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I wandered for alms.
I leaned on a stick.
My whole body was weak
and trembled.
Suddenly I fell down
and could see clearly
the misery of this body.
My heart was freed.
~Dhamma, in Susan Murcotts The First Buddhist Women
If you would be freed of greed, first you have to leave egotism behind. The best mental exercise for relinquishing egotism is contemplating impermanence.
-Dogen
Holding onto anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned.
- The Buddha
Right understanding is the only solution to both physical and mental problems. You should always check very carefully how you're expending your energy: will it make you happy or not? That's a big responsibility, don't you think? It's your choice: the path of wisdom or the path of ignorance.
-Lama Thubten Yeshe
I leaned on a stick.
My whole body was weak
and trembled.
Suddenly I fell down
and could see clearly
the misery of this body.
My heart was freed.
~Dhamma, in Susan Murcotts The First Buddhist Women
If you would be freed of greed, first you have to leave egotism behind. The best mental exercise for relinquishing egotism is contemplating impermanence.
-Dogen
Holding onto anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned.
- The Buddha
Right understanding is the only solution to both physical and mental problems. You should always check very carefully how you're expending your energy: will it make you happy or not? That's a big responsibility, don't you think? It's your choice: the path of wisdom or the path of ignorance.
-Lama Thubten Yeshe