The moment you understand the importance of loving yourself, you will stop hurting others.
Every step taken in mindfulness brings us one step closer to healing ourselves and the planet.
We are always running, and it has become a habit. We struggle all the time, even during our sleep. We are at war with ourselves, and we can easily start a war with others.
When you have a toothache, you think that not having a toothache will make you very happy. But when you don’t have a toothache, often you are still not happy. If you practice awareness, you suddenly become very rich, very very happy.
Everything inside and around us wants to reflect itself in us. We don’t have to go anywhere to obtain the truth. We only need to be still and things will reveal themselves in the still water of our heart.
Often we tell ourselves, “Don’t just sit there, do something!” But when we practice awareness, we discover that the opposite may be more helpful: “Don’t just do something, sit there!”
One included all, and all were contained in one.
Seeds can produce seeds Seeds can produce formations. Formations can produce seeds. Formations can produce formations.
The present moment contains past and future. The secret of transformation is in the way we handle this very moment.
When you feel anger arising, remember to return to your breathing and follow it. The other person may see that you are practicing, and she may even apologize.
At the moment of waking up, before getting out of bed, get in touch with your breath.
Live your daily life in a way that you never lose yourself.
If you really know how to live, what better way to start the day than with a smile?
Without collective awakening the catastrophe will come. I think people in the mass media, journalists, film makers and others, you can contribute to the collective awakening if you are awake and then your life will embody that awakening.
In Zen Buddhism, the greater your doubt, the greater will be your enlightenment. That is why doubt can be a good thing. If you are too sure, if you always have conviction, then you may be caught in your wrong perception for a long time.
May we awaken from forgetfulness and realize our true home.
Today, you can decide to walk in freedom. You can choose to walk differently. You can walk as a free person, enjoying every step.
They criticize the silent ones. They criticize the talkative ones. They criticize the moderate ones. There is no one in the world who escapes criticism.
When you enter deeply into this moment, you see the nature of reality, and this insight liberates you from suffering and confusion. Peace is already there to some extent: the problem is whether we know how to touch it.
Nirvana is the complete silencing of concepts.