“We live in a world of wars and wars alarms, of famines, of oppression. While there are many wonderful people in this world, you'll notice one curious fact about them, they all suffer, they all die, and sometimes those who are the nicest seem to suffer the most.” PeopleWorldInspirationalWarSometimesFactsSeemsSufferingDiesWonderfulThis WorldBuddhismOppressionCuriousAlarmsFamine Author:Frederick Lenz
“You are moving in and out of different advanced states of mind through your practice of meditation and mindfulness. It's that level of excellence that gives you joy in life, not the fact that you won or lost.” GivingMindDifferentStatesFactsMovingJoyLostLevelsPracticeMeditationBuddhismMindfulnessExcellenceState Of MindMoving In Author:Frederick Lenz
“Thinking is usually a waste of time and energy, since thinking is essentially a rehashing of what we already know. As a matter of fact, thinking is an easy way to confuse yourself. The more you think, the less you know.” ThinkingKnowsWayMatterFactsEnergyEasyBuddhismWasteMindfulnessWasting TimeMatter Of FactEasy WayTime And Energy Author:Frederick Lenz
“The fact that you see a manifold world with different times, places and conditions -this exists only because of a lack of humility.” WorldDifferentFactsConditionsHumilityBuddhismDifferent TimesManifold Author:Frederick Lenz
“The teachings of Osho, in fact, encompass many religions, but he is not defined by any of them. He is an illuminating speaker on Zen, Taoism, Tibetan Buddhism, Christianity and ancient Greek philosophy... and also a prolific author.” PhilosophyFactsChristianityTeachingBuddhismAncientDefinedGreekTaoismSpeakersTibetanIlluminatingAncient GreekTibetan BuddhismGreek Philosophy Author:Nevill Drury
“The buddha-dharma does not invite us to dabble in abstract notions. Rather, the task it presents us with is to attend to what we actually experience, right in this moment. You don't have to look "over there." You don't have to figure anything out. You don't have to acquire anything. And you don't have to run off to Tibet, or Japan, or anywhere else. You wake up right here. In fact, you can only wake up right here. So you don't have to do the long search, the frantic chase, the painful quest. You're already right where you need to be.” NeedsLooksLongDoeMomentsFactsRunningFiguresBuddhismTasksWake UpNotionPainfulAbstractAcquireJapanInvitesQuestsDharmaFranticTibet Author:Steve Hagen
“Suzuki's works on Zen Buddhism are among the best contributions to the knowledge of living Buddhism... We cannot be sufficiently grateful to the author, first for the fact of his having brought Zen closer to Western understanding, and secondly for the manner in which he has achieved this task.” FirstsFactsUnderstandingBuddhismTasksGratefulWesternContributionZen Buddhism Book:An Introduction to Zen Buddhism Source: An Introduction to Zen Buddhism
“People use ideas of non-duality as an escape from reality. It is very easy to say there is no winning and losing and justify the fact that you didn't do a very good job.” PeopleIdeasFactsUseRealityJobsSuccessWinningEasyCareersBuddhismLosingVery GoodJustifyGood JobDualityWinning And Losing Author:Frederick Lenz