When the mind is at peace, the world too is at peace. Nothing real, nothing absent. Not holding on to reality, not getting stuck in the void, you are neither holy nor wise, just an ordinary person who has completed their work.
- Layman Pang, The Enlightened Heart: An Anthology of Sacred Poetry by Stephen Mitchell
You can't cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the water.
- Rabindranath Tagore
... they blame those who remain silent, they blame those who speak much, they blame those who speak in moderation. There is none in the world who is not blamed.
- Kodhavagga: Anger
Laughter is the sensation of feeling good all over and showing it principally in one place.
- Josh Billings
When the mind is at peace, the world too is at peace. Nothing real, nothing absent. Not holding on to reality, not getting stuck in the void, you are neither holy nor wise, just an ordinary person who has completed their work.
- Layman Pang, The Enlightened Heart: An Anthology of Sacred Poetry by Stephen Mitchell
Tragedy is a tool for the living to gain wisdom, not a guide by which to live.
- Robert Kennedy
There was a time period when I actually liked an respected Joe Rogan. But him having a gambling site like Draft Kings as a sponsor is fucker disgusting. I could care less because I don’t watch sports since Covid, nor do I gamble at all. But I know a lot of people who pissed away their money and lives gambling and it’s a disgrace to promote that kind of shit!
Fuck this I’m just collecting a check today and tomorrow at work. The MOST your getting out of me is 4 hours work for 8 hours pay on pre holiday days!
He who is friendly amidst the hostile, peaceful amidst the violent, and unattached amidst the attached — him do I call a holy man.
- Brahmanavagga: The Holy Man
The thermometer of success is merely the jealousy of the malcontents.
- Salvador Dali
May those who insult me to my face,
Or cause me harm in any other way,
Even those who disparage me in secret,
Have the good fortune to awaken.
- Shantideva, Bodhicaryāvatāra, Chapter 3, translated by Adam Pearcey
The thermometer of success is merely the jealousy of the malcontents.
- Salvador Dali
Super weird shit, it’s time for me to close it down and go to bed I’m out 👎🖕😴💤
Bro wtf just happened on my NOSTR
feed?!?! Super weird it’s like the timeline change mid read I’m completely sober and this shit bugged me the fuck out!
All the things taking place around our world, all the irritations and all the problems, are crucial. Without others we cannot attain enlightenment — in fact, we cannot even tread on the path. If there is no noise outside during our sitting meditation, we cannot develop mindfulness. If we do not have aches and pains in the body, we cannot attain mindfulness; we cannot actually meditate. If everything were lovey-dovey and jellyfishlike, there would be nothing to work with.
- Chögyam Trungpa, Training the Mind and Cultivating Loving-Kindness
There is one day that is ours. Thanksgiving Day is the one day that is purely American.
- O. Henry
Connecting to your breath when thoughts or images arise is like spotting a friend in a crowd: You don’t have to shove everyone else aside or order them to go away; you just direct your attention, your enthusiasm, your interest toward your friend.
- Sharon Salzberg, Real Happiness: The Power of Meditation: A 28-Day Program
The way to become rich is to put all your eggs in one basket and then watch that basket.
- Andrew Carnegie
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