The reason people find it so hard to be happy is that they always see the past better than it was, the present worse than it is, and the future less resolved than it will be. ~Marcel Pagnol
No one can make you feel inferior without your consent. ~Eleanor Roosevelt
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The reason people find it so hard to be happy is that they always see the past better than it was, the present worse than it is, and the future less resolved than it will be. ~Marcel Pagnol
No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.
~Eleanor Roosevelt
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Imagine trees standing together in a forest. They don’t talk, but they feel each other’s presence. When you look at them, you might say they aren’t doing anything. But they are growing and providing clean air for living things to breathe. Instead of describing sitting meditation as the practice of concentration, looking deeply, and getting insight, I like to describe sitting as enjoying doing nothing. Primarily, sitting is to enjoy the pleasure of sitting, being fully alive and in touch with the wonders of our working bodies, the cool air, the sounds of people and birds, and the changing colors of the sky. ~Thich Nhat Hanh
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You are far from the end of your journey.
The way is not in the sky.
The way is in the heart.
See how you love. ~Buddha
When one has the feeling of dislike for evil, when one feels tranquil, one finds pleasure in
listening to good teachings; when one has these feelings and appreciates them,
one is free of fear. ~Buddha
Japanese monk in Leverett, Massachusetts.
All beings tremble before violence.
All fear death, all love life. See
yourself in others.
Then whom can
you hurt? What harm can you do?
~Buddha
The glory of friendship is not the outstretched hand, not the kindly smile, nor the joy of companionship; it is the spiritual inspiration that comes to one when you discover that someone else believes in you and is willing to trust you with a friendship. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson
Here is the great Earth,
filled with the smell of incense,
covered with a blanket of flowers,
the Great Mountain, the Four Continents,
wearing a jewel of the Sun and Moon.
In my mind I make them the Paradise of a Buddha,
and offer it all to You.
By this deed,
May every living being
Experience the Pure World.
~Tibetan Prayer
Few people know how to take a walk. The qualifications are endurance, plain clothes, old shoes, an eye for nature, good humor, vast curiosity, good speech, good silence and nothing too much.
In the woods, we return to reason and faith. There I feel that nothing can befall me in life, – no disgrace, no calamity (leaving me my eyes), which nature cannot repair. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson
The motivation of all religious practice is similar:
love, sincerity, honesty.
The way of life
of practically all religious persons is consistent.
The teachings of tolerance, love, and compassion
are the same. ~Dalai Lama
