“To go from mortal to Buddha, you have to put an end to karma, nurture your awareness, and accept what life brings.” LifeEndsAcceptingAwarenessKarmaMortalsNurtureDharmaGoes Around Comes Around Book:The Zen Teaching of Bodhidharma Source: The Zen Teaching of Bodhidharma
“To not follow the dharma, either intentionally or through lack of awareness, creates a very low level of attention. In this low level of attention we make all kinds of mistakes and we are unhappy no matter what good fortune befalls us.” KindMatterLevelsAttentionMistakeAwarenessBuddhismLowsNo Matter WhatFortuneUnhappyAll KindsGood FortuneDharmaLow Level Author:Frederick Lenz
“Beyond learning and unlearning is awareness, and beyond awareness is consciousness, and beyond consciousness is immortality, and beyond immortality is dharma and beyond dharma is nirvana.” ConsciousnessAwarenessBuddhistImmortalityDharmaCosmology Author:Frederick Lenz
“In Buddhism, there are three gems: Buddha, the awakened one; Dharma, the way of understanding and loving; and Sangha, the community that lives in harmony and awareness. The three are interrelated, and at times it is hard to distinguish one from another. In everyone there is the capacity to wake up, to understand, and to love. So in ourselves we find Buddha, and we also find Dharma and Sangha.” WayHardThreeUnderstandingCommunityAwarenessBuddhismCapacityWake UpHarmonyAwakenedDharmaGemsSangha Book:Being Peace Source: Being Peace
“There is the physical mind which is mechanical but the awareness which is the essential character (dharma) of the mind is also to some extent present there.” MindCharacterAwarenessEssentialsDharma Author:Sri Aurobindo
“Obviously the dharma is every breath we take, every thought we think, every word we speak, if we do it with awareness and an open, caring heart.” IfsThinkingHeartSpeakAwarenessBreathsCaringDharmaWords We Speak Author:Tenzin Palmo