"Sometimes one creates a dynamic impression by saying something, and sometimes one creates as significant an impression by remaining silent."
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"All that you seek is already within you. In Hinduism it is called the Atman, in Buddhism the pure Buddha-Mind. Christ said, 'the kingdom of heaven is within you.' Quakers call it the ‘still small voice within.’ This is the space of full awareness that is in harmony with all the universe, and thus is wisdom itself."
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"If a man speaks or acts with a pure thought, happiness follows him, like a shadow that never leaves him."
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"To walk safely through the maze of human life, one needs the light of wisdom and the guidance of virtue."
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"There is nothing more dreadful than the habit of doubt. Doubt separates people. It is a poison that disintegrates friendships and breaks up pleasant."
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"In today’s interconnected and globalized world, it is now commonplace for people of dissimilar world views, faiths and races to live side by side. It is a matter of great urgency, therefore, that we find ways to cooperate with one another in a spirit of mutual acceptance and respect."
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"Concentrate the mind on the present moment."
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"We are not going in circles, we are going upwards. The path is a spiral; we have already climbed many steps."
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"I was studying Tibetan Buddhism when I was quite young, again influenced by Kerouac."
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"In Buddhism, there are three gems: Buddha, the awakened one; Dharma, the way of understanding and loving; and Sangha, the community that lives in harmony and awareness. The three are interrelated, and at times it is hard to distinguish one from another. In everyone there is the capacity to wake up, to understand, and to love. So in ourselves we find Buddha, and we also find Dharma and Sangha."
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"An idea that is developed and put into action is more important than an idea that exists only as an idea."
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"The convent, which belongs to the West as it does to the East, to antiquity as it does to the present time, to Buddhism and Muhammadanism as it does to Christianity, is one of the optical devices whereby man gains a glimpse of infinity."
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"In Buddhism, ignorance as the root cause of suffering refers to a fundamental misperception of the true nature of the self and all phenomena."
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"If there is any religion that could respond to the needs of modern science, it would be Buddhism."
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"In Buddhism, we speak of touching Nirvana with our own body, In Christianity, you can also touch the Kingdom of God with your body, right here and now. it is much safer than placing our hope in the future. If we cling to the idea of hope in the future, we might not notice the peace and joy that are available in the present moment. The best way to take care of the future is to take care of the present moment."
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"When we are mindful, deeply in touch with the present moment, our understanding of what is going on deepens, and we begin to be filled with acceptance, joy, peace and love."
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"Don't use Buddhism to become a Buddhist. Use Buddhism to become better at whatever else in your life you are doing already."
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"When you dig a well, there's no sign of water until you reach it, only rocks and dirt to move out of the way. You have removed enough; soon the pure water will flow," said Buddha."
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"I think that we all at some point are in search of something - a higher power, whatever you want to call it, the meaning of life. I know I was, especially at even my son's age in my 20s, and dabbling in Eastern philosophies and yoga and Buddhism and Christianity and Islam. I kind of touched them all, you know, just trying to figure out the meaning of life or if nothing else, figure myself out."
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"What is science but the pursuit of the truth? What is Buddhism but 2500 years of observation as to the nature of mind?"
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