Before she passed away in 2005, Rosa Parks became a Buddhist—at age 92. Ms. Parks didn't publicize this nor did she write about it so one can only speculate what her reasons were. If you're curious, do a web search and, if you gather some interesting information, let me know.
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Happiness depends on properly cultivating what is wholesome and discarding what is unwholesome. - Geshe Sonam Rinchen
Only by first noticing one’s habitual patterns does it become possible to change them. - Jeremy David Engels
Put a smile on the faces of other people. Gain your happiness and your positive states of mind by making other people happy. - Sivaya Subramuniyaswami
The purpose of Buddhism is to make happiness stronger and suffering less frequent.
- Victor M. Parachin We don’t have to follow all of our habits and all of our desires. - Jack Kornfield
Marriage is a sacred spiritual path. One's spouse is also one's spiritual partner and should be looked upon as a manifestation of divinity. - Pravrajika Vrajaprana
Realize that materialism based on mass production and consumption might be as much of a threat to human existence as nuclear weapons. - Shohaku Okumura
Mantra meditation is not magic, but the results can be magical. - Thomas Ashley-Farrand
Beware of the negative ways of giving: giving others worries, giving others sadness, giving others embarrassment and giving others problems. - Hsing Yun
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Victor M. Parachin ...is aVedic educator, yoga instructor, Buddhist meditation teacher and author of a dozen books. Buy his books at amazon or your local bookstore. Archives
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