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7. “In Buddhism, mindfulness is the key. Mindfulness is the energy that sheds light on all things and all activities, producing the power of concentration, bringing forth deep insight and awakening. Mindfulness is the base of Buddhist practice.”
Thich Nhat Hanh
Buddhism, Mindfulness, Insight, Awakening, Concentration
10. “I think the reason Buddhism and Western psychology are so compatible is that Western psychology helps to identify the stories and the patterns in our personal lives, but what Buddhist awareness training does is it actually allows the person to develop skills to stay in what’s going on.” Tara Brach Buddhism, Psychology, Awareness, Mindfulness, Growth
11. “When I was first introduced to Buddhism in a high school World Studies class, I dismissed it out of hand. This was during the hedonistic days of the late '60s, and this spiritual path seemed so grim with its concern about attachment and, apparently, anti-pleasure.” Tara Brach Buddhism, Spirituality, Self-discovery, Change, Wisdom
14. “Buddhist practices offer a way of saying, ‘Hey, come back over here, reconnect.’ The only way that you’ll actually wake up and have some freedom is if you have the capacity and courage to stay with the vulnerability and the discomfort.” Tara Brach Buddhism, Mindfulness, Freedom, Courage, Vulnerability
15. “All this talk of oblivion, of wanting nothing and becoming nobody, seems rather contradictory from a Buddhist sense. The Buddha did all this himself and he became so much a nobody that he became famous, the biggest nobody of them all. And he will never disappear, because fame has made him immortal. But I do admire him for his attitude and discipline. He was a good Indian son.” Amy Tan Buddhism, Paradox, Enlightenment, Fame, Legacy
21. “To me an Indian is one who has got a Vedantic brain which probes deep and soars high; an Islamic body that is vibrant and valiant; a Buddhistic heart overflowing with compassion and kindness and Christian limbs of service and sacrifice.” Swami Vivekananda Indian, Vedantic, Islam, Buddhism, Compassion
22. “Buddha taught kindness towards lower beings; and since then there has not been a sect in India that has not taught charity to all beings, even to animals. This kindness, this mercy, this charity – greater than any doctrine – are what Buddhism left to us.” Swami Vivekananda Kindness, Charity, Mercy, Compassion, Buddhism
23. “According to the Buddha, then, life has no meaning, and people don’t need to create any meaning. They just need to realize that there is no meaning, and thus be liberated from the suffering caused by our attachments and our identification with empty phenomena.” Yuval Noah Harari Buddhism, Meaning, Liberation, Attachments, Suffering
25. “Of course the Dharma-body of the Buddha was the hedge at the bottom of the garden. At the same time, and no less obviously, it was these flowers, it was anything that I – or rather the blessed Not-I – cared to look at.” Aldous Huxley Buddhism, Perception, Nature, Spirituality, Philosophical Insight, Personal Experience
26. “For the first time in the history of the world, Buddhism proclaimed a salvation which each individual could gain from him or herself, in this world, during this life, without any least reference to God, or to gods either great or small.” Aldous Huxley Buddhism, Salvation, Individuality, Religion, Self-reliance, Spiritual Autonomy
27. “Buddhists believe that we should live in the present moment, and the past is nothing but a set of interpretations and memories. We have not yet entered the future, and so worrying and obsessing that things should turn out a certain way will only lead to unnecessary suffering. Next up are some examples from everyday life to help you put it into context.” Daniel Walter Present Living, Mindful Thinking, Suffering Reduction, Buddhism, Awareness, Clarity
30. “In Buddhism, there is no place for using effort. Just be ordinary and nothing special. Eat your food, move your bowels, pass water and when you’re tired, go and lie down. The ignorant will laugh at me, but the wise will understand.” Bruce Lee Buddhism, Simplicity, Ordinary Life, Mindfulness, Wisdom
33. “I have done one thing that I think is a contribution: I helped Buddhist science and modern science combine. No other Buddhist has done that. Other lamas, I don't think they ever pay attention to modern science. Since my childhood, I have a keen interest.” Dalai Lama Buddhism, Science, Contribution, Interest, Integration
35. “There are techniques of Buddhism, such as meditation, that anyone can adopt. And, of course, there are Christian monks and nuns who already use Buddhist methods in order to develop their devotion, compassion, and ability to forgive.” Dalai Lama Buddhism, Meditation, Techniques, Compassion, Forgiveness
41. “To develop genuine devotion, you must know the meaning of teachings. The main emphasis in Buddhism is to transform the mind, and this transformation depends upon meditation. in order to meditate correctly, you must have knowledge.” Dalai Lama Devotion, Buddhism, Transformation, Meditation, Knowledge
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7. “In Buddhism, mindfulness is the key. Mindfulness is the energy that sheds light on all things and all activities, producing the power of concentration, bringing forth deep insight and awakening. Mindfulness is the base of Buddhist practice.”
