#buddhism

Ultimately humanity is one, and this small planet is our only home. If we're to protect this home of ours, each of us needs to experience a vivid sense of universal altruism and compassion. ↗

— Dalai Lama XIV

#compassion #the-dalai-lama #tibetian-buddhism #experience

In Buddhism there is one word for mind & heart: chitta. Chitta refers not just to thoughts and emotions in the narrow sense of arising from the brain, but also to the whole range of consciousness, vast & unimpeded. ↗

— Sharon Salzberg

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From the Buddhist perspective, the only lasting way to bring about change is for people themselves to change. ↗

— Pat Allwright

#change #change

Accepting the reality of change gives rise to equanimity. ↗

— Allan Lokos

#healing #health #knowledge #meditation #change

Courage is often associated with aggression, but instead should be seen as a willingness to act from the heart. ↗

— Donna Quesada

#consciousness-raising #spirituality #yoga #zen #courage

The advantages of developing absorption concentration are not only that it provides a stable and receptive state of mind for the practice of insight meditation. The experience of absorption is one of intense pleasure and happiness, brought about by purely mental means, which thereby automatically eclipses any pleasure arising in dependence on material objects. Thus absorption functions as a powerful antidote to sensual desires by divesting them of their former attraction. ↗

— Anālayo

#meditation #samadhi #vipassana #experience

Even though peak experiences might show us the truth and inform us about why we are training, they are essentially no big deal. If we can't integrate them into the ups and downs of our lives, if we cling to them, they will hinder us. We can trust our experiences as valid, but then we have to move on and learn how to get along with our neighbors. Then even the most remarkable insights can begin to permeate our lives. As the twelfth-century Tibetian yogi Milarepa said when he heard of his student Gampopa's peak experiences, 'They are neither good not bad. Keep meditation.' ↗

— Pema Chödrön

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As the twelfth-century Tibetian yogi Milarepa said when he heard of his student Gampopa's peak experiences, 'They are neither good not bad. Keep meditation.' ↗

— Pema Chödrön

#experience

As the twelfth-century Tibetian yogi Milarepa said when he heard of his student Gampopa's peak experiences, 'They are neither good not bad. Keep meditating.' ↗

— Pema Chödrön

#detachment #experience

The practice of lovingkindness can uplift us & relieve sorrow & unhappiness. ↗

— Allan Lokos

#compassion #inspiration #inspirational #lovingkindness #meditation