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Actions speak louder than words

“All the holy words you read and all the holy words you speak are as nothing if you do not act upon them.  Even if you read little and say little but live the right way, forsaking craving, hatred and delusion, you will know the truth and find calmness and will show others the path.” ~ Quote by The Buddha

On Discipline and Taming the Mind

I can’t find enough leather to cover the surface of the earth, but leather on the soles of my shoes is the same as covering the earth. Likewise it’s not possible for me to restrain the external course of things, but should I restrain my mind what need is there to restrain all else? ~ Shantideva

Outer, Inner, Absolute Practice

“Living in a rugged, deserted, and solitary hut is the Outer Practice. Complete disregard of the self-body is the Inner Practice. Thoroughly Knowing the Absolute is the Absolute Practice. I am a yogi who knows all three. Is there a disciple here who wishes to learn them?” ~ Quote by Milarepa

Correcting the view

“The victorious ones say that emptiness undermines all dogmatic views, those who take a dogmatic view of emptiness are said to be incurable.” ~ Quote by Nagarujna

We live in illusion

“We live in illusion and the appearance of things. There is a reality. We are that reality. When you understand this, you see that you are nothing, and being nothing, you are everything. That is all.” ~ Kalu Rinpoche

What we have thought

“All that we are is the result of what we have thought. If a man speaks or acts with an evil thought, pain follows him. If a man speaks or acts with a pure thought, happiness follows him, like a shadow that never leaves him.” ~ Quote by The Buddha