The Bodhi Journal

"Accept – then act. Whatever the present moment contains, accept it as if you had chosen it. Always work with it, not against it. Make it your friend and ally, not your enemy. This will miraculously transform your whole life." — Eckhart Tolle #acceptance

"Few of us ever live in the #present, we are forever anticipating what is to come or remembering what has gone." — Louis L'Amour

"Zen Master Linji said that the miracle is not to walk on burning charcoal or in the thin air or on the water — the miracle is just to walk on earth." — Thich Nhat Hanh

"There are always problems to face, but it makes a difference if our minds are calm." — Dalai Lama XIV

"#Compassion is a marvel of human nature, a precious inner resource, and the foundation of our well-being and the harmony of our societies." — Dalai Lama XIV

"The moment you enter the Now with your attention, you realize that life is sacred. There is a sacredness to everything you perceive when you are present." — Eckhart Tolle

"Actions based on greed, hatred, disrespect, and ignorance inevitably lead to suffering. Actions based on their opposites — generosity, love, respect, and wisdom — lead just as surely to well-being." — Jack Kornfield #lovingkindness

"We have allowed brain thinking to dominate our lives out of proportion to instinctual wisdom, which we are allowing to slump into atrophy. As a consequence, we are at war within ourselves." — Alan Watts

"Although bringing about inner change is difficult, it is absolutely worthwhile to try. What is important is to try our best." — Dalai Lama XIV

"#Meditation is a method of cultivating unconditional friendliness toward ourselves, and for parting the curtain of indifference that distances us from the suffering of others. It is our vehicle for learning to be a truly loving person." — Pema Chödrön

"Be humble for you are made of earth. Be noble for you are made of stars." — Serbian proverb

"If enough people had confidence in their own basic goodness, it would cause a shift in the entire culture." — Pema Chödrön

"Peace dwells in everything." — Byron Katie

"Loving thoughts and actions are clearly beneficial for our physical and mental health." — Dalai Lama XIV

"To the one who knows how to look and feel, every moment of the free wandering life is an enchantment." — Alexandra David-Neel

"It's clear that the ultimate source of #happiness is #warmheartedness." — Dalai Lama XIV

"Choose to be optimistic, it feels better." — Dalai Lama XIV

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