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“The urgent can drown out the important.”

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David Meerman Scott is a renowned strategist, born on March 25, 1961. He has over 30 years of experience in marketing and public relations, known for his innovative marketing strategies. more

“If we divide into two camps--even into violent and the nonviolent--and stand in one camp while attacking the other, the world will never have peace. We will always blame and condemn those we feel are responsible for wars and social injustice, without recognizing the degree of violence within ourselves. We must work on ourselves and also with those we condemn if we want to have a real impact.”

Ifs World Want Feels Two War Real Social Violence Degrees Responsible Blame Impact Injustice Violent Divides Camps Recognizing Attacking Social Injustice

Author:Ayya Khema

“If the whole universe can be found in our own body and mind, this is where we need to make our inquires. We all have the answers within ourselves, we just have not got in touch with them yet. The potential of finding the truth within requires faith in ourselves.”

Ifs Needs Mind Whole Body Universe Found Answers Findings Mind And Body Finding Out The Truth

Author:Ayya Khema

“As long as we have practiced neither concentration nor mindfulness, the ego takes itself for granted and remains its usual normal size, as big as the people around one will allow.”

People Long Bigs Ego Normal Mindfulness Remains Size Granted Concentration Usual

Author:Ayya Khema

“The Buddha compared anger with picking up hot coals with one's bare hands and trying to throw them at the person with whom one is angry. Who gets burned first? The one who is angry of course.”

Trying Firsts Persons Hands Courses Hot Angry Burned Coal

Book:Being Nobody, Going Nowhere: The Foundation of Buddhist Thought:

Source: Being Nobody, Going Nowhere: The Foundation of Buddhist Thought:

“Unless we practice loving feelings toward everyone we meet, day in, day out, we're missing out on the most joyous part of life. If we can actually open our hearts, there's no difficulty in being happy.”

Ifs Heart Feelings Practice Missing Difficulty Joyous Parts Of Life Missing Out

Author:Ayya Khema

“Trying to achieve something in the spiritual world is just as foolish as trying to achieve something in the material world. There's nothing to achieve. There's only letting go. As we let go, more and more, of ego identifications, desires, and support systems, bliss will arise.”

World Trying Spiritual Desire Support Achieve Materials Letting Go Ego Foolish Arise Bliss Identification Material World Support Systems

Author:Ayya Khema

“Mindfulness is not just a word or a discourse by the Buddha, but a meaningful state of mind. It means we have to be here now, in this very moment, and we have to know what is happening internally and externally. It means being alert to our motives and learning to change unwholesome thoughts and emotions into wholesome ones Mindfulness is a mental activity that in due course eliminates all suffering.”

Knows Mind Mean States Moments Suffering Courses Emotion Activity Mindfulness Happenings Dues Meaningful Motive State Of Mind Discourse Be Here Now Thoughts And Emotions

Author:Ayya Khema

“A truly happy person is someone who is joyfully independent of outer conditions.”

Persons Conditions Independent Happy Person Truly Happy

Author:Ayya Khema

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