Karen Maezen Miller
Happiness is simple. Everything we do to find it is complicated.
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Correcting oneself is correcting the whole world. The Sun is simply bright. It does not correct anyone. Because it shines, the whole world is full of light. Transforming yourself is a means of giving light to the whole world.
Ramana Maharshi
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Gratitude is the most important piece, the most powerful tool in our tool chest that we’ve been given to get through the human experience. What you resist persists. But what you look at with gratitude ceases to have illusory form.
Neale Walsh
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Without forgiveness we continue to perpetuate the illusion that hate can heal our pain and the pain of others. In forgiveness we let go and find relief in our heart.
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Ego is neither positive nor negative. Those are simply concepts that create more boundaries. In fact, such conclusions arise from the ego itself. Pay no attention to them. Don't go to war with yourself; simply inquire into who you are.
Adyashanti
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Can you see time?
No.
Then you should stop looking for it.
Zen proverb
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We must travel in the direction of our fear.
John Berryman
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When someone is properly grounded in life, they shouldn't have to look outside themselves for approval.
Epictetus
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We come with nothing, we leave with nothing, so what is actually ours?
Krishna Dharma
Madame De Girardin
“Instinct is the nose of the mind.”
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Imagine you feel when you aren’t seeking permission, approval or trying to prove something. Memorize that feeling. It’s YOUR frequency.
Filipino Proverb
“Old people tend to be critical of the young, forgetting their own past ignorance. ”
Mexican Proverb
“The gardener’s footsteps do not spoil the garden. ”
Thich Nhat Hanh
“All the elements for your happiness are already here. There’s no need to run, strive, search or struggle. Just be. ”
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“When we judge others we’re just projecting what we wish liked better about ourselves.”
Mark Twain
Necessity is the mother of taking chances.
Thupten Jinpa Langri
“For practicing Buddhists, why would you need third-person proof to show that your own practice is helping you? In the end, when it comes to spiritual practice, you are your own best proof.”
Thich Nhat Hanh
We really have to understand the person we want to love. If our love is only a will to possess, it is not love. If we only think of ourselves, if we know only our own needs and ignore the needs of the other person, we cannot love.