buddha

Having dreams without enthusiasm is like a bird living in a cage.

To be a success, plant the seeds of dreams. Then take care of those plants.

It is not what you can do for your country, but what you can do for all of mankind.

A friend is a mirror. You unknowingly see yourself in him or her.

Often we find a friend, not by accident, by unknown inner attraction and synchronicity.

It is a man's own mind, not his enemy or foe, that lures him to evil ways.

The more we surrender to what cannot be, the better we control what can be.

On my journey from the fantastical to the practical, spirituality has gone from being a mystical experience to something very ordinary and a daily experience. Many don__ want this, instead they prefer spiritual grandeur, and I believe that is what keeps enlightenment at bay. We want big revelations of complexity that validates our perceptions of the divine. What a let down it was to Moses when God spoke through a burning bush! But that is exactly the simplicity of it all. Our spiritual life is our ordinary life and it is very grounded in every day experience. For me, it is the daily practice of kindness, mindfulness, happiness, and peace.

being attached to any one philosophy or religiondwelling on moot differences and wanting to fit indespite the path all are led Home in timefollowing an alternative pathway is certainly no crimeKrishna, Buddha, Allah or Zohar Kabbalahdevoted nonviolently, one is led to NirvanaHindu Sages, Zen Masters or Christian Mysticsmany tongues, but identical truth spoken from their lipsmentioning Self or no-self or God is Father or Motheraccording to their culture emphasizing one method or anotherallness vs. nothingness, meditation vs. prayerdevotion in practice is all you should carewhen Truth reveals itself you're beyond all conceptionthen not a single man-made word will hold any traction

It is better to pray with a pure heart before the family altar than to perform gaudy ceremonies in a pagoda, clad in the robes of an unworthy bonze.

Love one another." If we took those simple words to heart, we'd already be the Buddhas Jesus wanted us to be.

Everything that comes together falls apart. Everything. The chair I__ sitting on. It was built, and so it will fall apart. I__ gonna fall apart, probably before this chair. And you__e gonna fall apart. The cells and organs and systems that make you you__hey came together, grew together, and so must fall apart. The Buddha knew one thing science didn__ prove for millennia after his death: Entropy increases. Things fall apart.

Embrace nothing:If you meet the Buddha, kill the Buddha.If you meet your father, kill your father.Only live your life as it is,Not bound to anything.

There is no God in Buddha__ teachings. There is no religious ritual in Buddha__ teachings. All that there is, is simple __arma_ or __ork_ _ that is the __hamma_ or __uty_ or __eligion_ he preached.

I once found an ego, crawling around and trying to shine on me. I took it in my arms and the ego turned itself into a virus. First it took over my mind, then my heart, and finally attempted to destroy my soul by corrupting me with fear and guilt. Therefore, with as much energy as I could gather, I trapped the ego within my anger and pulled it out of me. Once on the floor, the ego begged me for mercy and compassion, promising to give me joy in return. I allowed it once again into my life, and again, it tried to hurt me once more, this time with abandonment. So I unveiled the ego for what it truly was, and that was resentment filled with desire for power, a power the ego was feeding from me, from my compassion and willingness. Now unprotected by deceit, the ego shown itself weak and scared. In panic, it run from me, boasting a delusional victory. And when it looked back, searching for another chance, I stepped on it. But believe me, it hurt me far much more than it hurt the ego.

The ultimate purpose of education is to learn how to reveal your own unique beauty.

Be courageous! Never fear to share your knowledge and wisdom with others. It will help you to be wiser.

Often religious education teaches us to conform and creates a psychological prison which is difficult to escape.