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Buddhist Zen inspired quotes that offer insightful glimpses and questions the 'automatic' mode we live in. If you like them or would like to add to them please leave a comment - would love some feedback

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A world of infinite connectedness

“That everything leans implies a world of infinite connectedness. But it also implies that what we think of as the world is far from being a collectively agreed upon truth; rather, it is actually vastly distinctive in the myriad ways we individually perceive and interpret it. Have you ever imagined what it must be like to see the world through someone else’s eyes? Or even through the eyes of another species? When you start to think in this way, certain questions may arise: If we experience things so dissimilarly, how do we establish or identify truth? How is it we make a distinction between delusion, reality, and illusion?” Elizabeth Mattis Namgyel, The Logic of Faith

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Tseva - Training in Tenderness

"To reopen our heart after a deep hurt or a painful disillusionment can take a long time, even if we understand how necessary it is to do so. Even when we apply the effective methods of the Dharma . . . we may find that our thoughts still return to whatever self-destructive story we were telling ourselves. Because we have given a lot of energy to perpetuating these stories, there will still be momentum for them to keep resurfacing and occasionally carry us away. We have to be patient with this process. In our mind, thoughts are continually arising and dissolving, arising and dissolving. The thoughts that make up the story behind our injured heart are no different. But if we just give these thoughts space to arise and dissolve, they will eventually wear themselves out. The story will lose i

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Well Being

Anger

Doomed For Enlightenment

“Even amid all of your confusion you still have one thing going for you. You are tethered to the path of awakening simply because you long for happiness and freedom from suffering. Even in times of extreme isolation, when you feel engulfed by darkness and uncertainty, when you feel estranged from a sense of well-being, you will never escape your natural inclination and longing for unconditional freedom. The contemporary Buddhist teacher Anam Thubten puts this way: “You are doomed for enlightenment. “ Elizabeth Mattis Namgyel, The Logic of Faith

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Understanding Grace

"When we speak of wisdom in the Mahayana Buddhist tradition, it refers to insight into the nature of emptiness. Such wisdom describes your ability to enjoy and feel touched by the poignancy of life without trying to capture or reject it. No appearance can outshine the wisdom that knows emptiness. The mind that knows emptiness does not mistake the map for the territory or cling to rightness or truth. It clearly sees the interconnected relationship of things without losing the bigger picture by fixating on realness. Wisdom here describes the experience of finding your place in the infinite nature of contingency. A deep sanity arises from this. This experience of sanity is what I mean when I say grace.” Elizabeth Mattis Namgyel,

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We are capable of love

Chogyam Trungpa by lotusseed.com.au Buddhist Zen mindfulness inspired quotes. Visit us at lotusseed.com.au -leave us a comment if you like the pin and/or would like to share /comment / add something to it

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Zen

Meditation

Buddha-nature

Pema Chodron by lotusseed.com.au Buddhist Zen mindfulness inspired quotes. Visit us at lotusseed.com.au -leave us a comment if you like the pin and/or would like to share /comment / add something to it

We are capable of love

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Happily ever after?

Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche by lotusseed.com.au Buddhist Zen mindfulness inspired quotes. Visit us at lotusseed.com.au -leave us a comment if you like the pin and/or would like to share /comment / add something to it

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2023 Quotes

Divine Feminine Goddess

Robert Adams

Soul Work

Doodle Quotes

We must become better

Heidi Koppl by lotusseed.com.au Buddhist Zen mindfulness inspired quotes. Visit us at lotusseed.com.au -leave us a comment if you like the pin and/or would like to share /comment / add something to it