Thich Nhat Hanh Buddhism, Mindfulness, Insight, Awakening, Concentration
10. “I think the reason Buddhism and Western psychology are so compatible is that Western psychology helps to identify the stories and the patterns in our personal lives, but what Buddhist awareness training does is it actually allows the person to develop skills to stay in what’s going on.”
Tara Brach Buddhism, Psychology, Awareness, Mindfulness, Growth
11. “When I was first introduced to Buddhism in a high school World Studies class, I dismissed it out of hand. This was during the hedonistic days of the late '60s, and this spiritual path seemed so grim with its concern about attachment and, apparently, anti-pleasure.”
Tara Brach Buddhism, Spirituality, Self-discovery, Change, Wisdom
14. “Buddhist practices offer a way of saying, ‘Hey, come back over here, reconnect.’ The only way that you’ll actually wake up and have some freedom is if you have the capacity and courage to stay with the vulnerability and the discomfort.”
Tara Brach Buddhism, Mindfulness, Freedom, Courage, Vulnerability
15. “All this talk of oblivion, of wanting nothing and becoming nobody, seems rather contradictory from a Buddhist sense. The Buddha did all this himself and he became so much a nobody that he became famous, the biggest nobody of them all. And he will never disappear, because fame has made him immortal. But I do admire him for his attitude and discipline. He was a good Indian son.”
Amy Tan Buddhism, Paradox, Enlightenment, Fame, Legacy
21. “To me an Indian is one who has got a Vedantic brain which probes deep and soars high; an Islamic body that is vibrant and valiant; a Buddhistic heart overflowing with compassion and kindness and Christian limbs of service and sacrifice.”
Swami Vivekananda Indian, Vedantic, Islam, Buddhism, Compassion
22. “Buddha taught kindness towards lower beings; and since then there has not been a sect in India that has not taught charity to all beings, even to animals. This kindness, this mercy, this charity – greater than any doctrine – are what Buddhism left to us.”
Swami Vivekananda Kindness, Charity, Mercy, Compassion, Buddhism
23. “According to the Buddha, then, life has no meaning, and people don’t need to create any meaning. They just need to realize that there is no meaning, and thus be liberated from the suffering caused by our attachments and our identification with empty phenomena.”
Yuval Noah Harari Buddhism, Meaning, Liberation, Attachments, Suffering
25. “Of course the Dharma-body of the Buddha was the hedge at the bottom of the garden. At the same time, and no less obviously, it was these flowers, it was anything that I – or rather the blessed Not-I – cared to look at.”
Aldous Huxley Buddhism, Perception, Nature, Spirituality, Philosophical Insight, Personal Experience
26. “For the first time in the history of the world, Buddhism proclaimed a salvation which each individual could gain from him or herself, in this world, during this life, without any least reference to God, or to gods either great or small.”
Aldous Huxley Buddhism, Salvation, Individuality, Religion, Self-reliance, Spiritual Autonomy
27. “Buddhists believe that we should live in the present moment, and the past is nothing but a set of interpretations and memories. We have not yet entered the future, and so worrying and obsessing that things should turn out a certain way will only lead to unnecessary suffering. Next up are some examples from everyday life to help you put it into context.”
Daniel Walter Present Living, Mindful Thinking, Suffering Reduction, Buddhism, Awareness, Clarity
30. “In Buddhism, there is no place for using effort. Just be ordinary and nothing special. Eat your food, move your bowels, pass water and when you’re tired, go and lie down. The ignorant will laugh at me, but the wise will understand.”
Bruce Lee Buddhism, Simplicity, Ordinary Life, Mindfulness, Wisdom
33. “I have done one thing that I think is a contribution: I helped Buddhist science and modern science combine. No other Buddhist has done that. Other lamas, I don't think they ever pay attention to modern science. Since my childhood, I have a keen interest.”
Dalai Lama Buddhism, Science, Contribution, Interest, Integration
35. “There are techniques of Buddhism, such as meditation, that anyone can adopt. And, of course, there are Christian monks and nuns who already use Buddhist methods in order to develop their devotion, compassion, and ability to forgive.”
Dalai Lama Buddhism, Meditation, Techniques, Compassion, Forgiveness
41. “To develop genuine devotion, you must know the meaning of teachings. The main emphasis in Buddhism is to transform the mind, and this transformation depends upon meditation. in order to meditate correctly, you must have knowledge.”
Dalai Lama Devotion, Buddhism, Transformation, Meditation, Knowledge
