Effort is the unconstrained willingness to persevere through difficulty.
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The embodiment of kindness is often made difficult by our long ingrained patternsof fear
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And so Gotama wandered into the town to obtain alms, and the two Samanas recognized him only by his complete peacefulness of demeanor, by the stillness of his form, in which there was no seeking, no will, no counterfeit, no effort - only light and peace.
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At last the bottom fell out. No more water in the pail. No more moon in the water.
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We need never be bound by the limitations of our previous or current thinking, nor are we ever locked into being the person we used to be, or think we are.
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With the practice of meditation we can develop this ability to more fully love ourselves and to more consistently love others.
Merchant: 'So you have lived on the possessions of others?'Saddhartha: 'Apparently. The merchant also lives on the possession of others.'Merchant: 'Well spoken..
buddhism hermann-hesse
The essence of the Dharma (the teachings of the Buddha) is about identifying the cause of our suffering
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Meditation may be done in silence
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Westereners often think that the East is one vast Buddhist temple, which is rather like thinking the West is one vast Carthusian monastery. If the [Western people who like Buddhism] were to visit the East, he'd certainly experience many new things, but he'd find first, that the food is under lock and key and second, that humans are considered to be a miserable, destructive, greedy lot, just as they are in the West.
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As we live out of such a mind, we become generous, with no sense of tolerance. We become patient, with no sense of putting up with anything. We become compassionate, with no sense of separation. And we become wise, with no sense of having to straighten anyone out.
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From the Buddhist perspective, the only lasting way to bring about change is for people themselves to change.
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Metta is the ability to embrace all parts of ourselves, as well as all parts of the world. Practicing metta illuminates our inner integrity because it relieves us of the need to deny different aspects of ourselves.
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Compassion is not complete if it does not include oneself.
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So what is a good meditator? A good meditator meditates.
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One who is patient glows with an inner radiance.
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The most important step in developing skillful speech is to think before speaking.
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As I explore the wilderness of my own body, I see that I am made of blood and bones, sunlight and water, pesticide residues and redwood humus, the fears and dreams of generations of ancestors, particles of exploded stars.
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While meditating we are simply seeing what the mind has been doing all along.
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No one looks or feels attractive when angry.
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Like water poured from one vessel to another, metta?ows freely, taking the shape of each situation without changing its essence.
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If you are fortunate enough to enjoy great success, you should never forget the spirit of the beginner, and not grow indolent and arrogant.
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Patience requires a slowing down, a spaciousness, a sense of ease.
We cannot force the development of mindfulness.
inspirational mindfulness buddhism
We can understand the inherent radiance
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