Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 7/31/2008

When ever Buddhism has taken root in a new land, there has been a certain variation in the style in which it is observed. The Buddha himself taught differently according to the place, the occasion and the situation of those who were listening to him.

~H.H. The 14th Dalai Lama

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Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 7/30/2008

It is under the greatest adversity that there exists the greatest potential for doing good, both for oneself and others.

~H.H. The 14th Dalai Lama

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Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 7/29/2008

If the love within your mind is lost and you see other beings as enemies, then no matter how much knowledge or education or material comfort you have, only suffering and confusion will ensue.

~H.H. The 14th Dalai Lama

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Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 7/28/2009

The universe that we inhabit and our shared perception of it are the results of a common karma. Likewise, the places that we will experience in future rebirths will be the outcome of the karma that we share with the other beings living there. The actions of each of us, human or nonhuman, have contributed to the world in which we live. We all have a common responsibility for our world and are connected with everything in it.

~H.H. The 14th Dalai Lama

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Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 7/27/2008

I myself feel, and also tell other Buddhists that the question of Nirvana will come later.There is not much hurry. If in day to day life you lead a good life, honesty, with love, with compassion, with less selfishness, then automatically it will lead to Nirvana.

~H.H. The 14th Dalai Lama

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Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 7/26/2008

Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them, humanity cannot survive.

~H.H. The 14th Dalai Lama

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Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 7/25/2008

First one must change. I first watch myself, check myself, then expect changes from others.

~H.H. The 14th Dalai Lama

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Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 7/24/2008

One has to try to develop one's inner feelings, which can be done simply by training one's mind. This is a priceless human asset and one you don't have to pay income tax on!

~H.H. The 14th Dalai Lama

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Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 7/23/2008

Through violence, you may 'solve' one problem, but you sow the seeds for another.

~H.H. The 14th Dalai Lama

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Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 7/22/2008

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

~H.H. The 14th Dalai Lama

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Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 7/21/2008

Happiness does not come from having much, but from being attached to little.

~Venerable Cheng Yen

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Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 7/20/2008

Having a wider heart and mind is more important than having a larger house.

~Venerable Cheng Yen

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Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 7/19/2008

Our inability to stand someone results from our lack of cultivation.

~Venerable Cheng Yen

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Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 7/18/2008

The only reason we don't open our hearts and minds to other people is that they trigger confusion in us that we don't feel brave enough or sane enough to deal with. To the degree that we look clearly and compassionately at ourselves, we feel confident and fearless about looking into someone else's eyes.

~Pema Chodron

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Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 7/17/2008

Solitude is happiness for one who is content, who has heard the Dhamma and clearly sees. Non-affliction is happiness in the world - harmlessness towards all living beings.

~Udana 10

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Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 7/16/2008

Just as a mother would protect with her life her own son, her only son,so one should cultivate an unbounded mind towards all beings, and loving-kindness towards all the world.One should cultivate an unbounded mind, above and below and across, without obstruction, without enmity, without rivalry.Standing, or going, or seated, or lying down, as long as one is free from drowsiness, one should practice this mindfulness. This, they say, is the holy state here.

~Sutta Nipata

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Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 7/15/2008

Develop the mind of equilibrium.You will always be getting praise and blame,but do not let either affect the poise of the mind:follow the calmness, the absence of pride.

~Sutta Nipata

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Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 7/14/2008

Just as the highest and the lowest notes are equally inaudible, so perhaps, is the greatest sense and the greatest nonsense equally unintelligible.

~Allan Watts

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Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 7/13/2008

"No one can please everyone. Your mental peace is more important. If you are in peace, then others around you will feel peace. So your best effort should be to work on yourself."

~Baba Hari Dass

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Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 7/12/2008

"Yoga serves the individual, and does so through inviting transformation rather than by giving information."

~T.K.V. Desikachar

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Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 7/11/2008

"Yoga unites or integrates the body with the mind. This integration is the foundation for Self-realization."

~George Feuerstein

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Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 7/10/2008

"From that perfection of Yoga posture, duality, praise and criticism, cease to be a disturbance."

~Patanjali

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Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 7/9/2008

"The world may be chaotic around you; it may be full of fluctuations; it may be fearful; it may be full of pain; but the Yogi aims to be in peace even though circumstances are not."

~Gurani Anjali

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Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 7/8/2008

"The more yoga you practice, the more your own body tells you what and when to eat.If you honor this inherent wisdom, you'll find over time that your body knows best."

~Steve Ross

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Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 7/7/2008

"Yoga makes the rough road smooth."

~Rama of Haridwar

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Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 7/6/2008

"When the mind perceives duality, then there is both duality and its counterpart which is unity. When the mind drops the perceptions of duality, there is neither duality nor unity."

~Vasishtha

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Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 7/5/2008

"Better than a thousand hollow words,Is one word that brings peace."

~Buddha

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Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 7/4/2008

"Meditation purifies and strengthens your heart. It steadies your nerves. It augments the brain power. It shows you the next step in the spiritual path."

~Sri Swami Sivananda

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Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 7/3/2008

"Peace can be reached through meditation on the knowledge which dreams give. Peace can also be reached through concentration upon that which is dearest to the heart."

~Patanjali

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Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 7/2/2008

"We are cups, constantly and quietly being filled. The trick is, knowing how to tip ourselves over and let the beautiful stuff out."

~Ray Bradbury

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Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 7/1/2008

"There is no power greater than right action in the present moment."

~Vasistha

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