Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 4/18/2012

"You should do the work yourself, for Buddhas only teach the way."

~Shakyamuni Buddha

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Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 4/17/2012

"Those who speak much are blamed, those who speak little are blamed. In this world there are none who are not blamed. Try not to blame."

~Shakyamuni Buddha

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Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 4/16/2012

"It is ignorance that smothers, and it is carelessness that makes it invisible. The hunger of craving pollutes the world, and the pain of suffering causes the greatest fear."

~Shakyamuni Buddha

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Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 4/15/2012

"One who previously made bad karma, but who reforms and creates good karma, brightens the world like the moon appearing from behind a cloud."

~Shakyamuni Buddha

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Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 4/14/2012

"The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, not to worry about the future, not to anticipate the future, but to live the present moment wisely and earnestly."

~Shakyamuni Buddha

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Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 4/13/2012

"Overcome your uncertainties and free yourself from dwelling on sorrow. When you delight in existence, you will become a guide to those in need, revealing the path to many."

~Shakyamuni Buddha

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Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 4/12/2012

"Find out for yourself what is truth, what is real. Discover that there are virtuous things and there are non-virtuous things. Once you have discovered for yourself give up the bad and embrace the good."

~Shakyamuni Buddha

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Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 4/11/2012

"Do not give up your authority and follow blindly the will of others. This way will lead to only delusion."

~Shakyamuni Buddha

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Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 4/10/2012

"Don't blindly believe what I say. Don't believe me because others convince you of my words. Don't believe anything you see, read, or hear from others, whether of authority, religious teachers or texts. Don't rely on logic alone, nor speculation. Don't infer or be deceived by appearances."

~Shakyamuni Buddha

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Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 4/9/2012

"Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk."

~His Holiness The Dalai Lama XIV

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Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 4/8/2012

"If you can cultivate the right attitude, your enemies are your best spiritual teachers because their presence provides you with the opportunity to enhance and develop tolerance, patience and understanding."

~His Holiness The Dalai Lama XIV

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Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 4/7/2012

"Judge your success by what you had to give up in order to get it."

~His Holiness The Dalai Lama XIV

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Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 4/6/2012

"Remember that sometimes not getting what you want is a wonderful stroke of luck."

~His Holiness The Dalai Lama XIV

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Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 4/5/2012

"The whole purpose of religion is to facilitate love and compassion, patience, tolerance, humility, and forgiveness."

~His Holiness The Dalai Lama XIV

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Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 4/4/2012

"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."

~His Holiness The Dalai Lama XIV

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Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 4/3/2012

"If a problem is fixable, if a situation is such that you can do something about it, then there is no need to worry. If it's not fixable, then there is no help in worrying. There is no benefit in worrying whatsoever."

~His Holiness The Dalai Lama XIV

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Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 4/1/2012

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

~His Holiness The Dalai Lama XIV

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Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 3/31/2012

"Choose to be optimistic, it feels better."

~His Holiness The Dalai Lama XIV

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Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 3/30/2012

"Know the rules well, so you can break them effectively."

~His Holiness The Dalai Lama XIV

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Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 3/29/2012

"Remember that the best relationship is one in which your love for each other exceeds your need for each other."

~His Holiness The Dalai Lama XIV

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