“Any act of division is an abomination of truth, even if it is backed up by all the facts in the world.”
Source: The Gentalist: There's No Social Work, Only Family Work
“Honor He Wrote Sonnet 100
All meditate on symbols,
I meditate on people.
Most worship fictitious deities,
I worship those branded unliftable.
People are my almighty,
Oneness is my religion,
Division is degradation,
Unification is illumination.
All is possible for a human who's responsible,
Only the indifferent make excuses.
Possibility is born of responsibility,
Not of whining, praying and limbless wishes.
Real and unreal, put all these talk aside.
Let us be civilization, let us be lifelight.”
Source: Honor He Wrote: 100 Sonnets For Humans Not Vegetables
“When wholeness is now and here, reform is everywhere. When oneness is now and here, uplift is everywhere. When the human is now and here, humanity is everywhere.”
Source: Either Reformist or Terrorist: If You Are Terror I Am Your Grandfather
“Practicing Mindfulness not only keeps us awake but also keeps us aware of the impermanence of life; therefore, we have a greater appreciation of it. We care. Life matters. The moments of our lives matter. We don’t want to waste them. Not a single one.”
Source: Mindfulness and Mysticism: Connecting Present Moment Awareness with Higher States of Consciousness
“Mindfulness helps us stay right here, even when it’s uncomfortable staying right here, and this is something very important for us to learn. We must discipline our mind to be present, aware, and focused, even when we would rather do anything but that.”
Source: Mindfulness and Mysticism: Connecting Present Moment Awareness with Higher States of Consciousness
“Be present with your pain, and be willing to feel it, really feel it. Yes, it can be very uncomfortable, but if you quickly try to numb yourself from it, then you are choosing to be in the moment half-asleep, and what kind of way is that to go through life?”
Source: Mindfulness and Mysticism: Connecting Present Moment Awareness with Higher States of Consciousness
“Mindfulness is here for you, but you must use it, or it remains a valuable quality wasted. It will help you when you are sad or feeling hopeless by making you more aware of what’s troubling you so you can know what to do about it.”
Source: Mindfulness and Mysticism: Connecting Present Moment Awareness with Higher States of Consciousness
“The real miracle is when someone is able to stop the cause of suffering and create the cause of happiness by learning that their own mind is the source of their suffering and happiness. The real miracle is to transform our mind, because this will take care of us for many lifetimes. Our positive attitude will stop us from creating the cause of problems, thus ensuring our happiness not only in this life but in hundreds, or even thousands, of future lives up to enlightenment. This is the greatest success. (p. 30)”
Source: Ultimate Healing: The Power of Compassion
“All the joy the world contains
Has come through wishing happiness for others.
All the misery the world contains
Has come through wanting pleasure for oneself. (8.129)”
Source: The Way of the Bodhisattva
“We have the assurance of the enlightened beings that reality is goodness, that reality is freedom from suffering, that reality is bliss. So we should never fear to open ourselves to reality, to cast aside our preconceptions and biases, and to open more and more to whatever turns out to be real. You can have faith in enlightenment, faith in evolutionary potential, faith in infinity, faith in your infinite self. (p. 222)”
Source: The Jewel Tree of Tibet: The Enlightenment Engine of Tibetan Buddhism