True happiness comes from being harmless, being helpful, training the mind.
“Back in the 19th century when Westerners were beginning to read some of the Buddhist texts, and all saw was …
“Back in the 19th century when Westerners were beginning to read some of the Buddhist texts, and all saw was …
“…This is the wisdom of the Buddhist path that teaches us to see everything in this world as impermanent, stressful, …
“An emotion is only an emotion. It’s just a small part of your whole being. You are much more than …
“The twentieth century was a violent one, and more than 200 million people died due to wars and other conflicts. …
A Chinese poem says: The Dharma-body of Kuan-yin Is neither male nor female. Even the body is not the body, …
“This is what Zen means by being detached — not being without emotion or feeling, but being one in whom …
“The true essence of humankind is kindness. There are other qualities which come from education or knowledge, but it is …
“We might feel terrible, utterly hopeless, but if we look at ourselves fully and thoroughly, we will find fundamental goodness. …
“By eliminating the self-pitying imagination of ego, you go beyond fear. All fear and other self-pitying emotions come from holding …
“You can’t get stuck in space.” — Chögyam Trungpa