Saturday, July 12, 2014

Wisdom...

“The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, nor to worry about the future, but to live the present moment wisely and earnestly.”


“In the end
these things matter most:
How well did you love?
How fully did you live?
How deeply did you let go?”

“You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection”
“However many holy words you read, however many you speak, what good will they do you if you do not act on upon them?” 

“Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.” 

“You only lose what you cling to.” 

“Let us rise up and be thankful, for if we didn't learn a lot at least we learned a little, and if we didn't learn a little, at least we didn't get sick, and if we got sick, at least we didn't die; so, let us all be thankful.”

"Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned.”

“Doubt everything. Find your own light.”

“Every morning we are born again. What we do today is what matters most.”

“Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, no matter if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense.”

“Your purpose in life is to find your purpose and give your whole heart and soul to it”

“Resolve to be tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving and tolerant with the weak and wrong. Sometime in your life, you will have been all of these.”

“A man is not called wise because he talks and talks again; but if he is peaceful, loving and fearless then he is in truth called wise.”

“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.”

“These... things, householder, are welcome, agreeable, pleasant, & hard to obtain in the world:

Long life is welcome, agreeable, pleasant, & hard to obtain in the world.
Beauty is welcome, agreeable, pleasant, & hard to obtain in the world.
Happiness is welcome, agreeable, pleasant, & hard to obtain in the world.
Status is welcome, agreeable, pleasant, & hard to obtain in the world.

...Now, I tell you, these... things are not to be obtained by reason of prayers or wishes. If they were to be obtained by reason of prayers or wishes, who here would lack them? It's not fitting for the disciple of the noble ones who desires long life to pray for it or to delight in doing so. Instead, the disciple of the noble ones who desires long life should follow the path of practice leading to long life. In so doing, he will attain long life...


“Do not look for a sanctuary in anyone except your self.”

“Nothing ever exists entirely alone; everything is in relation to everything else.”

“Meditate.
Live purely. Be quiet.
Do your work with mastery.
Like the moon, come out
from behind the clouds!
Shine”
“Nothing can harm you as much as your own thoughts unguarded.” 

“NOTHING IS FOREVER EXCEPT CHANGE.” 

“The past is already gone, the future is not yet here. There's only one moment for you to live, and that is the present moment” 

“As you walk and eat and travel, be where you are. Otherwise you will miss most of your life.” 

“Holding onto anger is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die.” 

“Holding onto anger is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die.” 

“Our life is shaped by our mind; we become what we think. Suffering follows an evil thought as the wheels of a cart follow the oxen that draws it.
Our life is shaped by our mind; we become what we think. Joy follows a pure thought like a shadow that never leaves.”
“Even as a solid rock is unshaken by the wind, so are the wise unshaken by praise or blame.” 

― Gautama Buddha





















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