psychology

Bravery is the choice to show up and listen to another person, be it a loved one or perceived foe, even when it is uncomfortable, painful, or the last thing you want to do.

Bravery is listening even when you don't want to hear it.

Practice bravery every day and the self-worth will come.

Eventually, it boils down to two choices _ do I wish to experience this physical reality primarily through joy or do I want to experience it through suffering? That__ all there is to it. And since each person eventually works their way toward the realization that conscious expansion can happen through joy rather than suffering _ enlightenment is a natural byproduct.

Belief is a wonderful way to pass the time until the facts come in.

The Sufis regard systems which treat everyone alike as mechanical and degenerate.

One of the basic Sufi needs is to enable people to see themselves as they really are.

Most people, whatever their opinions and protestations, do not want to learn.

And I think THAT'S what we need to be pursuing with our lives: learning to be more skillful at coping with our minds.

Understanding the true nature of things, or seeing things as they really are, is the ground of wisdom.

Patience is supported & nurtured by a quality of forgiveness.

One of the best ways to support the development of patience is to cultivate happiness with yourself.

I've come to the point where I never feel the need to stop and evaluate whether or not I am happy. I'm just 'being', and without question, by default, it works.

Never marry when under the guise you need to 'see if it'll work', but rather marry because in your mind you want to make it work.

It__ all about reprogramming our minds to focus more on what brings us joy.

Accept the past as the past and realize that each new day you are a new person who doesn__ need to carry old baggage into the new day with you. It__ amazing how many people ruin the beauty of today with the sorrows of yesterday. Yesterday doesn__ exist anymore! For example, if ever I feel foolish or guilty about something I__e done, I learn from it and attempt to do better the next time. Shame or guilt serves no one. Such feelings actually keep us down, often lowering the vibrations of those around us, as well. Living in the present moment is the recurring baptism of the soul, forever purifying every new day with a new you.

Buddhism is all about science. If science is the systematic pursuit of the accurate knowledge of reality, then science is Buddhism, Buddhism is science.

The art of peaceful living comes down to living compassionately & wisely.