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“Meditation is not a means to an end. It is both the means and the end.” ~Jiddu Krishnamurti

“The love of God is not generic. God looks with love upon every man and woman, calling them by name.” ~Pope Francis

“Everyone grows old but not everyone grows up.” ~Maya Angelou

“It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us.” ~Marianne Williamson

“No matter what our motivation may be, if we are not realistic we will not fulfill our goal.” ~Dalai Lama

“Enlightenment is the ego’s ultimate disappointment.” ~Chogyam Trungpa

“When you doubt your power, you give power to your doubt.” ~Honore de Balzac

“The third noble truth says that the cessation of suffering is letting go of holding on to ourselves.” ~Pema Chödrön

“A hard fall means a high bounce…if you’re made of the right material.” ~Unknown

“When you’re finished changing, you’re finished.” ~Benjamin Franklin

“It is requisite for the relaxation of the mind that we make use, from time to time, of playful deeds and jokes.” ~St Thomas Aquinas

“If there’s some sense of wanting to change yourself, then it comes from a place of feeling that you’re not good enough.” ~Pema Chödrön

“Meditation is all about the pursuit of nothingness. It’s like the ultimate rest. It’s better than the best sleep you’ve ever had. It’s a quieting of the mind. It sharpens everything, especially your appreciation of your surroundings. It keeps life fresh.” ~Hugh Jackman

“A solid answer to everything is not necessary. Blurry concepts influence one to focus, but postulated clarity influences arrogance.” ~Criss Jami

“Surrendering, letting go of possessiveness, and complete non-attachment—all are synonyms for accumulating merit.” ~Pema Chödrön

“One of the most powerful teachings of the Buddhist tradition is that as long as you are wishing for things to change, they never will.” ~Pema Chödrön

“Loving the self involves faith and trust and belief in who you are, and a willingness to take action upon it.” ~Sanaya Roman

“Confidence is preparation. Everything else is beyond your control.” ~Richard Kline

“The first noble truth recognizes that we also change like the weather, we ebb and flow like the tides, we wax and wane like the moon.” ~Pema Chödrön

“An artist is not paid for his labour but for his vision.” ~James MacNeill Whistler

“We are so locked into this sense of burden—Big Deal Joy and Big Deal Unhappiness—that it’s sometimes helpful just to change the pattern.” ~Pema Chödrön

“Loving the self involves faith and trust and belief in who you are, and a willingness to take action upon it.” ~Sanaya Roman

“Let us leave a spare place at our table: a place for those who lack the basics, who are alone.” ~Pope Francis

“The third noble truth says that the cessation of suffering is letting go of holding on to ourselves.” ~Pema Chödrön

“Happiness comes through taming the mind; Without taming the mind there is no way to be happy.” ~Dalai Lama

“Without love, our society is in a very difficult state; in the future, we will face tremendous problems. Love is the center of human life.” ~Dalai Lama

“Peace of mind is not the absence of conflict from life, but the ability to cope with it.” ~Unknown

“The mystery of life is not a problem to be solved but a reality to be experienced.” ~Art Van Der Leeuw

“Without inspiration the best powers of the mind remain dormant. There is a fuel in us which needs to be ignited with sparks.” ~Johann Gottfried Von Herder

“Use the tonglen practice to see how you can place the anger or the fear or the loneliness in a cradle of loving-kindness.” ~Pema Chödrön

“If you do not hope, you will not find what is beyond your hopes.” ~St. Clement of Alexandra

“We are not human beings having a spiritual experience. We are spiritual beings having a human experience.” ~Pierre Teilhard de Chardin