Duality is always secretly unity. - Alan Watts

When Buddhists say, "A bodhisattva fears not the result, but only the cause," they mean that we must expend the bulk of our energy planting good roots today, rather than fretting about the plants that are already growing from the roots we planted in the past. ~ Hsing Yun

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Selfless service alone gives the needed strength and courage to awaken the sleeping humanity in one's heart. ~ Sai Baba

This is bravery: using the challenge of daily life to sharpen our mind and open our heart. ~ Sakyong Mipham

He whose pure mind turns inward and searches whence does this 'I' arise, knows the Self and merges in You, the Lord, as a river into the sea. ~ Ramana Maharshi

The beauty you see in me is a reflection of you. ~ "Rewards of Passion, Sheer Poetry (The Beauty)". Book by Vanna Bonta, 1981.

Most of us are not sensitive, even physically. We overeat, we do not bother about the right diet, we oversmoke and drink so that our bodies become gross and insensitive; the quality of attention in the organism itself is made dull. How can there be a very alert, sensitive, clear

Let what comes come, let what goes go. ~ Ramana Maharshi

Even though pure consciousness is complete,.it manifests as two —.so it can meet itself. Lover and beloved. Self and other. This is the cosmic play. The One becomes two, just to feel the joy of reunion. And here’s the secret:.The warmth you seek in another has always been

Having never left the house you are looking for the way home.~ Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj

If you want to travel the Way of Buddhas and Zen masters, then expect nothing, seek nothing, and grasp nothing. ~ Dogen Zenji

Arise! Awake! and stop not until the goal is reached. ~ Swami Vivekananda

Seek refuge in the attitude of detachment and you will amass the wealth of spiritual awareness. The one who is motivated only by the desire for the fruits of their action, and anxious about the results, is miserable indeed. ~ Bhagavad Gita

Do not ask for less responsibility to be free and relaxed-ask for more strength!.~ Sheng-yen

Whenever a thought arises, instead of trying even a little either to follow it up or to fulfil it, it would be better to first enquire, "To whom did this thought arise?". ~ Ramana Maharshi

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Some are born virtuous, some become virtuous. To be good by nature is indeed fortunate but to become good is like walking on a double-edged sword; it takes a longer time and is more painful. ~ Umera Ahmed

Reality is like a face reflected in the blade of a knife; its properties depend on the angle from which we view it. ~ Hsing Yun

To stay empty of self-image means to release all concepts of who you are, including the one that thinks it's no longer attached to concepts. It's a state of pure being, without the internal monologue that labels, judges, or compares. This isn't an intellectual exercise but a