#buddhism

Our work is not to become a better person, but to become present to the perfection we already are. ↗

— Allan Lokos

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#compassion #love #psychology #art

Only those few who are able to surpass their fear of death completely can fully experience the highest forms of life; not the mundane life of the mortal, but the godly life of the resurrected. ↗

— Zeena Schreck

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#buddhism #death #left-hand-path #magic #parenting

You tell me to stand still, but I am not walking," he shouted, "whereas you who are walking say you are still. How is it that you are standing still but I am not?" The Buddha turned round. "My legs move but my mind is still," he said. "Your legs are still but your mind moves all the time in a fire of anger, hatred, and feverish desire. Therefore, I am still but you are not. ↗

— Majjhimanikaya

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#anger