"The most difficult times for many of us are the ones we give ourselves."
~Pema Chödrön
~Pema Chödrön
October 06, 2011
October 05, 2011
Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 10/5/2011
"Fear is a natural reaction to moving closer to the truth."
~Pema Chödrön
~Pema Chödrön
October 04, 2011
Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 10/4/2011
"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
~Pema Chödrön
October 03, 2011
Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 10/3/2011
"If we learn to open our hearts, anyone, including the people who drive us crazy, can be our teacher."
~Pema Chödrön
~Pema Chödrön
October 02, 2011
Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 10/2/2011
"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
~Pema Chödrön
October 01, 2011
Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 10/1/2011
"What we are today comes from our thoughts of yesterday, and our present thoughts build our life of tomorrow: Our life is the creation of our mind."
~The Buddha
~The Buddha
September 30, 2011
Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 9/30/2011
"He who experiences the unity of life sees his own Self in all beings, and all beings in his own Self, and looks on everything with an impartial eye."
~The Buddha
~The Buddha
September 29, 2011
Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 9/29/2011
"Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without."
~The Buddha
~The Buddha
September 28, 2011
Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 9/28/2011
"The mind is the source of happiness and unhappiness."
~The Buddha
~The Buddha
September 27, 2011
Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 9/27/2011
"As the fletcher whittles and makes straight his arrows, so the master directs his straying thoughts."
~The Buddha
~The Buddha
September 26, 2011
Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 9/26/2011
"To enjoy good health, to bring true happiness to one's family, to bring peace to all, one must first discipline and control one's own mind. If a man can control his mind he can find the way to Enlightenment, and all wisdom and virtue will naturally come to him."
~The Buddha
~The Buddha
September 25, 2011
Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 9/25/2011
"Whatever words we utter should be chosen with care for people will hear them and be influenced by them for good or ill."
~The Buddha
~The Buddha
September 24, 2011
Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 9/24/2011
"The thought manifests as the word. The word manifests as the deed. The deed develops into habit. And the habit hardens into character. So watch the thought and its ways with care. And let it spring from love, born out of concern for all beings."
~The Buddha
~The Buddha
September 23, 2011
Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 9/23/2011
"Meditation brings wisdom; lack of meditation leaves ignorance. Know well what leads you forward and what hold you back, and choose the path that leads to wisdom."
~The Buddha
~The Buddha
September 22, 2011
Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 9/22/2011
"Meditate. Live purely. Be quiet. Do your work with mastery. Like the moon, come out from behind the clouds! Shine."
~The Buddha
~The Buddha
September 21, 2011
September 20, 2011
Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 9/20/2011
"The greatest impurity is ignorance.
Free yourself from it.
Be pure."
~The Buddha
Free yourself from it.
Be pure."
~The Buddha
September 19, 2011
Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 9/19/2011
"Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment."
~The Buddha
~The Buddha
September 18, 2011
Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 9/18/2011
"Chaos is inherent in all compounded things. Strive on with diligence."
~The Buddha
~The Buddha
September 17, 2011
Early Morning Buddhist Inspiration - 9/17/2011
"An insincere and evil friend is more to be feared than a wild beast; a wild beast may wound your body, but an evil friend will wound your mind."
~The Buddha
~The Buddha
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