1,972 Quotes About Buddhism
- Author Thich Nhat Hanh
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There is no way to happiness, happiness is the way. There is no way to peace, peace is the way. There is no way to enlightenment, enlightenment is the way.
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- Author Mokokoma Mokhonoana
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Meditation betters not only the mind but also the brain.
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- Author Mokokoma Mokhonoana
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The present isn’t more capable of causing mental pain than the past or the future.
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- Author Shunya
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Imagine people sitting around fire under a starry sky and wondering who we are and where we have come from. But instead we sit in drawing rooms and make statements: "I am so and so, my son is so and so, my god is so and so, my holy book is so and so." If you have already assumed an identity, how will you know who you really are?
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- Author Benjamin W. Decker
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Every time the mind wanders away from the awareness of the breath, notice that it has wandered and bring your awareness back to the breath. This can be likened to a rep in the gym—every time you bring your mind back, you are building your "muscle" of attention.
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- Author Benjamin W. Decker
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If your mind wanders, all that means is that you’re alive and your brain is functioning normally, which is great news!
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- Author Benjamin W. Decker
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Your mind wanders, you bring it back. This is the exercise—and the practice—of meditation.
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- Author Benjamin W. Decker
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Thoughts are the input and output of the mental process. Making thoughts is what the brain is built for—like the heart beats, the mind thinks.
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- Author Benjamin W. Decker
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Be aware that the concept of meditation is to shift your focus to the awareness of the thinking process, rather than the content of the thoughts.
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