buddhism

Your emotional understanding about the preciousness of your human birth comes through conscious, repetitive mind training.

There is no illness that is not exacerbated by stress.

Although social and personal circumstances will play their part in contributing to how an individual suffers, in Buddhist thought blame is seen as a "poison" that will only lead to negative actions and will do nothing to reduce suffering.

Remind yourself that your mental & emotional health are important.

We can understand the inherent radiance & purity of our minds by understanding metta. Like the mind, metta is not distorted by what it encounters.

An open beginner's mind is a powerful tool for developing patience.

Without the ability to be present we are missing much of what the adventure has to offer.

Like water poured from one vessel to another, metta _ws freely, taking the shape of each situation without changing its essence.

Our work is not to become a better person, but to become present to the perfection we already are.

Patience is both the tool for and the result of, our efforts.

When we practice metta, we open continuously to the truth of our actual experience, changing our relationship to life.

A modern definition of equanimity: cool. This refers to one whose mind remains stable & calm in all situations.

People in the midst of losing their patience are certainly experiencing as aspect of dukkha.

Our actions speak for us & they speak loudly.

All beings want to be happy, yet so very few know how. It is out of ignorance that any of us cause suffering, for ourselves or for others

Mindfulness has never met a cognition it didn't like.

The point is to be free, not to be crazy.

Usually when we hear or read something new, we just compare it to our own ideas. If it is the same, we accept it and say that it is correct. If it is not, we say it is incorrect. In either case, we learn nothing.