and you will understand
how foolishly you have scurried about.
Learn to be silent,
and you will notice that
you have talked too much.
Be kind,
and you will realise that
your judgement of others was too severe.
— Ancient Chinese Wisdom
Grant yourself a moment of peace,
and you will understand how foolishly you have scurried about. Learn to be silent, and you will notice that you have talked too much. Be kind, and you will realise that your judgement of others was too severe. — Ancient Chinese Wisdom Be more aware of our small actions instead of rushing through life mindlessly, as we often do. Words in gratitude and humility before eating can remind us of the gift of food. - Jundo Cohen
Rushing reinforces the sense of time pressure. You feel squeezed, busy, harassed by time. Slowing down conduces to ease, gentleness, and relaxation. - Martin Aylward
Anyone who has taken a good look inside their own mind—an honest look, not a simple scan—cannot help but be humbled by the useless junk flying around in there. Sometimes the junk is just a collection of benign time wasters, like lists and echoes of past conversations, and sometimes the junk is mean-spirited jealousy or feelings of envy for what we don’t have. We have learned, as social beings, to only speak a small portion of the delusions that we permit to roam freely through our mind. - Jacqueline Kramer
When we investigate our daily actions, we find many of them seem almost programmed - we do them without knowing why. - Shohaku Okumura
The power of the mind is in itself neither positive nor negative – it just is! It can work both ways depending where it is directed. - Indra Devi
It is important to know that the first step on the path is to be
human, not to be a Buddha. There is a tendency to be very ambitious, but great ambition can result in disappointment. - Ajahan Sundara Attention flowing to the past is not energy used; it is energy wasted. - Eknath Easwaran
Contemplate, aspire, feel, and act: thus we generate the necessary conditions to produce effects in ourselves and the environment. This is how we cultivate the Four Sublime Attitudes: Equanimity, Rejoicing, Compassion, and Loving-Kindness. - Tashi Nyima
The person who lives too long in negativity becomes so attached to it, they become it. I am the victim. I am the abused. I am the person who suffered such a tragedy. And because they get so attached to it, even though it’s painful, they will not want to leave. – Ajahn Brahm
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