Disputes occur when a person is angry and revengeful. Such a person dwells disrespectful and undeferential towards others, causing harm and unhappiness for many. If you see any such root of a dispute either in yourself or externally, you should strive to abandon it. And if you do not see any such root of dispute either in yourself or externally, you should practice in such a way that it does not erupt in the future. (MN 104)
– Buddha, Dharma Wheel – Tricycle
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Emotional discomfort, when accepted, rises, crests, and falls in a series of waves. Each wave washes parts of us away and deposits treasures we never imagined. No one would call it easy, but the rhythm of emotional pain that we learn to tolerate is natural, constructive, and expansive. It’s different from unwilling suffering the way the sting of disinfectant is different from the sting of decay; the pain leaves you healthier than it found you.
– Martha Beck, The Willingness Factor: Learn to Avoid Avoidance
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“Many persons have a wrong idea of what constitutes true happiness. It is not attained through self-gratification but through fidelity to a worthy purpose.”
– Helen Keller
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All seeking is just seeking””no matter what is sought. You mean that whatever the object””it is always the same? Always the same””and it isn’t one. Then what is it? The seeker? There is no seeker. Then what is seeking? The sought.
– Wei Wu Wei, Daily Peace Quote
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Everything we want is “built” through attention. Everything we DON’T want is also built through attention, which is why we want to keep attention on what we want. Kindness, acceptance, presence, patience, humor, lightness, warmth, love–this is what we want and so this is where we’re going to practice keeping attention.
– Cheri Huber
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Setting conditioning aside is a challenge, it requires full attention, and it is the happiest activity we human beings can engage in. It’s a “whistle while you work” arrangement!
– Cheri Huber
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How often do you practice gratitude? Many of us have written out gratitude lists, forcing ourselves to look back on the day and pick out those small moments of joy, desperately trying not to focus on the stressful or painful points. But here is the truth about gratitude… True gratitude is authentic and does not disregard the potential struggles of life.
– CMSC
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