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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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Whatever we do lays a seed in our deepest consciousness, and one day that seed will grow.
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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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Our power comes not from suppressing others but from uplifting them.
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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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After you run, there's a sense of accomplishment you feel like your life is meaningful. It's a moment of clarity.
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When we are certain that the way to accomplish our own wishes is to help others, we have no regrets.
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Our mind is always subject to being distracted by thoughts of what happened in the past and ideas of what could happen in the future, but the living experience is what is happening NOW.
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The wise are balanced, and the foolish are extreme.
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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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You need to become more genuine to who you are. So, people pushing you can help take you to the level where you really understand the principles and enter them into action.
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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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Every moment of our life is important.
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When we appreciate something, that means we have allowed ourselves to relax and take it in.
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The principles of Buddhism have become more commonplace, which is a good thing.
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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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In a speedy and aggressive culture, we need different principles to live by-bravery and insight. The first moment of bravery is building trust in the mind, which we do in meditation. When we know how to create peace in our own mind, we can transform the world.
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You need to eat well, sleep well, and have a roof over your head, but don’t go much further than that before extending yourself to others.
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