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"They go forth [into the world] with well-developed bodies, fairly developed minds and undeveloped hearts. An undeveloped heart - not a cold one. The difference is important."
"Sudden conversion ... is particularly attractive to the half-baked mind."
"Obscenity only comes in when the mind despises and fears the body, and the body hates and resists the mind."
"The words themselves are clean, so are the things to which they apply. But the mind drags in a filthy association, calls up some repulsive emotion. Well, then, cleanse the mind, that is the real job. It is the mind which is the Augean stables, not language."
"The mind is "ashamed" of the blood. And the blood is destroyed by the mind, actually. Hence palefaces."
"It is important that we have the inner richness to be able to look up at the stars or the moon and compose a poem once in a while. When we open wide our minds and fix our gaze on the universe, we fix our gaze on our own life."
"No matter how healthy, intelligent or affluent we may be, if our minds are weak, then our happiness will also be frail and brittle. Our minds of faith, moreover, enable us to bring out the full potential in all things and situations, so it is crucial that we strive to forge our minds of faith."
"The purpose of our lives is to be happy. We live in hope, which means looking forward to something good. And there are increasing scientific findings that both our physical and mental well-being depend on our peace of mind."
"Religion does not mean just precepts, a temple, monastery, or other external signs, for these as well as hearing and thinking are subsidiary factors in taming the mind."
"Buddhahood is a state free of all obstructions to knowledge and disturbing emotions. It is the state in which the mind is fully evolved."
"Affection is important because it counters anger, hatred and suspicion that can prevent our minds from functioning clearly."
"We are the creators of our own happiness and suffering, for everything originates in the mind."
"May I examine my mind in all actions and as soon as a negative state occurs, since it endangers myself and others, may I firmly face and avert it."
"As human beings we have the same experience of destructive and constructive emotions. We also have a human mind capable of developing wisdom. We all have the same Buddha nature."
"Once your mind is calm and full of love, there is no room for hatred or fear. Others will trust you because of your open heart."
"Only through the development of mutual respect, and in a spirit of truth, can friendship come about. By these means it is possible to move human minds, but never by force."
"It is also possible within this lifetime to enhance the power of the mind, enabling one to reaccess memories from previous lives. Such recollection tends to be more accessible during meditative experiences in the dream state. Once one has accessed memories of previous lives in the dream state, one gradually recalls them in the waking state."
"Anger is the ultimate destroyer of your own peace of mind"
"Once you encourage the thought of compassion in your mind, once it becomes active, then your attitude towards others changes automatically."
"What is important is to see how we can best lead a meaningful everyday life, how we can bring about peace and harmony in our minds, how we can help contribute to society."
