“The more we witness our emotional reactions and understand how they work, the easier it is to refrain.”
link: Pema Chödrön
Archive for ‘mindfulness’
emotional
Friday, April 16th, 2010engraved
Thursday, April 15th, 2010Our positive intentions need to become engraved in the fiber of our being through mindfulness of what we think, say, and do — and then by mindfully nudging ourselves towards the intentions we wish to express. None of it can be done on autopilot, all of it must come through training the mind to solidly aim for the results we hope for.
link: buddhadoes
developing
Monday, April 12th, 2010Through developing wisdom we can achieve awakening. The Buddhadharma is not about anything else; it is about accomplishing and perfecting ones own character. When one has perfected ones character, love and compassion will exist. Without them, we will suffer from resentment, unhappiness, and blame.
- Jamin Sunim
Through developing wisdom we can achieve awakening. The Buddhadharma is not about anything else; it is about accomplishing and perfecting ones own character. When one has perfected ones character, love and compassion will exist. Without them, we will suffer from resentment, unhappiness, and blame.
- Jamin Sunim
Know
Monday, March 22nd, 2010The quality of your action depends on the quality of your being. Suppose you’re eager to offer happiness, to make someone happy. That’s a good thing to do. But if you’re not happy, then you can’t do that. In order to make another person happy, you have to be happy yourself. So there’s a link between doing and being. If you don’t succeed in being, you can’t succeed in doing. If you don’t feel that you’re on the right path, happiness isn’t possible. This is true for everyone; if you don’t know where you’re going, you suffer. It’s very important to realize your path and see your true way.
- Thich Nhat Hanh
link: Tricycle
Go
Wednesday, February 24th, 2010Do not go after the past, Nor lose yourself in the future. For the past no longer exists, And the future is not yet here. By looking deeply at things just as they are,In this moment , here and now, The seeker lives calmly and freely.
-Buddha
in and out
Friday, February 19th, 2010The mindfulness of in and out breathing, of body contemplation, of keeping consciousness of the moment, is a noble occupation and a sublime way, leading to independence of mind and to wisdom.
link: Samyutta Nikaya
Alas!
Wednesday, February 10th, 2010Alas! This body is like a machine, a nexus of bones and tendons. It is like a magical illusion, consisting of falsifications. It is like a dream, being an unreal vision. It is like a reflection, being the image of former actions. It is like an echo, being dependent on conditioning. It is like a cloud, being characterized by turbulence and dissolution. It is like a flash of lightning, being unstable and decaying every moment. The body is ownerless, being the product of a variety of conditions.
link: Vimalakirti Sutra
Two
Monday, February 8th, 2010Wisdom tells me I am nothing. Love tells me I am everything. Between the two my life flows.
- Nisargadatta Maharaj
link: Nisargadatta Maharaj
