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“Right now we have obtained a human rebirth and have the opportunity to attain enlightenment through Dharma practice, so if we waste this precious opportunity in meaningless activities there is no greater loss and no greater foolishness.”

Ifs Humans Opportunity Loss Practice Greater Right Now Activity Waste Enlightenment Meaningless Foolishness Rebirth Dharma

Book:Modern Buddhism: The Path of Compassion and Wisdom - Volume 1 Sutra

Source: Modern Buddhism: The Path of Compassion and Wisdom - Volume 1 Sutra

“Comedy, I figured, was the thing that came to me the most easily. Playing the trumpet and piano took practice. I thought that was a waste of time. I'd go out on the street corner and be funny. In a minute.”

Practice Comedy Streets Minutes Waste Corners Piano Wasting Time Trumpets Street Corners

Author:George Carlin

“Remember, don't waste time comparing your life to others who seem more fortunate. Being fortunate is based on how much peace you have, not how many luxuries or conveniences you have. Practice from the heart to make peace with what is.”

Heart Seems Remember Spiritual Practice Waste Luxury Compare Fortunate Wasting Time Convenience Making Peace Don't Waste Time

Book:The how to book of teen self discovery: helping teens find balance, security & esteem

Source: The how to book of teen self discovery: helping teens find balance, security & esteem

“What a shame to waste those great shots on the practice tee.”

Practice Waste Shots Shame Golf Funny Golf Tees

Author:Walter Hagen

“Why waste good shots in practice when you might need them in a match?”

Needs Might Practice Waste Shots Golf

Author:Walter Hagen

“Philosophy would long ago have reached a high level if our predecessors and fathers had put this into practice; and we would not waste time on the primary difficulties, which appear now as severe as in the first centuries which noticed them. We would have the experience of assured phenomena, which would serve as principles for a solid reasoning; truth would not be so deeply sunken; nature would have taken off most of her envelopes; one would see the marvels she contains in all her individuals.”

“Unless you're a true prodigy, you're going to have to practice for a while being bad before you get any good. And it will seem like a waste of time. I remember that feeling well. But don't worry about wasting time, because it'll be so worth it. It's my experience that in the end, life lessons and guitar lessons begin to blur in all sorts of interesting ways.”

Source: Diary of a Player: How My Musical Heroes Made a Guitar Man Out of Me

“Never forget how swiftly this life will be over, like a flash of summer lightning or the wave of a hand. Now that you have the opportunity to practice dharma, do not waste a single moment on anything else.”

Moments Hands Opportunity Forget Practice Waste Summer Wave This Life Never Forget Flash Lightning Dharma Single Mom

Author:Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche