I’ve never met anyone who didn’t have problems of one sort or another. If we find ourselves without any problems, it’s just a matter of time until something pops up. That's life! - Tina Turner
Many of us stagnate in lives that are going nowhere. We are either stuck in destructive patterns that undermine our happiness and snuff out our potential, or we run on a treadmill of routine that slowly kills off our dreams. - Shmuley Boteach
If ‘knowledge’ is a thinking process and ‘wisdom’ is experiential, could we say, one is in the head, and the other is of the heart? - Kris Ladusau
The obstacles we face hold the lessons we must learn to make our dreams come true. - Tina Turner
I’m learning that grief has its own life, that I can’t control it. I can’t predict when a wave is going to come. It really reminds me a lot of birth, of being in labor. When you’re in labor, you’re subject to something beyond your control and you have to submit to it. Grief is a big part of human experience. - Lama Lama Tsultrim Allione
We all take ourselves a little bit too seriously. I always say that a good sense of humor is the seventh perfection. We should learn to laugh about ourselves in a kind way, not in a harsh way. Even if we keep falling down, it doesn’t matter, let’s keep going. - Tenzin Palmo
We are addicted and brainwashed by the absurd belief that producing and consuming more leads to happier lives. We need to stop and reflect deeply on whether such a lifestyle truly leads to happiness. - Pomnyun Sunim
The good things are hard to latch onto; the bad are easy. - Ajahn Lee
When actions arise from an enlightened state of mind, it can be trusted and will be perfectly suited to the situation at hand. - Brenda Shoshanna
The path of meditation sometimes comes to a fork in the road. The left path leads to sloth and torpor while the right path leads to bright awareness. With experience you will recognize this fork. - Ajahn Brahm
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Victor M. Parachin ...is aVedic educator, yoga instructor, Buddhist meditation teacher and author of a dozen books. Buy his books at amazon or your local bookstore. Archives
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