May 2011
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We must be prepared to make the same heroic sacrifices for the cause of peace...
– Albert Einstein
It is love alone that leads to right action. What brings order in the world is...
– Jiddu Krishnamurti
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What Leads to Happiness? →
Happiness is a state of mind. In Buddhism there are four factors of fulfillment :
1. Wealth 2. Worldly Satisfaction 3. Spirituality 4. Enlightenment
which lay on the path to happiness. I find it interesting that to the leader of Buddhism the first two “material” sources of happiness play an important role. You could insert synonyms like success and personal growth here....
Realize that what you have been seeking is what you already are. No matter what...
– Scott Kiloby
Give up the search for something to happen and fall in love, fall intimately in...
– Tony Parsons
The minute I think I can speak for someone else as if I know what it is like to...
– Benjamin Smythe
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Buddhism and the Brain →
Many of Buddhism’s core tenets significantly overlap with findings from modern neurology and neuroscience. So how did Buddhism come close to getting the brain right?
We depend on nature not only for our physical survival. We also need nature to...
– Eckhart Tolle
Everything you see has its roots in the unseen world. The forms may change, yet the essence remains the same. Every wonderful sight will vanish; every sweet word will fade, But do not be disheartened, The source they come from is eternal, growing, branching out, giving new life and new joy. Why do you weep? The source is within you And this whole world is springing up from it. — Jelauddin Rumi
Let the one great aim and ideal be to lift up and universalize our affection, so...
– N. Sri Ram
And if you could you keep your heart in wonder at the daily miracles of your...
– Kahlil Gibran
The most important aspect of love is not in giving or the receiving: it’s in the...
– Ram Dass
When does gold ore become gold? When it is put through a process of fire. So the...
– Bhai Sahib
What man really seeks is not perfection which is in the future,
but fulfillment...
– N. Sri Ram
People keep repeating that the main things are love and compassion. Certainly ...
– Rudolf Steiner