, one can build a better world.

~Tenzin Gyatso

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Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 3/1/2008

Human beings are of such nature that they should have not only material facilities but spiritual sustenance as well. Without spiritual sustenance, it is difficult to get and maintain peace of mind.

~Tenzin Gyatso

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