1,972 Quotes About Buddhism

Life is an illusion. But that doesn't stop it from being real.

So, we have a paradox where washing the dishes one time is seemingly unimportant. But washing them 10,000 times (consistently, every day) is important because that repetition ensures that we always have plates and silverware at our disposal. But we can’t wash the dishes 10,000 times unless we start by washing them once. A single action done correctly and repeatedly makes all the difference in our lives.

Look at this leaf. When you’re standing close to it you can see every single detail of the leaf. You may think that it’s important to see things, like this leaf, up close but that is an incorrect notion because it is also important to view things from afar. That’s why it is necessary to look at all perspectives of an issue or of an object. --The Unnamed Samurai (Chapter 5)

Mindful walking reinforces the sense of "me" walking "with" awareness. An exercise more aligned with wise view would be to walk within awareness, allowing awareness the full and true embrace of the person, with the person no longer in control of awareness.

Я написал старинную китайскую пословицу, из дзенской традиции. «Хорошо выкованный меч не теряет золотого блеска». Ты не знаешь этого или думаешь, что не знаешь, но тебя выковали в этом монастыре. Ковка мечей происходит не только в монастырях. Вся планета — это наковальня. Уезжая отсюда, ты тем самым ничего не ломаешь. Твое обучение продолжается. Мир — это школа, в которой будят спящих. Ты проснулся и больше уже никогда не уснешь.

No doubt, humans will do a lot of damage before we ultimately destroy ourselves. But life will continue without humans. New forms of intelligence will emerge long after this human experiment is over.

Follow emptiness, the rise and fall of breath, the sun greeting the moon, one thought dissolving into the next. Let all preconceptions fall away. Let the purity of each moment rise up. Your own mind is unsubstantial like the sky.

Suffering has its beneficial aspects. It can be an excellent teacher.

Когда молчание куда лучше, чем всё, что ты можешь сказать, стоит помолчать.