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The most outrageous thing we can do in this world is to accept what happens and fly with it.
Sakyong Mipham
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Age: 61
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The bones and tendons of the mind are mindfulness and awareness. Mindfulness is the mind’s strength, and awareness is its flexibility. Without these abilities, we cannot function. When we drink a glass of water, drive a car, or have a conversation, we are using mindfulness and awareness.
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Whatever we do lays a seed in our deepest consciousness, and one day that seed will grow.
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In Tibetan, we say people who have good windhorse have the sense they can accomplish what they want to do.
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If you want to be miserable, think of yourself. If you want to be happy, think of others.
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Running and meditation are very personal activities. Therefore they are lonely. This loneliness is one of their best qualities because it strengthens our incentive to motivate ourselves.
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Auspicious coincidence is the right thing happening at the right time.
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Our power comes not from suppressing others but from uplifting them.
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We want to infuse our day with good habits so that we can turn seemingly mundane situations into a ceremony of goodness.
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The nature of our mind may be displayed in many ways, but Ashe is the fundamental basis.
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Our only reliable source of strength is the goodness of our hearts. Our only foundation for coming to terms with the suffering of the times is our innate need to be decent human beings.
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To shift the direction of our planet, we must now be willing to experiment with the theory that within the speed and stress, we are good.
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We can't hire out our own inner work, but we can do the manual labor with delight and decency.
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In looking for my mind, I discovered that it seems to be in many different places. Sometimes it is drinking a glass of water, remembering swimming in the summer, feeling the breeze. In this contemplation I observed that the self is more elusive than I thought.
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For me, language and how I use it are very important. I held back on doing a poetry book, walking the fine line between trying to be helpful and just putting more junk out there.
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Changing our decision sets up a bad habit. It reinforces decision-making as an expression of bewilderment and ignorance, instead of wisdom and freedom.
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You have people who are good at English but don't have the training in Buddhism or Shambhala, or they have the training but are not good in English. Getting that mixture is really rare.
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A lot of times people do spiritual practice just for themselves. I try to turn that a little bit. I try to make spiritual practice more a part of the community. I write about infusing people with compassion.
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When the mind is totally present, it is relaxed, nimble, and sensitive. It feels lighter and clearer. It notices everything, but it is not distracted by anything. It is the feeling of knowing exactly where you are and what you are doing.
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Certain teachers have tremendous amounts of experience. They are articulate, and they give wonderful discourse. But at some point along the road, they themselves learned from and studied a book.
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Your life and your practice should not be separate. You bring your practice into experience. You bring it about.
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