February 26, 2013

Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 2/26/2013

"Let us rise up and be thankful, for if we didn't learn a lot today, at least we learned a little, and if we didn't learn a little, at least we didn't get sick, and if we got sick, at least we didn't die; so, let us all be thankful."
 
~The Buddha


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February 25, 2013

February 24, 2013

Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 2/24/2013

"Only to the extent that we expose ourselves over and over to annihilation can that which is indestructible in us be found."
 
~Pema Chödrön


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February 23, 2013

Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 2/23/2013

"To be fully alive, fully human, and completely awake is to be continually thrown out of the nest."
 
~Pema Chödrön


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February 22, 2013

Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 2/22/2013

"We think that the point is to pass the test or to overcome the problem, but the truth is that things don't really get solved. They come together and they fall apart."
 
~Pema Chödrön


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February 19, 2013

Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 2/19/2013

"If we learn to open our hearts, anyone, including the people who drive us crazy, can be our teacher."
 
~Pema Chödrön


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February 18, 2013

Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 2/18/2013

"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 Chödrön


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February 17, 2013

Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 2/17/2013

"The secret of Buddhism is to remove all ideas, all concepts, in order for the truth to have a chance to penetrate, to reveal itself."
 
~Thich Nhat Hahn


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February 16, 2013

Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 2/16/2013

"Letting go gives us freedom, and freedom is the only condition for happiness. If, in our heart, we still cling to anything - anger, anxiety, or possessions - we cannot be free."
~Thich Nhat Hahn


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February 14, 2013

Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 2/14/2013

"Many people think excitement is happiness.... But when you are excited you are not peaceful. True happiness is based on peace."
 
~Thich Nhat Hahn


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February 12, 2013

Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 2/12/2013

"There is nothing so disobedient as an undisciplined mind, and there is nothing so obedient as a disciplined mind."
~Gautama Buddha


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February 11, 2013

February 09, 2013

Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 2/09/2013

"Long is the night to him who is awake; long is a mile to him who is tired; long is life to the foolish who do not know the true law."
~Gautama Buddha


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February 08, 2013

Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 2/8/2013

"There is no fire like passion, there is no shark like hatred, there is no snare like folly, there is no torrent like greed."
 
~Gautama Buddha


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February 07, 2013

February 05, 2013

Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 2/5/2013

"A man is not called wise because he talks and talks again; but if he is peaceful, loving and fearless then he is in truth called wise."
 
~Gautama Buddha


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February 04, 2013

Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 2/4/2013

"Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned."
 
~Gautama Buddha


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February 03, 2013

Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 2/3/2013

"Suffering is not enough. Life is both dreadful and wonderful...How can I smile when I am filled with so much sorrow? It is natural--you need to smile to your sorrow because you are more than your sorrow."
 
~Thich Nhat Hanh


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