For things to reveal themselves to us, we need to be ready to abandon our views about them.
- Thich Nhat Hanh, Being Peace
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We make war that we may live in peace.
- Aristotle
All things move and change and are impermanent like clouds, They may be likened to a flash of lightning. They are like a dewdrop on a blade of grass, and deceptive like an empty fist; They have no essence and no self, and lack intrinsic existence in every way.
- Buddha, The Play in Full (Lalitavistara)
All the world is birthday cake, so take a piece, but not too much.
- George Harrison
Let him radiate boundless love towards the entire world — above, below, and across — unhindered, without ill will, without enmity.
- Karaniya Metta Sutta: The Discourse on Loving-kindness
Courage is found in unlikely places.
- J. R. R. Tolkien
Drink your tea slowly and reverently, as if it is the axis on which the world earth revolves – slowly, evenly, without rushing toward the future.
- Thich Nhat Hanh, The Miracle of Mindfulness: An Introduction to the Practice of Meditation
Loneliness is the poverty of self; solitude is the richness of self.
- May Sarton
Some do not understand that we must die, But those who do realize this settle their quarrels.
- Yamakavagga: Pairs
This is the precept by which I have lived: Prepare for the worst; expect the best; and take what comes.
- Hannah Arendt
Don’t expect to practice hard and not experience the weird. Hard practice that evades the unknown makes for a weak commitment. So an ancient once said, “Help hard practice by befriending every demon.”
- Kyong Ho, Thousand Peaks: Korean Zen - Tradition and Teachers
I learned long ago, never to wrestle with a pig. You get dirty, and besides, the pig likes it.
- George Bernard Shaw
Whatever is not yours: let go of it. Your letting go of it will be for your long-term happiness & benefit.
- Na Tumhaka Sutta: Not Yours
Now and then it's good to pause in our pursuit of happiness and just be happy.
- Guillaume Apollinaire
Just as rain does not break through a well-thatched house, so passion never penetrates a well-developed mind.
- Akkosa Sutta: Insult
You are always a student, never a master. You have to keep moving forward.
- Conrad Hall
We practice being able to stand back to see the thoughts, memories, feelings, and emotions as merely thoughts, memories, and feelings, as merely mental states, and not something solid or real. “Me” and “mine” are just mental states.
- Tenzin Palmo, Into The Heart of Life
Always do what you are afraid to do.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
When there are thoughts, mental images or perceptions, the usual habit is simply to lose control and be caught up in the show. We continually get absorbed in what is going on, instead of taking a good clear look at the perceiving mind.
- Thrangu Rinpoche, Crystal Clear: Practical Advice for Mahamudra Meditators by Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche