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If I intentionally harm someone, it will be to my own detriment, and if I give generously to the benefit of another, it will be to my own well-being. This seems a bold generalization, but one that can be verified in our own experience and found to hold up quite well. - Bikkhu Cintita
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As a species we’re still struggling to find a middle way, to steer a wise course through the extremes of fanaticism, greed, nihilism, rage, and despair. - Sister True Dedication
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For many of us, the journey from negative self-talk to an experience of full-blown self-hate is short. Step back from the workings of the inner critic and its cycles of negative self-talk, - Caverly Morgan
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When you give yourself so fully to life—when you pour yourself into everything you do unreservedly—then there’s no room for regret. - Taylor Plimpton
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When people turn away from pursuing excitement, comfort, wealth, status, or other such goals, it is common to discover a deeper valuing of simplicity. Without some degree of both outer and inner simplicity, we cannot see the more subtle patterns of grasping in our mind. - Kim Allen
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Is not connection with others one of the surest ways to loosen the bonds of self-concern and to find one’s best way to act in the world? - Andrew Cooper
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Dispositions define our character. Our angry or greedy disposition gives rise to loneliness, because people tend also not to like those of angry or greedy disposition and therefore distance themselves from them. Soon we view the world as determined to torment us. - Bhikkhu Cintita
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Each and every one of our beneficial thoughts, words, and deeds manifest Buddha Nature. - Tashi Nyima
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It is true that one can temporarily feel good by blaming ones' misfortunes on others, but this always ends up causing greater pain and confusion. Accepting without blame is the true turning point of healing. - Tulku Thondup
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It's very helpful to remind ourselves that we're human. Humans make mistakes. Humans blunder. Humans fail. So, forgive yourself. Apologize. Make amends. Then move on. - Victor M. Parachin