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Just as the lotus flower is born in muddy water, grows in muddy water, and rises out of muddy water to stand clear, without being sullied by the muddy water, so too is the Buddha born in the world, grows in the world, and transcends the world, without being sullied by the world. 𑁋Buddha
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Both yoga and Buddhism are wisdom paths that require personal commitment and create a vehicle for insight and transformation in one’s own body and mind.
- Sarah Powers
- Sarah Powers
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Anguish is everywhere. Release from anguish comes with the personal acknowledgment and resolve: we are here together very briefly, so let us accept reality fully and take care of one another while we can. - Robert Aitken
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It is easy to be overwhelmed by all the problems in this world. You may already be overwhelmed by the problems in your own life. On top of that, you are continually bombarded with news about political, humanitarian, and environmental problems. There seems to be no end of problems. - Judy Lief
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A lesson from Buddhism seems particularly apt in this moment of enemyship: Treat the people you disagree with as mistaken rather than evil. - Jeremy David Engels
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Can you remain unmoving until the right action arises by itself? - Lao Tzu
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It is easy to become so consumed by your fears for this world that you lose your balance. - Judy Lief
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The cost of a thing is the amount of what I will call life which is required to be exchanged for it, immediately or in the long run. - Henry David Thoreau
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Most of us slog through life without conscious awareness or intention. We set ourselves a course and we barrel ahead without stopping to ask whether it is fulfilling our most important goals. - Thich Nhat Hanh
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When you get stuck ask these questions: What is the best that could happen? What is the worst that could happen? What will happen if I do nothing? - Hersch Wilson