July 31, 2012

Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 7/31/2012

"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."
 

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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."

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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."

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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."
 

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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."

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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."
 

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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."

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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."

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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."
 

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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."

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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."

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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."

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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."

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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."
 

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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."

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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