“When I think of Tao,
I think of the artist
Bob Ross and his famous painting techniques.
I can hear him say,
“It’s your tree, you can make it
look any way you want to.”
Quote by Sheila Burke
“I’m not here to disagree with people or try to change anyone’s mind. I’m just here to accept and love others right where they are – no matter their belief systems or backgrounds.”
Source: Living Peace: Essential Teachings For Enriching Life
“If your idea of good opposes something else, you can be sure that [it] is not absolute or certain.”
Source: Buddhism Plain & Simple: The Practice of Being Aware, Right Now, Every Day
“When we take our clothes in our hands and fold them neatly, we are, I believe, transmitting energy, which has a positive effect on our clothes. Folding properly pulls the cloth taut and erases wrinkles, and makes the material stronger and more vibrant. Clothes that have been neatly folded have a resilience and sheen that can be discerned immediately, clearly distinguishing them from those that have been haphazardly stuffed in a drawer. The act of folding is far more than making clothes compact for storage. It is an act of caring, an expression of love and appreciation for the way these clothes support your lifestyle. Therefore, when we fold, we should put our heart into it, thanking our clothes for protecting our bodies.”
Source: The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing
“The only way we can be free in each moment is to become what each moment is.”
Source: Buddhism Plain & Simple: The Practice of Being Aware, Right Now, Every Day
“Results for "What are the maintenance requirements of the human being? Life, Liberty, the pursuit of happiness and food, clothing, shelter and medical care. Keeping us confused and divided against one another about these rights, the multinational power elite teaches us in America that only life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness are rights. In socialist nations they promote the view that only food, clothing, shelter and medical care are rights.”
“There's nothing you can find - … nothing you can even imagine – that doesn't originate, develop, or exist in relation to other things.”
Source: Buddhism Plain & Simple: The Practice of Being Aware, Right Now, Every Day
“We imagine that things come into existence, endure for a while, and then pass out of existence”
Source: Buddhism Plain & Simple: The Practice of Being Aware, Right Now, Every Day
“If the Creator stood before a million men with the light of a million lamps, only a few would truly see him because truth is already alive in their hearts. Truth can only be seen by those with truth in them. He who does not have Truth in his heart, will always be blind to it.”
Source: Rise Up and Salute the Sun: The Writings of Suzy Kassem
“To forget the self is to remember that we don't exist alone, but in relation to other people, to other creatures, to the planet, and to the universe.”
Source: Buddhism Plain & Simple: The Practice of Being Aware, Right Now, Every Day
“[F]ocus not on ourselves as a force in charge of the manipulation of others, but on how our lives interpenetrate those of others – and … all creatures of a dynamic universe.”
Source: Buddhism Plain & Simple: The Practice of Being Aware, Right Now, Every Day