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Who is the enemy? Ignorance, anger, attachment, and pride are the ultimate enemies; they are not outside, but within, and must be fought with the weapons of wisdom and meditative concentration. - His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, The Dalai Lama's Little Book of Inner Peace: The Essential Life and Teachings
The true art of memory is the art of attention. - Samuel Johnson
When you are practicing Zazen, do not try to stop your thinking. Let it stop by itself. If something comes into your mind, let it come in, and let it go out. It will not stay long. When you try to stop your thinking, it means you are bothered by it. Do not be bothered by anything. It appears as if something comes from outside your mind, but actually it is only the waves of your mind, and if you are not bothered by the waves, gradually they will become calmer and calmer. - Shunryu Suzuki, Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind
Ardently do today what must be done. Who knows? Tomorrow, death comes. - Bhaddekaratta Sutta: An Auspicious Day
Just as rain does not break through a well-thatched house, so passion never penetrates a well-developed mind. - Akkosa Sutta: Insult
You exist as an idea in your mind - Shunryu Suzuki, Seeds for a Boundless Life: Zen Teachings from the Heart
Flowers fall with our attachment, and weeds spring up with our aversion. - Dogen Zenji, Bringing Home the Dharma: Awakening Right Where You Are by Jack Kornfield
Courage is the ladder on which all the other virtues mount. - Clare Boothe Luce
Hatred is never appeased by hatred in this world. By non-hatred alone is hatred appeased. This is a law eternal. - Yamakavagga: Pairs
In this manner the world is afflicted by death and decay. But the wise do not grieve, having realized the nature of the world. - Sutta Nipata
Let us make our future now, and let us make our dreams tomorrow's reality. - Malala Yousafzai
The tremendous danger is that this belief โ€“ that genuine happiness comes only from pleasant feelings โ€“ becomes a strong motivation to stay closed to anything unpleasant. But by staying closed to all unpleasantness, we also stay closed to our own wellspring of compassion. - Joseph Goldstein, A Heart Full Of Peace
A good laugh is sunshine in the house. - William Makepeace Thackeray
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