Cynthia Kane > Quotes

“Raise your words, not voice. It is rain that
grows flowers, not thunder. —Rumi”
― Cynthia Kane, How to Communicate Like a Buddhist

“Are your words true, helpful, and kind?”
― Cynthia Kane, Talk to Yourself Like a Buddhist: Five Mindful Practices to Silence Negative Self-Talk

“Overreaction: “Everything is terrible!” Personalization: “Why is this happening to me?!” Absolute language: “I am a bad person.” Assumption: “He thinks I'm not good enough!” Expectation: “This isn't how it's supposed to be!” Comparison: “Why can't I be like her?” Regret: “If I hadn't done that .”
― Cynthia Kane, Talk to Yourself Like a Buddhist: Five Mindful Practices to Silence Negative Self-Talk

“¿Por qué reír va tan bien para relajar la tensión del ambiente? Porque te devuelve al presente. Piensa”
― Cynthia Kane, Comunícate como un budista: Los cuatro elementos de la comunicación positiva (Crecimiento personal)

“Don't try to use what you learn from Buddhism to be a
Buddhist; use it to be a better whatever-you-already-are. —Dalai Lama”
― Cynthia Kane, How to Communicate Like a Buddhist

“Di la verdad No exageres No chismorrees Usa un lenguaje provechoso”
― Cynthia Kane, Comunícate como un budista: Los cuatro elementos de la comunicación positiva (Crecimiento personal)

“judgment often occurs in the mind whether we want it to or not, and that it's far more helpful to examine the origin of our judgments and see what beliefs we are holding that are supporting these judgments and giving rise to the subsequent negative self-talk.”
― Cynthia Kane, Talk to Yourself Like a Buddhist: Five Mindful Practices to Silence Negative Self-Talk

“Another tool we will utilize are three questions, and they act like a litmus test as to whether or not our words are following the principle of right speech. When in doubt about any statement, if you can answer yes to all of the following questions then it's likely your words are consistent with the principles of right speech: Is what I am about to say true? Is what I am about to say kind? Is what I am about to say helpful?”
― Cynthia Kane, How to Communicate Like a Buddhist