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In short: if one has nothing of value to say, only that which is impure defilement, avoid them. They are masters of the dark. Of no use.
I know that Buddhism is to Hinduism what Protestantism is to Roman Catholicism, only in a much stronger light, to a much greater degree.
Patriarchy is connected to greed, a symptom of a larger force that can only be dispelled through kindness and love. It's basic Buddhism.
There is a definite way to do this. There is a training program that you will go through and it's delightful. It's absolutely beautiful.
When you unite the nothingness of your mind with the nothingness of the Frisbee, then the Frisbee is not a Frisbee, and you are not you.
The world that you see is like a motion picture. We are engrossed in a film and we have forgotten that we're sitting in a movie theatre.
What you focus on you become. So always focus on that which is highest, brightest, happiest and most noble of all things, enlightenment.
Those who scorn and hate the world and hate themselves miss the point. The point was that there wasn't one. There was no place to go to.
I think to be in a monastery or an ashram is not always the answer because we don't fight, we kick back. We don't listen to Sri Krishna.
You are caught in an empty house, in a box, in a place that is not happy. You are trapped inside you and wherever you go, there you are.
What you focus on you become. If you spend an hour or two a day meditating and focusing on light, then you will eventually become light.
The shushumna is the tube that the kundalini passes up in the subtle body, and on one side is the ida and the other side is the pingala.
You become someone else when you meditate. It isn't just a little technique. If you really pursue it, you change radically - you evolve.
The Tibetan Buddhist realization is that mind does not have any particular qualities or attributes of its own. It's clear - clear light.
Everything depends on your state of awareness. If your state of awareness is low, then all the material success in the world won't help.
When willpower is not guided, it's terrible. Hitler had a lot of will. But he used it for destructive purposes because he lacked wisdom.
If someone else is supposed to be in your life, they will be in your life - you can't stop them from coming if its the will of eternity.
Be still, Be joyous, Celebrate creation, preservation and destruction; For these are the seasons of your life: Of your knowing and being.
You need something. Not just to get through the day, but to get through the incarnation. You need to find that power, that perfect unity.
Honestly admitting what you lost and not trying to rationalize it or push it off is an important step in self-assessment and mindfulness.
If you seek the realms of light, the best thing to do is to meditate with love and the gentle aliveness. Meditation should not be forced.
A Buddhist monk has a responsibility first and foremost to themselves, and that's to find the truth each day in every part of their life.
The Network of Enlightenment watches over a world and guides it, tenderly. Not interfering in its natural course of evolution is our way.
Success will come about because you are in a higher state of mind. If you create good karma, then you will go into higher states of mind.
If you meditate, you can experience the other worlds, the far-flung eternities and dimensions - and you are not stuck in any one of them.
It is quite possible to speed up the healing process to the part of the body that is injured. This all has to do with the release of chi.
I think that pain gives us appreciation of joy - it's a package deal. And I definitely think that the joys of life far outweigh the pain.
There are no problems, there is only confusion. When confusion passes away, there is only happiness. Happiness is not complicated at all.
Humility feels that there is someone, somewhere who can do anything I can do better - except one thing: no one can be better at being me.
It's considered very, very bad karma, if I can cut to the chase, to take power from a teacher and not use it for something very positive.
You can lead an uncommonly fine life. But it takes determination. You have to march to the beat of different drummer. You have to decide.
In the sky, there is no distinction of east and west; people create disticntions out of their own minds and then believe them to be true.
Try and stop your thoughts. Be patient and then the kundalini will flow through you and bring about substantial changes in your awareness.
If I ever write an autobiography about teaching meditation in the West, I'll call it "Pissing In the Wind - Teaching Buddhism in America".
People on the pathway to enlightenment become very successful in whatever they approach, because they have learned to discipline the mind.
If you're a sniveler, a whiner, a complainer, you will never be happy. We all have that side. Get a little stoical and just take the pain.
Step into the mystery of the mind. There are billions of minds, there are billions of selves. There are billions of worlds and dimensions.
Transform yourself. It is not the opponent that will change, or the Frisbee. They will change in relation to your change. You must change.
There is a dharma for yourself, for someone else, for a family, for a nation, for a universe. There are collective and individual dharmas.
You know, these non-physical beings, it's very hard to tell what they're up to. You can't see them. How can you rely on them? It's chancy.
Pilgrimages are journeys to places of power. People sometimes make pilgrimages to the caves where Milarepa or other great yogis meditated.
Universities are very clarifying places of power, because everyone is focused on trying to figure out exactly what to do with their lives.
The purpose of all of this is not to walk around with new vocabulary words, but to cause you to speculate on the marvel of your own being.
I am a liberated teacher. A person who meditates with me, even though they may be thousands of miles away, will draw that light into them.
Trust yourself. Figure out everything you want, but then don't worry about it. It's all out of our hands. Just let life work through you .
You must constantly check that you are meditating properly, and not become, what Clint Eastwood refers to as, "a legend in your own mind."
Beyond the world of thought and sensorial impressions, there are planes and dimensions of perfect light, knowledge, and radiant perfection.
Start simply everyday by asking yourself, "What is the dharma today? What should I do? What is right? What does the universe want from me?"
Sometimes one creates a dynamic impression by saying something, and sometimes one creates as significant an impression by remaining silent.
All the records of your past lives are contained within your own mind, just as the records of your ancestors are contained within your DNA.