"Tonglen practice begins to dissolve the illusion that each of us is alone with this personal suffering that no one else can understand."
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"If we Pause and breathe in and out, then we can have the experience of timeless presence, of the inexpressible wisdom and goodness of our own minds. We can look at the world with fresh eyes and hear things with fresh ears."
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"But all the time our warmth and brilliance are right here. This is who we really are. We are one blink of an eye away from being fully awake."
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"We don’t experience the world fully unless we are willing to give everything away. Samaya means not holding anything back, not preparing our escape route, not looking for alternatives, not thinking that there is ample time to do things later"
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"Mindfulness is loving all the details of our lives, and awareness is the natural thing that happens: life begins to open up, and you realize that you're always standing at the center of the world."
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"If your mind is expansive and unfettered, you will find yourself in a more accommodating world, a place that's endlessly interesting and alive. That quality isn't inherent in the place but in your state of mind."
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"Wholeheartedly do what it takes to awaken your clear-seeing intelligence, but one day at a time, one moment at a time. If we live that way, we will benefit this earth."
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"Blaming is a way to protect your heart, trying to protect what is soft and open and tender in yourself."
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"Appreciate everything, even the ordinary... Especially the ordinary."
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"Each time you stay present with fear and uncertainty, you're letting go of a habitual way of finding security and comfort."
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"Once you create a self-justifying storyline, your emotional entrapment within it quadruples."
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"Enlightenment is a direct experience with reality."
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"Clarity and decisiveness come from the willingness to slow down, to listen to and look at what’s happening."
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"While we are sitting in meditation, we are simply exploring humanity and all of creation in the form of ourselves."
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"Whole-heartedn ess is a precious gift, but no one can actually give it to you. You have to find the path that has heart and then walk it impeccably....It' s like someone laughing in your ear, challenging you to figure out what to do when you don't know what to do. It humbles you. It opens your heart."
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"Patience takes courage. It is not an ideal state of calm. In fact, when we practice patience we will see our agitation far more clearly."
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"It has a lot to do with developing patience, not with the check-out person so much, but with your own pain that arises, the rawness and the vulnerability, and sending some kind of warmth and love to that rawness and soreness. I think that's how we have to practice."
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"At least once a year, I imagine that I am about to die. Looking back as truthfully as I can at my entire life, I give full attention to the things I wish hadn’t occurred. Recognizing these mistakes honestly but without self-recrimination, I try to rejoice in the innate wisdom that allows me to see so bravely, and I feel compassion for how I so frequently messed up. Then I can go forward. The future is wide open, and what I do with it is up to me."
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"Patience has nothing to do with suppression. In fact, it has everything to do with a gentle, honest relationship with yourself."
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"Ego is like a room of your own, a room with a view with the temperature and the smells and the music that you like. You want it your own way. You'd just like to have a little peace, you'd like to have a little happiness, you know, just gimme a break."
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