dharma is where you find it
the physical level is there
the mental/spiritual level is there
and they are always in conflict, they always will be
from this conflict comes our chance —
it is the basis of change.
it is the basis of transformation.
Having a writer in the family is to have a traitor in it.
By oneself the evil is done, by oneself one suffers;
By oneself evil is left undone, by oneself one is purified.
Purity and impurity belong to oneself, no one can purify another.
Unable to overcome one, but challenging a thousand.
Not knowing one thing, but wanting to say a hundred things.
As the river becomes clearer the pebbles become apparent.
We are not human beings on a spiritual journey.
We are spiritual beings on a human journey.
A third-wave of cognitive-behavioral therapy … holds that simply observing your critical thoughts without judging them is a more effective way to tame them than pressuring yourself to change or denying their validity. …
“Part of what mindfulness does is get to you to recognize that these critical thoughts are really stories you have created about yourself. They are not necessarily true, but they can have self-fulfilling consequences, … If you can get some distance from them, you can see that there are choices about how to respond.” …
Neuro-imaging studies have shown that when people consider problems mindfully, they use additional brain circuits beyond those that simply involve problem-solving. …
“What happens in mindfulness over the long haul is that you finally accept that you’ve seen this soap opera before and you can turn off the TV.”
How can I be useful, of what service can I be
There is something inside me, what can it be
At one level, all major religious traditions have the same aim: to transform the individual into a positive being.
A spiritual practice is a constant battle within, replacing previous negative conditioning or habituation with new positive conditioning.
Tometaxu 
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