"All that we are is the result of what we have thought. If a man speaks or acts with an evil thought, pain follows him. If a man speaks or acts with a pure thought, happiness follows him, like a shadow that never leaves him."
~The Buddha
~The Buddha
January 04, 2011
Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 1/4/2011
January 03, 2011
Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 1/3/2011
"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
~Thich Nhat Hanh
January 02, 2011
Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 1/2/2011
"We have more possibilities available in each moment than we realize."
~Thich Nhat Hanh
~Thich Nhat Hanh
January 01, 2011
Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 1/1/2011
"When you plant lettuce, if it does not grow well, you don't blame the lettuce. You look for reasons it is not doing well. It may need fertilizer, or more water, or less sun. You never blame the lettuce. Yet if we have problems with our friends or family, we blame the other person. But if we know how to take care of them, they will grow well, like the lettuce. Blaming has no positive effect at all, nor does trying to persuade using reason and argument. That is my experience. No blame, no reasoning, no argument, just understanding. If you understand, and you show that you understand, you can love, and the situation will change."
~Thich Nhat Hanh
~Thich Nhat Hanh
December 31, 2010
Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 12/31/2010
"Feelings, whether of compassion or irritation, should be welcomed, recognized, and treated on an absolutely equal basis; because both are ourselves. The tangerine I am eating is me. The mustard greens I am planting are me. I plant with all my heart and mind. I clean this teapot with the kind of attention I would have were I giving the baby Buddha or Jesus a bath. Nothing should be treated more carefully than anything else. In mindfulness, compassion, irritation, mustard green plant, and teapot are all sacred."
~Thich Nhat Hanh
~Thich Nhat Hanh
December 30, 2010
Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 12/30/2010
"Root out the violence in your life, and learn to live compassionately and mindfully. Seek peace. When you have peace within, real peace with others is possible."
~Thich Nhat Hanh
~Thich Nhat Hanh
December 29, 2010
Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 12/29/2010
"The source of love is deep in us and we can help others realize a lot of happiness. One word, one action, one thought can reduce another person's suffering and bring that person joy."
~Thich Nhat Hanh
~Thich Nhat Hanh
December 28, 2010
Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 12/28/2010
"Keeping your body healthy is an expression of gratitude to the whole cosmos - the trees, the clouds, everything."
~Thich Nhat Hanh
~Thich Nhat Hanh
December 27, 2010
Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 12/27/2010
"The true miracle is not walking on water or walking in air, but simply walking on this earth."
~Thich Nhat Hanh
~Thich Nhat Hanh
December 26, 2010
Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 12/26/2010
"When you say something really unkind, when you do something in retaliation your anger increases. You make the other person suffer, and he will try hard to say or to do something back to get relief from his suffering. That is how conflict escalates."
~Thich Nhat Hanh
~Thich Nhat Hanh
December 25, 2010
Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 12/25/2010
"The true miracle is not walking on water or walking in air, but simply walking on this earth."
~Thich Nhat Hanh
~Thich Nhat Hanh
December 24, 2010
Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 12/24/2010
"The past is gone, the future is not yet here, and if we do not go back to ourselves in the present moment, we cannot be in touch with life."
~Thich Nhat Hanh
~Thich Nhat Hanh
December 23, 2010
Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 12/23/2010
"If you suffer and make your loved ones suffer, there is nothing that can justify your desire."
~Thich Nhat Hanh
~Thich Nhat Hanh
December 22, 2010
Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 12/22/2010
"Our own life has to be our message."
~Thich Nhat Hanh
~Thich Nhat Hanh
December 20, 2010
Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 12/21/2010
"Drink your tea slowly and reverently, as if it is the axis on which the world earth revolves - slowly, evenly, without rushing toward the future."
~Thich Nhat Hanh
~Thich Nhat Hanh
Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 12/20/2010
"Hope is important because it can make the present moment less difficult to bear. If we believe that tomorrow will be better, we can bear a hardship today."
~Thich Nhat Hanh
~Thich Nhat Hanh
December 19, 2010
Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 12/19/2010
"Through my love for you, I want to express my love for the whole cosmos, the whole of humanity, and all beings. By living with you, I want to learn to love everyone and all species. If I succeed in loving you, I will be able to love everyone and all species on Earth... This is the real message of love."
~Thich Nhat Hanh
~Thich Nhat Hanh
December 18, 2010
Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 12/18/2010
"Breathing in, I calm body and mind. Breathing out, I smile. Dwelling in the present moment I know this is the only moment."
~Thich Nhat Hanh
~Thich Nhat Hanh
December 17, 2010
Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 12/17/2010
"When we are mindful, deeply in touch with the present moment, our understanding of what is going on deepens, and we begin to be filled with acceptance, joy, peace and love."
~Thich Nhat Hanh
~Thich Nhat Hanh
December 16, 2010
Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 12/16/2010
"My actions are my only true belongings."
~Thich Nhat Hanh
~Thich Nhat Hanh
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