“Of course, it is good to have deep sleep because then we feel rejuvenated, we can think carefully. But maybe we love deep sleep because we feel, 'Finally everybody left me alone last night. The whole world left me alone, right?' It feels that way.” PeaceCompassionKindnessBuddhismInner PeaceAnam Thubten Book:Choosing Compassion: How to Be of Benefit in a World That Needs Our Love Source: Choosing Compassion: How to Be of Benefit in a World That Needs Our Love
“Opening Our Heart The true meaning of opening our heart is that we no longer have fear of losing anything. It is a form of surrender, yet such surrender has no object. It is not like we are surrendering to something. What we surrender are our hopes and fears, and an investment in our misery. When we have reached the final point of that surrender there is nothing that we want to hold on to.” AwarenessBuddhismLetting GoAwakeningSurrenderDetachmentDharmaOpening Our Heart Book:The Magic of Awareness Source: The Magic of Awareness
“I remember seeing a bumper sticker that said, “I believe in life before death.” To me this means that we don’t have to imagine a future paradise. Paradise can happen right here, right now, while we’re in this human incarnation. The choice is ours.” HeavenBuddhismSelf RealizationParadiseNondualityBuddha Nature Book:No Self No Problem: Awakening to Our True Nature Source: No Self No Problem: Awakening to Our True Nature