“I have often discussed the Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path in talks I have given about meditation. But, since I also teach Hindu, Buddhist, and Taoist mediation, I have a very eclectic approach to the subject.” GivenTeachPathFourMeditationSubjectsBuddhismApproachNobleBuddhistRamaEclecticMediation Author:Frederick Lenz
“The satsang is - within the mass culture - like little mushrooms here and there, and somebody, maybe a Christian and a Hindu and a Buddhist, come together; doesn't matter, because those are paths. They're paths to the One. But those satsangs are what the world needs. And as I say - heart to heart - that's what satsang is.” WorldNeedsHeartLittlesMatterChristianTogetherCulturePathMassBuddhistHere And ThereMushroomsHeart To HeartMass CultureSatsang Author:Ram Dass
“Do not be thoughtless, always be mindful, watch your thoughts! Draw yourself out of the path of evil, like an elephant sunk in mud.” EvilWatchesPathDrawsBuddhistElephantsMud Author:Gautama Buddha
“If you decide to go on a Buddhist path, you have to be careful if you start mixing a lot of different traditions you are not totally familiar with - mixing this kind of meditation with that kind of practice or this kind of visualization with that kind of mantra. Then you really are concocting your own thing, and you have no idea what is going to happen.” IfsKindIdeasDifferentHappensPracticePathMeditationGoes OnTraditionCarefulFamiliarBuddhistNo IdeaBe CarefulVisualizationMantrasMixing Author:Sakyong Mipham
“Western Tibetan Buddhists are always looking out there at the distant snow peaks and they lose the flowers along the path.” LosesPathFlowerWesternSnowBuddhistTibetanTibetan Buddhist Author:Tenzin Palmo