66 Quotes by David Michie

- Kaip įdomu! Šįryt šventykloje matėme naujokus, besivaržančius dėl vietų gyventi vienuolyne. Norinčiųjų daug, o vietų nepakanka. Bet į kalėjimą niekas nenori, nors ten sąlygos lengvesnės negu vienuolyne. Ir tai įrodo, jog mes jaučiamės laimingi ar nelaimingi ne dėl pačių sąlygų, o kaip į jas žiūrime.

Aminteşte-ţi de cuvintele lui Buddha: Deşi un singur om poate învinge în bătălie o mie de oameni de o mie de ori, cel care se învinge pe sine este cel mai mare războinic.

The researchers summarized: "A human mind is a wandering mind, and a wandering mind is an unhappy mind. The ability to think about what is not happening is a cognitive achievement that comes at an emotional cost.". Long ago, Buddhists reached much the same conclusion.

The main shift, you see, is from placing self at the center of our thoughts to putting others there. It is-what do you say?-a paradox that the more we can focus our thoughts on the well-being of others, the happier we become. The first one to benefit is oneself. I call this being wisely selfish.

If there is a very strong connection, sometimes the same being can come back again and again.

Pradėjau suprasti, kad jei idėja paprasta, nereiškia, jog lengvai įgyvendinama. Gali sau murkti pritardama aukštiems principams, bet kas iš to, jei gyveni jų nesilaikydama.

Impermanence. It is the nature of all things, especially relationships. They are certainly not a true cause of happiness.

You now have first-hand knowledge of how our of control the mind is.

It is the wonderful paradox,” he continued, “that the best way to achieve happiness for oneself is to give happiness to others.