“Completely trusting a way that you can't do by yourself, that you do with all sentient beings, is immediate liberation.” Quote by Reb Anderson
“If we turn away from our sexual passion, then we freeze and beings are harmed. If we grab it, then we are burned and beings are harmed. But if we just stay close to it, walk around it, always in touch with the fact that we are sexual beings, neither identifying with nor distancing ourselves from our sexuality, then we gradually become intimate with it.” IfsFactsTurnsPassionSexWalksWalkingSexualityIntimateBurnedFreezeIdentifying Author:Reb Anderson
“Taking refuge means that you align and orient your life toward Buddha's example and toward enlightenment.” MeanExampleEnlightenmentRefuge Author:Reb Anderson
“You have to sit with your life and feel how you hold it, and be willing for the release to happen. It will happen spontaneously, because it's already so.” FeelsHappensWillingRelease Author:Reb Anderson
“Trust life, even if you cannot trust people. For human nature is unreliable, but life itself is ruled by immutable law. Right action leads always, in the end, to victory.” PeopleIfsLifeHumansEndsActionLawNatureHuman NatureTrustVictoryUnreliableRight Action Author:Goswami Kriyananda
“As you begin this day, tell yourself, Today I am incarnated anew! I am released from the hypnosis of my old habits and mistakes! Everything that I have long dreamed of doing I will accomplish in this, my new life.” LifeLongTodayMistakeHabitAccomplishThis DayNew LifeHypnosisOld Habits Author:Goswami Kriyananda
“In Zen Buddhism an action is considered good when it brings happiness and well-being to oneself and others, evil when it brings suffering and harm to oneself and others.” WellsActionHappinessSufferingEvilBuddhismOneselfHarmWell BeingZen Buddhism Author:Thich Thien-An
“In Zen, actions speak louder than words. Doing is more important than knowing, and knowledge which cannot be translated into action is of little worth.” LittlesImportantActionSpeakKnowledgeKnowingActions Speak Louder Than WordsActions Speak Louder Author:Thich Thien-An
“To practice Zen Buddhism is to train oneself to eliminate hatred, anger and selfishness and to develop loving-kindness towards all.” PracticeKindnessBuddhismHatredAngerTrainOneselfSelfishnessZen BuddhismLoving Kindness Author:Thich Thien-An
“The beauty of Zen is found in simplicity and tranquility, in a sense of the all-embracing harmony of things.” FoundBeautyHarmonySimplicityTranquility Author:Thich Thien-An
“So let the mind flow like water. Face life with a calm and quiet mind and everything in life will be calm and quiet.” LifeMindFacesWaterQuietFlowCalm Author:Thich Thien-An