Quote of the day

[Geoff-Allen]

"Most people only do the things they do because they are frustrated by their own suffering, even if it is just the subtle suffering of not experiencing all the happiness they can imagine."

~ Anon

 

[Geoff-Allen]

"True salvation is fulfillment, peace, life in all its fullness. It is to be who you are, to feel within you the good that has no opposite, the joy of Being that depends on nothing outside itself. It is felt not as a passing experience but as an abiding presence. In theistic language, it is to "know God" ― not as something outside you but as your own innermost essence. True salvation is to know yourself as an inseparable part of the timeless and formless One Life from which all that exists derives its being."

~ Eckhart Tolle

 

[Geoff-Allen]

“To offer no resistance to life is to be in a state of grace, ease, and lightness. This state is then no longer dependent upon things being in a certain way, good or bad. It seems almost paradoxical, yet when your inner dependency on form is gone, the general conditions of your life, the outer forms, tend to improve greatly. Things, people, or conditions that you thought you needed for your happiness now come to you with no struggle or effort on your part, and you are free to enjoy and appreciate them – while they last. All those things, of course, will still pass away, cycles will come and go, but with dependency gone there is no fear of loss anymore. Life flows with ease.”

http://www.purposefairy.com/72674/27-life-changing-lessons-to-learn-from-eckhart-tolle/

 

[Geoff-Allen]

"The intellect has little to do on the road to discovery. There comes a leap in consciousness, call it intuition or what you will, and the solution comes to you and you don't know how or why."

~ Albert Einstein

 

[Geoff-Allen]

"Meditation practice isn’t about trying to throw ourselves away and become something better, it’s about befriending who we are."

~ Pema Chodron

 

[Geoff-Allen]

"Recognizing our shared humanity and our biological nature as beings whose happiness is dependent on others, we learn to open our hearts, and in so doing we gain a sense of purpose and a sense of connection with those around us."

~ Dalai Lama

 

[Geoff-Allen]

"According to the Buddhist tradition, we don’t ever get new wisdom, nor does any foreign element come into our state of mind at all. Rather, practice is a question of waking up and shedding our covers. We have those goodies in us already; we only have to uncover them."

~ Chögyam Trungpa

 

[Geoff-Allen]

"When looking into the nature of mind, don’t expect to gain some exceptionally high or profound realization, or to see anything new. Nor should you hesitate or doubt your ability to meditate. Just trust that the nature of mind is simply the mind itself left in an unaltered state, and do all that you can to sustain this, without distraction, at all times, during and between the meditation sessions. Don’t expect to gain realization in just a few months, or even years. Whether you develop any of the qualities that come from the practice or not, remain steadfastly determined and resolve to continue the practice with diligence, day and night, throughout this life, future lives and the bardo state."

~ Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche

 

[Geoff-Allen]

"Acceptance is one the highest nutrients for a peaceful existence."

Comes from this site -

http://harnessinghappiness.org/uploads/HH Nine Steps to Happiness Program.pdf

Makes an interesting Google search too ...

 

[Geoff-Allen]

"Most human relationships consist mainly of minds interacting with each other, not of human beings communicating, being in communion. No relationship can thrive in that way, and that is why there is so much conflict in relationships. When the mind is running your life, conflict, strife and problems are inevitable. Being in touch with your inner body creates a clear space of no-mind within which the relationship can flower."

~ Eckhart Tolle

 

[Geoff-Allen]

"Instead of asking ourselves, “How can I find security and happiness?” we could ask ourselves, “Can I touch the center of my pain? Can I sit with suffering, both yours and mine, without trying to make it go away? Can I stay present to the ache of loss or disgrace—disappointment in all its many forms—and let it open me?” This is the trick."

~ Pema Chodron

 

[Geoff-Allen]

"To cultivate equanimity, we practice catching ourselves when we feel attraction or aversion, before it hardens into grasping or negativity. We train in staying with the soft spot and use our biases as stepping-stones for connecting with the confusion of others. Strong emotions are useful in this regard. Whatever arises, no matter how bad it feels, can be used to extend our kinship to others who suffer the same kind of aggression or craving - who, just like us, get hooked by hope and fear. This is how we come to appreciate that everyone's in the same boat. We all desperately need more insight into what leads to happiness and what leads to pain."

~ from "The Places that Scare You" by Pema Chodron

 

[Geoff-Allen]

"You are present when what you are doing is not primarily a means to an end (money, prestige, winning) but fulfilling in itself, when there is joy and aliveness in what you do. And, of course, you cannot be present unless you become friendly with the present moment. That is the basis for effective action, uncontaminated by negativity."

~ Eckhart Tolle

A New Earth Quotes by Eckhart Tolle(page 8 of 11)

 

[Ekleipsis]

" The problem with winning the rat race is that you're still a rat "

~ Lily Tomlin

 

[Geoff-Allen]

“If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.”

~ Dalai Lama

 

[Geoff-Allen]

“Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.”

~ Carl Jung

 

[Geoff-Allen]

"All cravings are the mind seeking salvation or fulfilment in external things and in the future as a substitute for the joy of Being. As long as I am my mind, I am those cravings, those needs, wants, attachments, and aversions, and apart from them there is no "I" except as a mere possibility, an unfulfilled potential, a seed that has not yet sprouted."

~ Eckhart Tolle

 

[Geoff-Allen]

“Happiness is the experience of loving life. Being happy is being in love with that momentary experience. And love is looking at someone or even something and seeing the absolute best in him/her or it. Love is happiness with what you see. So love and happiness really are the same thing - just expressed differently.”

~ Robert McPhillips

 

[Geoff-Allen]

Live without pretending,
Love without depending,
Listen without defending,
Speak without offending.

https://trans4mind.com/quotes/live.jpg

 

[Geoff-Allen]

"When you carry out acts of kindness you get a wonderful feeling inside. It is as though something inside your body responds and says, yes, this is how I ought to feel."

~ Harold Kushner