The Buddhist Mind

The past no longer is. The future has not yet come. So look deeply at life as it is.

Learn to watch and wait. Emotions come and go like waves on the shore, so if you can be mindful of them you will understand where they come from and also that they are impermanent, like everything.

If you disagree with someone, make a conscious effort to step into their shoes and see the situation from their point of view. Even if you continue to disagree, you will gain some understanding.

Happiness will come when you bring happiness to others.

A very good practice for preventing anger in the first place is to become masterful at listening.

Practice leaving things be. Let others be themselves—who are we to judge?—and let us concentrate on improving our own minds and our own lives instead.

Give quietly; don't make a song and dance about it.

To make no mistakes is not in the power of humans; but from their errors and mistakes the wise and the good learn wisdom for the future.

Think of how unsettled you tend to feel after an angry outburst.

It is only by understanding suffering that we truly understand happiness.

An imbalance between rich and poor is the oldest and most fatal ailment of all republics.

A beloved friend whom I met until yesterday is gone today, swept away like mountain clouds.

You're a song, a wished-for song. Go through the ear to the center where sky is, where wind is, where silent knowing exists.

What do we mean when we say that the mind wanders? Simply that thought is everlastingly enticed from one attraction to another, from one association to another, and is in constant agitation. Is it possible for thought to come to an end?

How do i become whole?

To find fault is easy; to do better may be difficult.