We long for permanence but everything in the known universe is transient. That’s a fact but one we fight.
Our path, our sense of spirituality demands great earnestness, dedication, sincerity & continuity.
Hatred does not help us alleviate our pain even in the slightest.
By practicing meditation we establish love, compassion, sympathetic joy & equanimity as our home.
The mind thinks thoughts that we don't plan. It's not as if we say, 'At 9:10 I'm going to be filled with self-hatred.
Mindfulness isn't difficult, we just need to remember to do it.
All beings want to be happy, yet so very few know how. It is out of ignorance that any of us cause suffering, for ourselves or for others
Our practice rather than being about killing the ego is about simply discovering our true nature.
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