"True compassion does not come from wanting to help out those less
fortunate than ourselves but from realizing our kinship with all beings."
~Pema Chödrön
April 30, 2014
Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 4/30/2014
April 29, 2014
Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 4/29/2014
"Nothing ever goes away until it has taught us what we need to
know."
~Pema Chödrön
April 26, 2014
Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 4/26/2014
"As long as our orientation is toward perfection or success, we
will never learn about unconditional friendship with ourselves, nor will we find
compassion."
~Pema Chödrön
April 25, 2014
Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 4/25/2014
"Hope and fear come from feeling that we lack something; they come
from a sense of poverty. We can't simply relax with ourselves. We hold on to
hope, and hope robs us of the present moment. We feel that someone else knows
what is going on, but that there is something missing in us, and therefore
something is lacking in our world."
~Pema Chödrön
April 24, 2014
Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 4/24/2014
"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."
~Pema Chödrön
April 23, 2014
Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 4/23/2014
"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."
~Pema Chödrön
April 22, 2014
Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 4/22/2014
"When things are shaky and nothing is working, we might realize
that we are on the verge of something. We might realize that this is a very
vulnerable and tender place, and that tenderness can go either way. We can shut
down and feel resentful or we can touch in on that throbbing quality."
~Pema Chödrön
April 20, 2014
Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 4/20/2014
"A further sign of health is that we don't become undone by fear
and trembling, but we take it as a message that it's time to stop struggling and
look directly at what's threatening us."
~Pema Chödrön
April 19, 2014
Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 4/19/2014
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"Only to the extent that we expose ourselves over and over to
annihilation can that which is indestructible in us be found."
~Pema Chödrön
April 18, 2014
Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 4/18/2014
"To be fully alive, fully human, and completely awake is to be
continually thrown out of the nest."
~Pema Chödrön
April 17, 2014
Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 4/17/2014
"Rather than letting our negativity get the better of us, we could
acknowledge that right now we feel like a piece of shit and not be squeamish
about taking a good look."
~Pema Chödrön
April 16, 2014
Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 4/16/2014
"The most difficult times for many of us are the ones we give
ourselves."
~Pema Chödrön
April 14, 2014
Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 4/14/2014
~Pema Chödrön
April 13, 2014
Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 4/13/2014
"If we learn to open our hearts, anyone, including the people who
drive us crazy, can be our teacher."
~Pema Chödrön
April 12, 2014
Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 4/12/2014
"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
April 11, 2014
Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 4/11/2014
"People take different roads seeking fulfillment and happiness.
Just because they're not on your road doesn't mean they've gotten lost."
~Dalai Lama XIV
April 10, 2014
Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 4/10/2014
"Judge your success by what you had to give up in order to get
it."
~Dalai Lama XIV
April 09, 2014
Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 4/9/2014
"This is my simple religion. No need for temples. No need for
complicated philosophy. Your own mind, your own heart is the temple. Your
philosophy is simple kindness."
~Dalai Lama XIV
April 05, 2014
Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 4/5/2014
"Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them,
humanity cannot survive."
~Dalai Lama XIV
April 04, 2014
Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 4/4/2014
"Remember that the best relationship is one in which your love for
each other exceeds your need for each other."
~Dalai Lama XIV
April 03, 2014
Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 4/3/2014
"My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness."
~Dalai Lama XIV
April 02, 2014
Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 4/2/2014
"Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own
actions."
~Dalai Lama XIV
April 01, 2014
Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 4/1/2014
"I vow to live each moment fully and to look at all beings with
eyes of compassion."
~Thích Nhất Hạnh
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