Quotes

Those who know are bound to feel compassion for those who don’t know.
- Buddha

When someone sees the same people every day, as had happened with him at the seminary, they wind up becoming a part of that person's life. And then they want the person to change. If someone isn't what others want them to be, the others become angry. Everyone seems to have a clear idea of how other people should lead their lives, but none about his or her own.
- Cohello, The Alchemist

"Isn't wine prohibited here?" the boy asked. "It's not what enters men's mouths that's evil," said the alchemist. "It's what comes out of their mouths that is."
- Cohello, The Alchemist

You can’t hire a maid to clean your Karma.
- Diana Manilova (www.lifeevents.org)

Truth said becomes a falsehood Truth unsaid remains true: uttered, becomes false.
- Lao Tzu

Who are you in your heart?
- Marc & Diana (www.lifeevents.org)

You can’t think your way into a better way of living, but you can live your way into a better way of thinking.
- Martos & Rohr, The Wild Man's Journey: Reflections on Male Spirituality

As it says in the old Tibetan proverb: “A guru is like a fire. If you get too close to your spiritual friend, you get burned; if you stay too far away you don’t get enough heat.”
- Trungpa, Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism

Our highly organized and technological society reflects our preoccupation with manipulating physical surroundings so as to shield ourselves from the irritations of the raw, rugged, unpredictable aspects of life.
- Trungpa, Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism

Observe your thoughts, they become your words.
Observe your words, they become your actions.
Observe your actions, they become your habits.
Observe your habits, they become your character.
Observe your character, for it becomes your destiny.
- Unknown Author

Those who say that ”We know,” know not.
- The Upanishads

The cow, whether white or black, the mother's milk is still white.
Whether wealthy or poor, they breathe the same fresh air.
Whether pleasant or unpleasant feelings, they both darken the mind.
Think, but do not be obsessed.
Tell the truth, but never boast.
Pay attention to success, but never set expectations.
- Varadhamma, No "I" in the World