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Through countless births in the cycle of existence I have run, not finding although seeking the builder of this house; and again and again I faced the suffering of new birth. Oh housebuilder! Now you are seen. You shall not build a house again for me. All your beams are broken, the ridgepole is shattered. The mind has become freed from conditioning: the end of craving has been reached. ↗

— Gautama Buddha

#deus #house #buddhism

The use of market values and technology as a social barometer has devalued the worth of individuals, rendered irrelevant the quality of their lives, and stunted their creativity. ↗

— Sulak Sivaraksa

#capitalism #economics #sociology #sociology

Dalai Lama: an oriental pope who sells his followers indulgences that take effect after ten thousand lifetimes. ↗

— Bauvard

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Technology offers us a unique opportunity, though rarely welcome, to practice patience. ↗

— Allan Lokos

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Birth is okay and death is okay, if we know that they are only concepts in our mind. Reality transcends both birth and death. ↗

— Thich Nhat Hanh

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Knowing life's purpose would invest everything one did with meaning. ↗

— Kentetsu Takamori

#inspirational #religious #inspirational

People turn to meditation because they want to make good decisions, break bad habits & bounce back better from disappointments. ↗

— Sharon Salzberg

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I believe in Buddhism. Not every aspect, but most of it. So I take bits and pieces. ↗

— Tiger Woods

#believe #bits #bits and pieces #buddhism #every

Recollection of death also serves as a useful preparation for the time when one actually has to face death. As the concluding exercise among the body contemplations, a regular recollection of death can lead to the realization that death is fearful only to the extent to which one identifies with the body. With the aid of the body contemplations one can come to realize the true [impermanent] nature of the body and thereby overcome one's attachment to it. Being free from attachment to the body, one will be freed from any fear of physical death. ↗

— Anālayo

#death #detachment #meditation #sutra #death

Zen Buddhism is a discipline where belief isn't necessary. ↗

— David Sylvian

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