“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 Chodron
Who Am I?
You must love in such a way that the person you love feels free
— Thích Nhất Hạnh (via nikiesco)
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#78
In life we cannot avoid change, we cannot avoid loss. Freedom and happiness are found in the flexibility and ease with which we move through change
— Buddha’s Little Instruction Book by Jack Kornfield (via julianbailey)
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#59
As you travel through life, offer good wishes to each being you meet
— Buddha’s Little Instruction Book by Jack Kornfield (via julianbailey)
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Whatever joy there is in this world all comes from desiring others to be happy, and whatever suffering there is in this world all comes from desiring myself to be happy at the expense of others.
— Shantideva, A Guide to the Bodhisattva Way of Life (via sparrow-medicine)
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(Source: negritamonae)
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MARCH 21ST 2012
“Conquer the angry man by love.
Conquer the ill-natured man by goodness.
Conquer the miser with generosity.
Conquer the liar with truth”
The Dhammapada
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Koan 283
I am not my brother’s keeper. I’m his gardener.
- ผมไม่ใช่ผู้ดูแลภราดา ผมชาวสวนของเขา
(Source: thebookofzen)
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almeyem: The meaning of a lotus flower
The white color of a lotus represents wisdom and purity while the green color surrounding the lotus represents vitality of youth and hope.
The upper five petals represent five conducts of Buddhism (left to right):
- Wisdom
- Forgiveness
- Endeavor and diligence to better oneself
- Purity and…
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Mandala Flower
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Good morning. :)
(Source: rebelplane-t)
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Before a meal:
This food is the gift of the whole universe—the earth, the sky, and much hard work.
May we live in a way that makes us worthy to receive it.
May we transform our unskillful states of mind, especially our greed.
May we take only foods that nourish us and prevent illness.
We accept this food so that we may realize the path of practice.
