"As the blazing fire reduces wood to ashes, similarly, the fire of Self-knowledge reduces all Karma to ashes."
~Bhagavad Gita
July 06, 2010
Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 7/6/2010
July 05, 2010
Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 7/5/2010
"There is a destiny that makes us brothers: none goes his way alone, All that we send into the lives of others comes back into our own."
~Edwin Markham
July 04, 2010
Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 7/4/2010
"Like gravity, karma is so basic we often don't even notice it."
~Sakyong Mipham
July 03, 2010
Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 7/3/2010
"Whatever we do lays a seed in our deepest consciousness, and one day that seed will grow."
~Sakyong Mipham
July 02, 2010
Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 7/2/2010
"There are the waves and there is the wind, seen and unseen forces. Everyone has these same elements in their lives, the seen and unseen, karma and free will."
~Kuan Yin
~Kuan Yin
July 01, 2010
Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 7/1/2010
"Thoughts lead on to purposes; purposes go forth in action; actions form habits; habits decide character; and character fixes our destiny."
~Tryon Edwards
June 30, 2010
Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 6/30/2010
"As she has planted, so does she harvest; such is the field of karma."
~Sri Guru Granth Sahib
June 29, 2010
Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 6/29/2010
"According to the karma of past actions, one's destiny unfolds, even though everyone wants to be so lucky."
~Sri Guru Granth Sahib
June 28, 2010
Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 6/28/2010
"My actions are my only true belongings. I cannot escape the consequences of my actions. My actions are the ground upon which I stand."
~Thich Nhat Hanh
June 27, 2010
Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 6/27/2010
"We have to continue to learn. We have to be open. And we have to be ready to release our knowledge in order to come to a higher understanding of reality."
~Thich Nhat Hanh
June 26, 2010
Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 6/26/2010
"Life is available only in the present. That is why we should walk in such a way that every step can bring us to the here and the now."
~Thich Nhat Hanh
June 25, 2010
Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 6/25/2010
"Mindfulness helps you go home to the present. And every time you go there and recognize a condition of happiness that you have, happiness comes."
~Thich Nhat Hanh
June 24, 2010
Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 6/24/2010
"It is possible to live happily in the here and now. So many conditions of happiness are available-more than enough for you to be happy right now. You don't have to run into the future in order to get more."
~Thich Nhat Hanh
June 23, 2010
Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 6/23/2010
"Enlightenment is always there. Small enlightenment will bring great enlightenment. If you breathe in and are aware that you are alive-that you can touch the miracle of being alive-then that is a kind of enlightenment."
~Thich Nhat Hanh
June 22, 2010
Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 6/22/2010
"People have a hard time letting go of their suffering. Out of a fear of the unknown, they prefer suffering that is familiar."
~Thich Nhat Hanh
June 21, 2010
Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 6/21/2010
"Freedom is not given to us by anyone; we have to cultivate it ourselves. It is a daily practice... No one can prevent you from being aware of each step you take or each breath in and breath out."
~Thich Nhat Hanh
June 20, 2010
Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 6/20/2010
"Wisdom is often times nearer when we stoop, than when we soar."
~William Wordsworth
June 19, 2010
Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 6/19/2010
"Clear mind is like the full moon in the sky. Sometimes clouds come and cover it, but the moon is always behind them. Clouds go away, then the moon shines brightly. So don't worry about clear mind: it is always there. When thinking comes, behind it is clear mind. When thinking goes, there is only clear mind. Thinking comes and goes, comes and goes, You must not be attached to the coming or the going."
~Zen Master Seung Sahn
June 18, 2010
Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 6/18/2010
"A flower falls, even though we love it; and a weed grows, even though we do not love it."
~Dogen
June 17, 2010
Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 6/17/2010
"The mind, the Buddha, living creatures - these are not three different things."
~Avatamasaka Sutra
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