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Quotes from St. Francis de Sales: "Nothing is so strong as gentleness, nothing so gentle as real strength." "Do not lose courage in considering your own imperfections.” "Never be in a hurry; do everything quietly and in a calm spirit. Do not lo…
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http://www.shambhalasun.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3575&Itemid=0
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Here's a page with more details on the fine tuning - http://www.godsci.com/gs/new/finetuning.html Cheers
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Me again! Here's a few more thought-provokin links - http://tinyurl.com/bgjxsan Have a good one!
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Here's an interesting atricle - http://www.allconsidering.com/2012/meditation-works-happiness/ Enjoy!
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"Sometimes we think that to develop an open heart, to be truly loving and compassionate, means that we need to be passive, to allow others to abuse us, to smile and let anyone do what they want with us. Yet this is not what is meant by compassion. Q…
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http://www.mindandlife.org/publications/train-your-mind-change-your-brain/
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Interesting topic! On the one hand, the argument 4 a God is the incredible fine tuning of the universe - http://tinyurl.com/aggt5jc On the OTHER hand, if God can reveal himself 2 people - such as the writers of the Bible - why NOT reveal yourself…
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Glad you enjoyed em ... There's PLENTY more in the book! http://www.sunship.com/image_how-not-to-meditate Came from this little search - http://tinyurl.com/a24vp2y Namaste
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You're welcome, Nirvana! There are MANY pages about the Dalai Lama ... here is one - http://rudyh.org/dalai-lama-quotes-quotations.htm Cheers
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"There is a simple way to become a buddha: When you refrain from unwholesome actions, are not attached to birth and death, and are compassionate toward all sentient beings, respectful to seniors and kind to juniors, not excluding or desiring anythin…
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You're MOST welcome! Okay here's one more ... http://aflourishinglife.com/2013/01/the-tiny-insight-that-changes-everything/ Cheers
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Lovingkindness meditation - http://www.wildmind.org/metta Have a good one!
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Thanks 4 the suggestion - I suppose it's all part of developing equanimity ... http://tinyurl.com/bl2khpb Cheers
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Loads at that site! http://www.nytimes.com/pages/multimedia/index.html Enjoy!
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Thanks 4 posting!
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Hi there! The Buddha had a LOT 2 say about desire & how it leads 2 suffering ... http://www.zenguide.com/principles/causes_of_suffering.cfm http://www.thebigview.com/buddhism/fourtruths.html Hope this helps ... Cheers
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Interesting discussion - I was reading abou Jeffrey's paintings. Probly out-of-left-field but it reminded me of a fabulous artist - http://alexgrey.com/ Good luck with the posters Love the cheat sheet! Cheers
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For the dharma to become firsthand knowledge—to feel the ‘ouch’ of it—you have to live intimately with it, hold it up to scrutiny, and let it hold you up to scrutiny. In the end, the ball is always thrown back to you: ‘Be a lamp unto yourself,’ says…
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http://www.justfeelgreat.com/25-inspirational-quotes-of-gratitude/
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Well, Nirvana ... here's a couple more! http://www.existentialbuddhist.com/tag/compassion/ http://www.buddhachicklife.com/1/category/happiness/1.html http://www.positivityblog.com/index.php/2007/09/26/how-to-find-happiness/ Enjoy!
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Monty Python and The Four Reminders - http://www.rebelbuddha.com/2011/09/monty-python-and-the-four-reminders/ :)
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Blogroll (warning, these links are impermanent) - http://fullcontactenlightenment.com/bodhisattva-vow/ Enjoy!
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More from that monk (in the video) - http://www.shambhalasun.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2938&Itemid=244 Enjoy!
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Thanks Jason! Off 2 check em out ... http://shambhalasun.com/sunspace/?p=11537 Cheers
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Thanks pegembara! I like 2 share what has helped me ... Namaste
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Here's another - http://iamthou.wordpress.com/2010/10/18/notes-from-thich-nhat-hanhs-the-miracle-of-mindfulness/ Cheers
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Glad you enjoyed it! :)
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Here's somethin else I just found - “We could say that meditation doesn’t have a reason or doesn’t have a purpose. In this respect it’s unlike almost all other things we do except perhaps making music and dancing. When we make music we don’t do it …
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"Many people have traveled this world with different dreams, purposes and aspirations. Many are masters, teachers, inventors and followers. They were all sent by the creator of the universe to achieve one just course; “global peace and unification.”…
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http://thezengarden.tumblr.com/post/11485870592/something-precious-is-lost-if-we-rush-headlong
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Here's a great little video -
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Glad 2 be of service! Enjoy!
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What's So Funny About Buddhism? - http://shambhalasun.com/sunspace/?p=12739 :)
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Thanks lobster! I like what the Dalai Lama has 2 say - if you wanna be happy, practice compassion! http://www.wisdomcommons.org/virtues/22-compassion Cheers
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Here's a cartoon I just found - http://tinyurl.com/bdhsw6w Could Google Leunig happiness if you felt so inclined ... Have a good one!
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http://www.shambhalasun.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2882&Itemid=0
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“Grasping is the source of all our problems. Since impermanence to us spells anguish, we grasp on to things desperately, even though all things change. We are terrified of letting go, terrified, in fact, of living at all, since learning to live is l…
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Interesting discussion! Here's a quote I like - "Like the bee gathering honey from the different flowers, the wise person accepts the essence of the different scriptures and sees only the good in all religions." ~ Gandhi Have a good one!
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“Tomorrow and plans for tomorrow can have no significance at all unless you are in full contact with the reality of the present, since it is in the present and only in the present that you live. There is no other reality than present reality, so tha…
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http://tinybuddha.com/wisdom-quotes/judge-nothing-you-will-be-happy-forgive-everything-you-will-be-happier-love-everything-you-will-be-happiest/
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Here's a few quotes - http://www.livinglifefully.com/contentment.htm http://zenhabits.net/peaceful-simplicity-how-to-live-a-life-of-contentment/ Have a good one!
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The test of how far your wisdom has matured lies in the strategic skill with which you can keep yourself from doing things that you like to do but that would cause long-term harm, and the skill with which you can talk yourself into doing things that…
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www.abuddhistlibrary.com
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"Life is a mystery; the more you know it, the more beautiful it is. A moment comes when suddenly you start living it, you start flowing with it. An orgasmic relationship evolves between you and life, but you cannot figure out what it is. That’s the …
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http://ageofreason.tumblr.com/
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"When meditation is mastered, the mind is unwavering, like the flame of a lamp in a windless place." ~ Krishna "The mental suffering you create is always some form of non-acceptance, some form of unconscious resistance to what is. On the level of …
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http://www.wildmind.org/blogs/on-practice/life-is-short-be-kind
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"If we could see the miracle of a single flower clearly, our whole life would change." ~ Buddha "If you're not confused, you're not paying attention." ~ Tom Peters "The truth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are fee…
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http://www.rigpawiki.org/index.php?title=Karma