A bodhisattva is someone who has taken on the sole task of meeting the needs of others, no matter how difficult that might be. His self-centeredness has been reduced to the point where wisdom, love, and compassion arise naturally, benefiting any situation. Motivated only by concern for others, he would offer his own life without regrets if he saw it would be of help. So the mind of a bodhisattva is heroic, vast, and of limitless benefit.
— Chagdud Tulku Rinpoche
The best seeing is the way of “nonseeing” the radiance of the mind itself. The best prize is what cannot be looked for the priceless treasure of the mind itself.
— Milarepa
Do not be afraid of doing good deeds. It is another name for happiness. I know well that good deeds lead to a ripening, a blossoming, which is pleasing, joyous and happy for a long time.
— Buddha
You might “kill time” walking, moving, sleeping, or sitting: ineffectual acts which are neither wholesome nor harmful, and which mature into neither good nor bad experiences. But since such actions simply waste this human life, instead of throwing your ability away in idle amusements, make a conscious effort to devote your time exclusively to wholesome action.
— Jamgon Kongyrul Lodro Thaye
All created things are impermanent. Strive on with diligence.
— Buddha
“To be beautiful means to be yourself. You don’t need to be accepted by others. You need to accept yourself.”
— Thich Nhat Hanh
Through all of this auspiciousness wherever its light may be seen, with the love and the compassion that make bodhicitta mind supreme, may this thought arise in everyone: “Other beings’ happiness is as important as my own” and may excellent virtue and auspiciousness always increase, never diminish!
— Khenpo Tsultrim Rinpoche
Be greatly aware of the present.
— Buddha
人生最大的敌人是自己，人生最大的毛病是自私，人生最大的悲哀是无知，人生最大的错误是邪见，人生最大的失败是骄傲，人生最大的烦恼是欲望，人生最大的无明是怨尤，人生最大的忧虑是生死，人生最大的过失是侵犯，人生最大的困扰是是非，人生最大的美德是慈悲，人生最大的勇气是认错，人生最大的收获是满足，人生最大的能源是信仰，人生最大的拥有是感恩，人生最大的修养是宽容，人生最大的本钱是尊严，人生最大的欢喜是法乐，人生最大的希望是平安，人生最大的发心是利众，人生最大的财富是智慧，人生最大的疾病是烦恼。
— 星云法师
Love is the absence of judgment.
— Dalai Lama
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