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“Many people, including Buddhist monks, spend thousands of hours sitting in what they call meditation. In reality, what they're doing is thinking and ruminating upon their problems.”

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Author:Frederick Lenz

“At the museum a troubled woman destroys a sand painting meticulously created over days by Tibetan monks. The monks are not disturbed. The work is a meditation. They simply begin again.”

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Book:A Chorus of Stones: The Private Life of War

Source: A Chorus of Stones: The Private Life of War

“Buddhist monks have known for centuries that meditation can change the mind. Now we are inspired by His Holiness to examine with our technology the precise brain changes that occur with practice... The unique collaboration on meditation is just beginning.”

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Author:Richard Davidson

“There are techniques of Buddhism, such as meditation, that anyone can adopt. And, of course, there are Christian monks and nuns who already use Buddhist methods in order to develop their devotion, compassion, and ability to forgive.”

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Author:Dalai Lama

“[Thich Nhat Hanh] the one that revolutionized Buddhism. Instead of being monks just engaged in meditation, it was active Buddhism. You went out and felt the ills of the community around you. Instead of retreating to a monastery, you were out in the streets working. And he's been a great help to me, just reading his book, so I don't feel helpless about what I can do about all the violence around me.”

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Author:Sandra Cisneros

“Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.”

“Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions.”

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Author:Dalai Lama

“Sleep is the best meditation.”

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Author:Dalai Lama