Ramana Maharshi says : “Whatever is destined not to happen will not happen, try as you may. Whatever is destined to happen will happen, do what you may to prevent it. This is certain. The best course, therefore, is to…
Neem Karoli Baba says : “Attachment is the strongest block to realization.”
Sivananda says : “Forget like a child any injury done by somebody immediately. Never keep it in the heart. It kindles hatred.”
“Giving up worldly desires, one dwells with a mind free from worldly desires and purified. Giving up ill-will and hatred, one dwells with a mind filled with compassion and love for the welfare of all beings, and purifies the mind…
“In due time Kisa Gotami became pregnant, and after ten lunar months gave birth to a son. But the child died as soon as he was able to walk. Kisa Gotami had not known death before, and when they came…
“Mahanama the Sakyan came to see the Lord, and said: “This town of Kapilavatthu is rich, prosperous, popular, crowded with men, thickly populated with people. Now, when I enter the city in the evening after waiting on the Lord or…
Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche says : “Do not encumber your mind with useless thoughts. What good does it do to brood on the past or anticipate the future? Remain in the simplicity of the present moment.”
D T Suzuki says : “Not to be bound by rules, but to be creating one’s own rules-this is the kind of life which Zen is trying to have us live.”
Matthieu Ricard says : “There is no such thing as good and bad in an absolute sense. There is only the good and bad- the harm in terms of happiness and suffering- that our thoughts and our actions do to…
Building concentration is like sharpening the sword that cuts off the head of delusion. On its own, concentration doesn’t get you anywhere. But concentration can make any meditation practice easier, sharper, and more effective. – Dr. Jay Michaelson, “Jhana: The…