Life is a process of finding yourself and living in contentment with what you find. It’s not an expedition to reach a distant mountain peak. It’s not a trail marked by things you can tick off, like a college diploma, a first house, retirement in Florida. The process is at once intimate and simple. You learn to be. This is the highest meaning of being true to yourself.
We can be good to someone a hundred times, but if we insult or harm them just once, they quickly forget the hundred kindnesses and remember that one slight for a long time. Therefore always be mindful in your exchanges with others. - Dalai Lama 13th
Have a good heart and act with kindness. There is no higher teaching. - Patrul Rinpoche
Atisha, the protector of the Land of Snows, said:
“Among many, watch your speech; when alone, watch your mind.” Briefly he taught these two points. The mind is the root of faults and the mouth is the gateway for these faults to emerge. Thus, always watch over both. —Jamgon Kongtrul Lodro Thaye Instead of using whatever
prominence and influence we have only to advance ourselves, we should use it to help others. - Rabbi Joseph Telushkin Among all forms of light, knowledge is supreme.
Among all forms of darkness, delusion is the worst. Wise are those Who take joy in the light. — The Application of Mindfulness of the Sacred Dharma Many roads lead to the Path, but basically there are only two: reason and practice.
- Bodhidharma Be regular in the practice of yoga asanas.
Those who practice by fits and starts will not derive much benefit from them. - Swami Sivananda "There is a Buddhist term: spiritual friend. Buddha encourages us to associate with spiritual friends and keep away from unwholesome friends. This is similar to what Confucius says - 'Associate with exemplary people and keep away from petty people; How do we identify spiritual friends? They benefit us in a positive way. As for ourselves, though we might not yet qualify as a spiritual friend to others, we should learn to be one." - Sheng Yen
Each noble act we do, each loving word we say, and every highest hope and aspiration of our minds, brings us a step yet nearer unto that unutterable bliss. - Alan Bennett
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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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