When you look at others think that it will be through them that you will come to Buddhahood. So look on them with frank and loving heart. —Shantideva
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If you help a person, never remember it and if a person helps you, never forget it. - Swami Sivananda
Continue practice into everyday life with a single meditation: always keeping in mind the intention to help others in all activities, eating, dressing, sleeping, walking, or sitting. —Jamgon Kongtrul Lodro Thaye
If happy, dedicate your joy to all, and may benefit and bliss pervade the sky! If sad, take the misery of all upon yourself, and may the ocean of suffering dry up! —Panchen Sakyashribhadra
We think that we define freedom as being able to do whatever we want when we want. But this world does not allow us to do that. So we swing back and forth between freedom and a sense of imprisonment. But if you manage to achieve freedom from your own ambitions and desires, then you will actually move closer to the true nature of lasting freedom. - Pomnyun Sunim
Every living thing can be helped or harmed – plants, trees, insects, animals, people. Do your part to help. - Victor M. Parachin
Emotionally mature people sit with their pain. They stay with the discomfort until they’re able to identify their emotions. - Niklas Goeke
At the end of the day, we are all gloriously human. We are all messy, imperfect, beautiful, ever-evolving, continuous works in progress. - Kristen Sulimen
A wise person calmly considers what is right and what is wrong and faces different opinions with truth, non-violence and peace. - The Dhammapada
A common symptom of quitting the news is an improvement in mood. - David Cain
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Victor M. Parachin ... aVedic educator, yoga instructor, Buddhist meditation teacher and author of a dozen books. Buy his books at amazon or your local bookstore. Sadly, Victor passed away in August 2025, but his blog continues. Janet Parachin, his partner of 45 years, shares quotes from his books and articles each week. Archives
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