When you have learned compassion for yourself, compassion for others is automatic.
Henepola GunaratanaThe present moment is changing so fast that we often do not notice its existence at all. Every moment of mind is like a series of pictures passing through a projector. Some of the pictures come from sense impressions. Others come from memories of past experiences or from fantasies of the future.
Henepola GunaratanaEach step along the Buddha's path to happiness requires practising mindfulness until it becomes part of your daily life.
Henepola GunaratanaBuddhism advises you not to implant feelings that you donโt really have or avoid feelings that you do have. If you are miserable you are miserable; that is the reality, that is what is happening, so confront that. Look it square in the eye without flinching. When you are having a bad time, examine that experience, observe it mindfully, study the phenomenon and learn its mechanics. The way out of a trap is to study the trap itself, learn how it is built. You do this by taking the thing apart piece by piece. The trap canโt trap you if it has been taken to pieces. The result is freedom.
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