On the Brevity of Our Ties
Ties in this world last only for a time. We are husband and wife, parent and child, for a short period only. Once this reality sinks in, we cannot help treasuring each moment of our brief association.
Tags: inspirational buddhism self-help
Why are you unhappy?
Because 99.9 percent of everything you think, and of everything you do, is for yourself—and there isn’t one.
The virtuous man delights in this world and he delights in the next
Gautama BuddhaYour body is like a dew-drop on the morning grass, your life is as brief as a flash of lightning. Momentary and vain, it is lost in a moment. (From 'Fukan zazengi')
DōgenTags: buddhism zen impermanence
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.
Daniel QuinnTags: buddhism economy philosophy-of-life my-ishmael
We took a bus to the nearby monastery of one of the last great Tang dynasty Chan masters, Yun-men. Yun-men was known for his pithy “one word” Zen. When asked “What is the highest teaching of the Buddha?” he replied: “An appropriate statement.” On another occasion, he answered: “Cake.” I admired his directness.
Stephen BatchelorTags: inspirational buddhism zen humour
That's why it's called a practice. We have to practice a practice if it is to be of value.
Allan LokosTags: buddhism inspiration health yoga meditation
We all have issues
Allan LokosTags: buddhism inspiration psychology meditation
...for you know that soft is stronger than hard, water stronger than rock, love stronger than force." Vesadeva to Siddartha
Hermann HesseTags: buddhism siddhartha monasticism siddhartha-gautama buddah
Instead of engaging in cutthroat competition, we should strive to create value. In economic terms, this means a transition from a consumer economy - the mad rush for ownership and consumption - to a constructive economy where all human beings can participate in the act of creating lasting worth.
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