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If we can feel confident in our goodness, it will illuminate our life and society

Sakyong Mipham

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Sakyong Mipham
Age: 61
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Karma moves in two directions. If we act virtuously, the seed we plant will result in happiness. If we act non-virtuously, suffering results.
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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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Whatever we do lays a seed in our deepest consciousness, and one day that seed will grow.
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The principles of Buddhism have become more commonplace, which is a good thing.
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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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Being human is a precious situation, and we shouldn't waste time in useless activities.
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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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What is really happening in meditation is that we are developing the ability to think when we want to, and to not think when we don’t want to.
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We suffer because we want life to be different from what it is. We suffer because we try to make pleasurable what is painful, to make solid what is fluid, to make permanent what is always changing.
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Like gravity, karma is so basic we often don't even notice it.
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Movement is good for the body. Stillness is good for the mind.
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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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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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Caring for others is the basis of worldly success.
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This is bravery: using the challenge of daily life to sharpen our mind and open our heart.
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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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Every moment of our life is important.
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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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As a leader, people push you. They really want to keep pushing you until you get aggressive. Then they say, Oh, see, it doesn't work.
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The most outrageous thing we can do in this world is to accept what happens and fly with it.
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