Mohandas Gandhi
A ‘No’ uttered from the deepest conviction is better than a ‘Yes’ merely uttered to please, or worse, to avoid trouble. Mohandas Gandhi
Read MoreWe are as selves quite like the flame of a candle.
“We are as selves quite like the flame of a candle. As wax melts near a lit wick and burns, it emits light near the tip of the candle that appears as a more-or-less fixed shape. It is this seemingly unchanging shape that we refer to as flame. What we …
Read MoreThe most precious gift
“The most precious gift we can offer others is our presence. When mindfulness embraces those we love, they will bloom like flowers.” Thich Nhat Hanh
Read MoreHis Holiness the Dalai Lama on Meditation
“Meditation is an instrument or technique to shape or transform the mind. According to my own meager experience of meditation as a simple Buddhist monk, as I get older, even though many of the problems I face become more serious and my responsibilities become more challenging, my mind is becoming …
Read MoreReality is merely an illusion,
“Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one” Alberti Einstein (1879-1955)
Read MoreFlowers fall when we cling to them,
“Flowers fall when we cling to them, and weeds only grow when we dislike them”. Dogen, Zen Master
Read MoreThere never was a struggle or a battle which required greater valor than when a person forgets or denies oneself. Meister Echkart
Read MoreThe things we really need ….
The things we really need come to us only as gifts, and in order to receive them as gifts we have to be open. In order to be open we have to renounce ourselves, in a sense we have to die to our image of ourselves, our autonomy, our fixation …
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