If we understand our own suffering,
it will be easier to understand the suffering in the other person.
Thich Nhat Hanh
enlightenment is
Enlightenment is ego’s ultimate disappointment.
Chögyam Trungpa
he who speaks
He who speaks does not know;
he who knows does not speak.
Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching
decide that
Decide that wherever you are, is the best place there is.
Once you start comparing, there’s no end to it.
Sodo Yokoyama
at the still point
At the still point in the center of the circle
one can see the infinite in all things.
Chuang-tzu
your in-breath becomes
Your in-breath becomes the only object of your mind …
You release everything else.
You release the past, you release the future, your projects, your fear, your anger,
because your mind can have only one object at time.
Thich Nhat Hanh
you’re bound to it
You’re bound to it, you think you can’t live without it;
but in fact it is a [spiritual] obstacle.
