Great Dalai Lama Quote

When asked what surprised him most about humanity the Dalai Lama answered, "Man sacrifices his health in order to make money. Then he sacrifices money to recuperate his health. And then he is so anxious about the future that he does not enjoy the present; the result being that he does not live in the present or the future; he lives as if he is never going to die, and then dies having never really lived.
Dalai Lama Quote

I absolutely love this quote by the Dalai Lama!

In the western part of the world, this is very commonplace and I have been guilty of this as well.

Please read this quote and be aware of this and get more life out of your years instead of trying to get more years out of your life!

Green Army Charger

Picture of a green army Charger
Charge!

Sometimes I just meditate on images that have no text.

Just little things that remind me of things in the past, things that I like, things that I am grateful for, etc.

It can also help you manifest what you want in life by meditating on the image.

Happiness and Acceptance

Happiness can exist only in acceptance.
Happiness and Acceptance

I imagine this one is an easy one to understand.

If you cannot accept something in life all it does is make you miserable. I was told in meditation one time that two of the most important words for me are acceptance and understanding.

After pondering that for a while I realized that utilizing these two words would bring a lot of peace in my life.

Happiness in Details

The true secret of happiness lies in taking a genuine interest in all the details of daily life.
Happiness in Details

I remember one time my father saw a bird carrying a french fry in his beak. He smiled and got enjoyment from this little incident.

Was he easily amused? Did he have a genuine interest in the details of life? Was it both?

This also reminds me of the movie Ferris Bueller’s Day Off when he says, “Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.”

If you just stop and look around at the details of everything around you. You will begin to see the beauty of all of the miracles around you. You will also become grateful for every little thing in life and I can guarantee you that if you do that you will be a happier person. That is why I take walks outdoors when I need to destress.

Happiness and Gratefulness

It is not happy people who are grateful; it is grateful people who are happy.
Happiness and Gratefulness

This quote puts a nice twist on things. Just like the quote, “There is no way to happiness, happiness is the way.”

The chicken or the egg? Why are people happy? Because they are grateful!

Happiness is the Way

Happiness does not depend on what you have or who you are. It solely relies on what you think.
Happiness is the Way

There is no way to happiness, happiness is the way.

This is a simpler way of putting it. If you think having possessions will make you happy. Think again. It is what the possessions make you feel like.

What you have and who you just make it easier. When you feel that you need something to make you happy think about how that something makes you feel then think of another thing that can make you feel that way. Object or not.

He Who Angers You Conquers You

He who angers you conquers you.
Anger

Not sure if Elizabeth Kenny is the Australian nurse or not, but this quote is a nice reminder that if you lose control of your emotions with someone who is trying to anger you then they have control and can manipulate you. If you remained calm like the Buddha and not ‘accept the gift’ then they have no control over you.

Help don’t Hurt Others

Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can't help them, at least don't hurt them.
Help don’t Hurt Others

The Dalai Lama not only is guiding us with what to do but gives us a direction of what to do if you cannot do the prime purpose YET. I admire that.

There will be days when you just don’t have it within you to help others or you are conditioned in such a way where it is very difficult for you to help others but the alternative of ‘not hurting them’ is a nice stepping stone to helping you to get to the point of helping others.

This meme is credited to The Art of Ancient Wisdom.

How am I creating this?

If things are not working, ask yourself, "In what way am I creating this? In what way can I change?"
How am I creating this?

This quote from Wayne Dyer has always been debated by people especially when people have been abused, raped, etc.

People often asked how can you be responsible if someone rapes you! What he meant though was if you are negative in life you will attract negativity in life. Nothing easily detected is the cause of misfortune in your life. There was another story I read about this woman that was about to be raped and all she did was apply Wayne Dyer’s advice and sent him love and asked him questions and said she would pray for him and found out the difficulties that he was going through that led him to this point. He ended up not raping her after their little conversion.

I know this quote is highly debatable so that is why I shared this story. She may or may not have attracted this into her life but she definitely could change it. If you can imagine yourself in this situation you can imagine how strong of a woman this was.

 

How Grateful creates Abundance

When you are grateful, fear disappears and abundance appears. - Anthony Robbins
Grateful & Abundance

This quote shares the spiritual side of Anthony Robbins and there are many other quotes similar to this that basically mean the same thing about being appreciative of what you have in life instead of constantly striving yourself for something. When you realize all that you have in life already or how fortunate you are compared to others you can realize what you strive for is already present in your life.

Fear usually manifests itself when you think you are missing something so it is important to realize what you really do have in your life.

Abundance also appears when you realize how much you have when compared to someone else. One time I was meditating by the lake and I had an overcoming feeling of Joy and realized that I had everything that I ever needed just sitting there listening to the waves. I did not think of any possessions in my life or people in my life. Just sitting there listening to the water was all that I needed in my life at that very moment.

 

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