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Quote by Jean-Marie Le Pen

“There wasn't anti-Semitism in France.”

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Jean-Marie Le Pen was a controversial French politician known for his role in the National Front party. Born on June 20, 1928, he was a significant figure in French politics for several decades. more

“Imagine you are walking in the woods and you see a small dog sitting by a tree. As you approach it, it suddenly lunges at you, teeth bared. You are frightened and angry. But then you notice that one of its legs is caught in a trap. Immediately your mood shifts from anger to concern: You see that the dog's aggression is coming from a place of vulnerability and pain. This applies to all of us. When we behave in hurtful ways, it is because we are caught in some kind of trap. The more we look through the eyes of wisdom at ourselves and one another, the more we cultivate a compassionate heart.”

“I think the reason Buddhism and Western psychology are so compatible is that Western psychology helps to identify the stories and the patterns in our personal lives, but what Buddhist awareness training does is it actually allows the person to develop skills to stay in what's going on.”

Thinking Persons Doe Reason Helping Stories Psychology Awareness Buddhism Skills Training Western Patterns Buddhist Personal Life Compatible

Author:Tara Brach

“I decided to write 'True Refuge' during a major dive in my own health. Diagnosed with a genetic disease that affected my mobility, I faced tremendous fear and grief about losing the fitness and physical freedom I loved.”

Writing My Own Grief Disease Majors Losing Decided Affected Refuge Mobility

Author:Tara Brach

“Buddhist practices offer a way of saying, 'Hey, come back over here, reconnect.' The only way that you'll actually wake up and have some freedom is if you have the capacity and courage to stay with the vulnerability and the discomfort.”

Ifs Way Practice Offers Capacity Wake Up Hey Buddhist Vulnerability Discomfort

Author:Tara Brach

“Even a few moments of offering lovingkindness can reconnect you with the purity of your loving heart.”

Heart Moments Purity Offering Lovingkindness

Author:Tara Brach

“Humour allows us to see that ultimately things don't make sense. The only thing that truly makes sense is letting go of anything we continue to hold on to. Our ego-mind and emotions are a dramatic illusion. Of course, we all feel that they're real: my drama, your drama, our confrontations. We create these elaborate scenarios and then react to them. But there is nothing really happening outside our mind! This is karma's cosmic joke. You can laugh about the irony of this, or you can stick with your scenario. It's your choice.”

“Melting our attachment to self is the most powerful medication for bringing mental and emotional imbalances in check.”

Self Powerful Emotional Checks Most Powerful Attachment Melting Medication Imbalance

Author:Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche

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