The September issue of Shambhala Sun caught my eye on a magazine rack. So many good thoughts jumped off the pages, I thought I would create a few quotes from the issue.
The Tibetan word for obstacle, parche, means "what cuts our progress." Obstacles can be messages, signals that we need to wake up and look at what is going on. Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche
The natural principle that all beings long for happiness and freedom from suffering serves as the basis for generating compassion. The longing that we share with other beings makes empathy possible - it allows us to identify with their pain and their joy. Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche
Community is the unit of change. The only way we get through difficult times is together. Margaret Wheatley
Mindfulness is being purposefully aware. It is noticing what we are experiencing and our response to those experiences. It isn't simply knowing we are eating an apple. It is paying precise yet relaxed attention to the sweet smell and to the crunch between our teeth; it is paying attention to the glossy red skin and the bruise near the stem. Andrea Miller
Every day of your life, every morning of your life, you could ask yourself, "As I go into this day, what is the most important thing? What is the best use of this day?" Pema Chodron
For more quotes, check out past blog, Thought Provoking Quotes.
Judy Warner
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