We (Buddhist) are all students of one teacher - the Buddha. One very kind, wise teacher. That is most important. As followers or students of this great teacher, we should take his own life as a model.
Use your feelings, Obi-Wan, and find him you will.
By seeing the defects of others you will become tired. By seeing only what is good you will feel light.
Bread feeds the body, indeed, but flowers feed also the soul.
To practice five things under all circumstances constitutes perfect virtue; these five are gravity, generosity of soul, sincerity, earnestness, and kindness.
Gratitude is the inward feeling of kindness received. Thankfulness is the natural impulse to express that feeling. Thanksgiving is the following of that impulse.
Learning is finding out what you already know, Doing is demonstrating that you
know it, Teaching is reminding others that they know it as well as you do. We
are all learners, doers, and teachers.
Even with a small bank account, the one who is contented finds himself with great wealth.
If you’re having trouble with meditation, that means you’re not really doing it. The powerful thing about meditation is its radical simplicity—be still, be at ease, pay attention. That’s the beauty of it—meditation means doing absolutely nothing. And there are only two positions in relationship to that: you either do it or you don’t. But often human beings find this simplicity unbearable. It confronts us with ourselves at the deepest level, and most of us just can’t bear that degree of transparency. But that’s why it’s important to learn how to meditate. It is only in the exquisite simplicity of doing absolutely nothing that you begin to be able to see yourself in ways you ordinarily would never be able to do. If you really engage with this unbearable simplicity, it’s impossible to hide from yourself.
You can never underestimate the stupidity of the general public.
The wise man reads both books and life itself.
Dont watch television and do not read newspapers for they are not the reality
Infinite patience achieves instant results! How can this be true? It is - but you'll need to meditate on it to see it! When you do, and you can see it, you will have walked through the gates of paradox and rediscovered truth. Repeat after me...infinite patience achieves instant results.
A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent on arriving.
All married couples should learn the art of battle as they should learn the art of making love. Good battle is objective and honest - never vicious or cruel. Good battle is healthy and constructive, and brings to a marriage the principle of equal partnership.
