"The heart is what is important." There is nothing more vulnerable, nothing more
corruptible than the human mind; nor is there anything as powerful, steadfast
and ennobling."
July 31, 2012
Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 7/31/2012
July 30, 2012
Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 7/30/2012
"Buddhism holds that everything is in constant flux. Thus the question is
whether we are to accept change passively and be swept away by it or whether we
are to take the lead and create positive changes on our own initiative. While
conservatism and self-protection might be likened to winter, night, and death,
the spirit of pioneering and attempting to realize ideals evokes images of
spring, morning, and birth."
July 29, 2012
Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 7/29/2012
"Reality is harsh. It can be cruel and ugly. Yet no matter how much we grieve
over our environment and circumstances nothing will change. What is important is
not to be defeated, to forge ahead bravely. If we do this, a path will open
before us."
July 28, 2012
Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 7/28/2012
"A person, who no matter how desperate the situation, gives others hope, is a
true leader."
July 27, 2012
Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 7/27/2012
"Leave behind the passive dreaming of a rose-tinted future. The energy of
happiness exists in living today with roots sunk firmly in reality's
soil."
July 26, 2012
Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 7/26/2012
"A great human revolution in just a single individual will help achieve a change
in the destiny of a nation and, further, can even enable a change in the destiny
of all humankind."
July 25, 2012
Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 7/25/2012
"Life is painful. It has thorns, like the stem of a rose. Culture and art are
the roses that bloom on the stem. The flower is yourself, your humanity. Art is
the liberation of the humanity inside yourself."
July 24, 2012
Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 7/24/2012
"It is impossible to build one's own happiness on the unhappiness of others.
This perspective is at the heart of Buddhist
teachings."
July 23, 2012
Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 7/23/2012
"Even if things don't unfold the way you expected, don't be disheartened or give
up. One who continues to advance will win in the
end."
July 22, 2012
Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 7/22/2012
"My experience with forgiveness is that it sort of comes spontaneously at a
certain point and to try to force it it's not really forgiveness. It's Buddhist
philosophy or something spiritual jargon that you're trying to live up to but
you're just using it against yourself as a reason why you're not
okay."
July 21, 2012
Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 7/21/2012
"It is only when we begin to relax with ourselves that meditation becomes a
transformative process. Only when we relate with ourselves without moralizing,
without harshness, without deception, can we let go of harmful patterns. Without
maitri (metta), renunciation of old habits becomes abusive. This is an important
point."
July 20, 2012
Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 7/20/2012
"We have two alternatives: either we question our beliefs - or we don't. Either
we accept our fixed versions of reality- or we begin to challenge them. In
Buddha's opinion, to train in staying open and curious - to train in dissolving
our assumptions and beliefs - is the best use of our human
lives."
July 19, 2012
Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 7/19/2012
"If someone comes along and shoots an arrow into your heart, it's fruitless to
stand there and yell at the person. It would be much better to turn your
attention to the fact that there's an arrow in your
heart."
July 18, 2012
Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 7/18/2012
"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."
July 17, 2012
Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 7/17/2012
"As human beings, not only do we seek resolution, but we also feel that we
deserve resolution. However, not only do we not deserve resolution, we suffer
from resolution. We don't deserve resolution; we deserve something better than
that. We deserve our birthright, which is the middle way, an open state of mind
that can relax with paradox and ambiguity."
July 16, 2012
Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 7/16/2012
"People get into a heavy-duty sin and guilt trip, feeling that if things are
going wrong, that means that they did something bad and they are being punished.
That's not the idea at all. The idea of karma is that you continually get the
teachings that you need to open your heart. To the degree that you didn't
understand in the past how to stop protecting your soft spot, how to stop
armoring your heart, you're given this gift of teachings in the form of your
life, to give you everything you need to open
further."
July 15, 2012
Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 7/15/2012
"If we learn to open our hearts, anyone, including the people who drive us
crazy, can be our teacher."
July 14, 2012
Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 7/14/2012
"Whether we are rich or poor, educated or uneducated, whatever our nationality,
color, social status, or ideology may be, the purpose of our lives is to be
happy."
~His
Holiness the Dalai Lama
July 13, 2012
Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 7/13/2012
"In our struggle for freedom, truth is the only weapon we
possess."
~His
Holiness the Dalai Lama
July 12, 2012
Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 7/12/2012
"It is under the greatest adversity that there exists the greatest potential for
doing good, both for oneself and others."
~His
Holiness the Dalai Lama
July 11, 2012
Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 7/11/2012
"A great rock is not disturbed by the wind; the mind of a wise man is not
disturbed by either honor or abuse."
~His
Holiness the Dalai Lama
July 10, 2012
Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 7/10/2012
"Human happiness and human satisfaction must ultimately come from within
oneself. It is wrong to expect some final satisfaction to come from money or
from a computer.M Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future,
concentrate the mind on the present moment."
~His
Holiness the Dalai Lama
July 09, 2012
Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 7/9/2012
"If you have fear of some pain or suffering, you should examine whether there is
anything you can do about it. If you can, there is no need to worry about it; if
you cannot do anything, then there is also no need to worry.M Do not think only
of your own joy, but vow to save all beings from suffering. This is sharing in
its highest form and purity beyond all poisons of this
world."
~His
Holiness the Dalai Lama
July 08, 2012
Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 7/8/2012
"When you think everything is someone else´s fault, you will suffer a lot. When
you realize that everything springs only from yourself, you will learn both
peace and joy. Pride leads to violence and evil. The truly good gaze upon
everything with love and understanding."
~His
Holiness the Dalai Lama
July 07, 2012
Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 7/7/2012
"In the practice of tolerance, one's enemy is the best
teacher."
~His
Holiness the Dalai Lama
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