1. Anxiety is the illness of our age

    Comment May 1, 2018

    Someone asked me, “Aren’t you worried about the state of the world?” I allowed myself to breathe and then I said, “What is most important is not to allow your anxiety about what happens in the world to fill your heart. If your heart is filled with anxiety, you will get sick, and you will not be able to help.” There are wars — big and small — in many places, and that can cause us to lose our peace. Anxiety is the illness of our age. We worry about ourselves, our family, our friends, our work, and the state of the world. If we allow worry to fill our hearts, sooner or later we will get sick. ~ Thich Nhat Hanh

     

  2. Being kind to oneself

    Comment May 1, 2018

    The kindness to oneself that I was speaking of is rather different from the self-fixation of selfishness. For example, the Buddha said, “I have shown you the path to liberation but know that its achievement depends on you.” In other words, we have to take responsibility for the achievement of liberation through our own efforts. It is the undertaking of responsibility for one’s own liberation that I’m referring to as kindness to oneself. What we normally mean by self-cherishing includes within it the implicit abandonment of the welfare of others and the rejection of any effort to achieve that welfare of others. Therefore, it is very different from what I mean by kindness to oneself. ~17th Karmapa

     

  3. Decency is free from trickery

    Comment May 1, 2018

    When we’re having trouble maintaining our ground or ourselves, we play all kinds of tricks. That trickery brings hope and fear. You’re so tempted; at the same time, you’re so afraid. Decency is being free from trickery, free from the tricks we play on ourselves or on each other to maintain our basic existence. In that way, decency is being loyal to others, loyal to the most intimate experiences that you’ve shared with others. Loyalty is twofold. Quite simply, it is a commitment to working gently with yourself and being kind to others. ~Chögyam Trungpa

     

  4. Cultivating a spirit of generosity

    Comment April 28, 2018

    Generosity need not be applied only in the material realm. We can also cultivate a spirit of generosity in whatever problem we are working on. We do this by making an offering of ourselves – offering a hand, offering a word, offering heart and mind – as a positive condition in any situation we find ourselves in. This attitude extends our open heart and mind into action and keeps us ready to act to benefit others. ~ 17th Karmapa

     

  5. The best way to love oneself

    Comment April 28, 2018

    Some people find it hard to see their own inner beauty. They wish to learn to be kinder to themselves but do not know how to go about doing so. I would say that in being loving and affectionate towards others, you can discover affection and kindness towards yourself. The best way to love oneself and care for oneself is to love others. ~ 17th Karmapa

    Learning how to paint with my younger brother and sister at the 1000 Kicks Fundraising Event on March 24, 2018.

     

  6. We already have more than enough

    Comment April 28, 2018

    The concentration on ‘impermanence’ helps free us from our tendency to live as though we and our loved ones will be here forever. The concentration on ‘non-craving’ is an opportunity to take time to sit down and figure out what true happiness really is. We discover that we already have more than enough conditions to be happy, right here in the present moment. And the concentration on ‘letting go’ helps us disentangle ourselves from suffering and transform and release painful feelings. ~ Thich Nhat Hanh

     

  7. An Aspiration to The Great Perfection

    Comment April 12, 2018

    May we gain conviction in the view,
    wherein samsara and nirvana are the same.

    May we have consummate skill in meditation,
    a natural flow unaltered, uncontrived.

    May we bring our action to perfection,
    a natural, unintended, spontaneity.

    May we find the dharmakaya,
    beyond all gaining and rejection.

    ~ Dudjom Rinpoche

  8. Your state of mind determines your circumstances

    Comment April 12, 2018

    Ultimately, your state of mind determines your circumstances. To realize the outcomes you want, it is critical to recognize and experience the transition from our present thoughts, habits, and actions to new thoughts, habits, and actions. – Darren L. Johnson

  9. Our mind is the basic creator

    Comment April 12, 2018

    As it is said in the teachings, first think that every happiness — day-to-day happiness; future life happiness (deva and human rebirth); nirvana, the blissful state of peace for oneself which is experienced forever; and even the total cessation of the obscurations and completion of realizations, the peerless happiness — comes from the mind.

    All the happiness that we experience came from our mind, and all the suffering — hell, hungry ghost, animal, human being —came from our mind. That’s because in the past we created nonvirtue as well as harming others. All our suffering came from that and all our happiness came from virtue. So our mind is the basic creator, not God, not Buddha, Dharma, Sangha.

    ~ Lama Zopa Rinpoche

  10. Nobody understands love

    Comment April 12, 2018

    “Nobody understands love,” the writer admits.
    “It seems to be universal. Timeless. Yet, it’s also
    very individual, filtered by our own lives and expectations.”

    ~latest sms

     

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