What did I care if my friend was better looking or a better athlete than I was? If I could have bestowed those gifts on him, I would have.
Kirill Kirillovhas quotedlast year
Being mindful is not a matter of thinking more clearly about experience; it is the act of experiencing more clearly, including the arising of thoughts themselves.
Kirill Kirillovhas quotedlast year
The problem is not thoughts themselves but the state of thinking without knowing that we are thinking.
Usoroh Paiushas quoted2 years ago
Truly wanting him to be happy made his happiness my own.
Usoroh Paiushas quoted2 years ago
n one level, wisdom is nothing more profound than an ability to follow one’s own advice
Usoroh Paiushas quoted2 years ago
Being wisely selfish and being selfless can amount to very much the same thing.
Usoroh Paiushas quoted2 years ago
how one uses one’s attention, moment to moment, largely determines what kind of person one becomes.
Usoroh Paiushas quoted2 years ago
The teachings of Buddhism and Advaita are best viewed as lab manuals and explorers’ logs detailing the results of empirical research on the nature of human consciousness.
Usoroh Paiushas quoted2 years ago
The practice was first described in the Satipatthana Sut
Usoroh Paiushas quoted2 years ago
The practice was first described in the Satipatthana Sutta