Quote of the day

[Geoff-Allen]

"No man or woman can be strong, gentle, pure, and good, without the world being better for it and without someone being helped and comforted by the very existence of that goodness."

Phillips Brooks Quotes

 

[Geoff-Allen]

"When I really want to be comforted myself, what I look for is a story about how somebody could survive something really difficult."

~ Adam Silvera

 

[Geoff-Allen]

"To be truly happy we have to get rid of mental toxins such as hatred, obsession, arrogance, envy, greed and pride. The whole point of mind training or meditation is to get rid of those and to cultivate positive qualities such as altruism."

~ Matthieu Ricard

A 69-year-old monk who scientists call the 'world's happiest man' says the secret to being happy takes just 15 minutes per day

 

[Geoff-Allen]

"To love who you are, you can't hate the experiences that shaped you."

~ Andréa Dykstra

 

[Geoff-Allen]

"Don't let the behaviour of others destroy your inner peace."

~ Dalai Lama

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Tiny Buddha

 

[Geoff-Allen]

"When we hate our enemies, we are giving them power over us: power over our sleep, our appetites, our blood pressure, our health, and our happiness. Our enemies would dance with joy if only they knew how they were worrying us, lacerating us, and getting even with us! Our hate is not hurting them at all, but our hate is turning our own days and nights into a hellish turmoil."

~ Dale Carnegie

 

[Geoff-Allen]

"When we treat all living things as deeply sacred and precious, their full magnificence and beauty starts to become very obvious to us."

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Zen Messages

 

[Wu Wei]

Whether you think you can or whether you think you can't, you're right.

---Henry Ford

 

[Geoff-Allen]

Whether you think you can or whether you think you can't, you're right.

You're right

 

[Geoff-Allen]

"If there were one word that could guide the action of a whole life, would that word not be consideration? Do not act towards others as you would not wish others to act towards you."

~ Confucius

 

[Geoff-Allen]

“The only reason we don't open our hearts and minds to other people is that they trigger confusion in us that we don't feel brave enough or sane enough to deal with. To the degree that we look clearly and compassionately at ourselves, we feel confident and fearless about looking into someone else's eyes. ”

Pema Chödrön Quotes (Author of When Things Fall Apart)

 

[Geoff-Allen]

"Self-acceptance is my refusal to be in an adversarial relationship with myself."

~ Nathaniel Brand

http://www.habitsforwellbeing.com/20-quotes-to-inspire-self-compassion/

 

[Geoff-Allen]

"If you don’t love yourself, you cannot love others. You will not be able to love others. If you have no compassion for yourself then you are not able of developing compassion for others."

~ Dalai Lama

http://quotes.justdharma.com/love-yourself-also-dalai-lama/

 

[Geoff-Allen]

"When we learn to stop and be truly alive in the present moment, we are in touch with what’s going on within and around us."

~ Thich Nhat Hanh

 

[Geoff-Allen]

"Walk and touch peace every moment. Walk and touch happiness every moment. Each step brings a fresh breeze. Each step makes a flower bloom. Kiss the earth with your feet. Bring the earth your love and happiness. The earth will be safe When we feel safe in ourselves."

~ Thich Nhat Hanh

 

[Geoff-Allen]

"Patience is the calm acceptance that things can happen in a different order than the one you have in mind."

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[Geoff-Allen]

"Love is the experience of emotional and spiritual awakening to the bliss that is the true condition of the soul,"

~ Daphne Rose Kingma

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Spirituality & Practice: Resources for Spiritual Journeys | Galleries | Spirituality & Practice

 

[Geoff-Allen]

"Meaning is not something you stumble across, like the answer to a riddle or the prize in a treasure hunt. Meaning is something you build into your life."

~ John Gardner in "Living the questions" by Sam M. Intrator

 

[Geoff-Allen]

"We all have a shadow that is part of our total reality. Our shadow is here to point out where we are incomplete. It is here to teach us love, compassion and forgiveness, not just for others but also for ourselves."

~ from "The Dark Side of the Light Chasers" by Debbie Ford

 

[Geoff-Allen]

Here's one from Gandhi -

"It is easy enough to be friendly to one's friends. But to befriend the one who regards himself as your enemy is the quintessence of true religion. The other is mere business."

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Mahatma Gandhi Quotes - BrainyQuote