January 2011
51 posts
“The heart surrenders everything to the moment. The mind judges and holds back.”
– Ram Dass (via thelittlesea)
December 2010
26 posts
Right now, it's like this
Stepping out of the shower, I am greeted by New Order pumping out of a little iPod speaker. Deeply breathing in, I know that I am alive and, just like you, only want to be happy.
“To be spiritual means to be solid, calm, and peaceful, and to be able to look...”
– Thich Nhat Hanh (via oceanofmind)
True compassion is not just an emotional response but a firm commitment founded on reason.
From HH Dalai Lama:
True compassion is not just an emotional response but a firm commitment founded on reason.
“Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply...”
– Lao Tzu (via ageofreason)
“Anyone who understands impermanence, ceases to be contentious.”
– Dhammapada
Dalai Lama:
Compassion is the wish for another being to be free from suffering; love is wanting them to have happiness.
Buddha :
Have compassion for all beings, rich and poor alike; each has their suffering. Some suffer too much, others too little.
The fundamental philosophical principle of Buddhism is that all our suffering comes about as a result of an undisciplined mind. -HHDL
“Love is the only engine of survival.”
– Leonard Cohen
The Buddha:
Your work is to discover your world and then with all your heart give yourself to it.
