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“Thousands of candles can be lit from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared.”  – The Buddha”
― Gabriel Shaw, Buddhism: Buddhism for Beginners, A Guide to Buddhist Teachings, Meditation, Mindfulness and Inner Peace

“Cuando otra persona te hace sufrir, es porque esa persona sufre internamente, y su sufrimiento se está derramando. Esa persona no necesita castigo; necesita ayuda. Ese es el mensaje que está transmitiendo.”
― Gabriel Shaw, Budismo: Budismo para principiantes: Una guía para las enseñanzas budistas, meditación, atención plena y paz interna

“Causamos nuestra propia miseria y felicidad por nuestras palabras y acciones y por lo tanto creamos nuestro propio cielo o infierno.”
― Gabriel Shaw, Budismo: Budismo para principiantes: Una guía para las enseñanzas budistas, meditación, atención plena y paz interna

“A la gente le cuesta mucho superar su sufrimiento. Por miedo a lo desconocido, prefieren sufrir con lo que es familiar.”
― Gabriel Shaw, Budismo: Budismo para principiantes: Una guía para las enseñanzas budistas, meditación, atención plena y paz interna

“There are only two days in the year that nothing can be done. One is called yesterday and the other is called tomorrow, so today is the right day to love, believe, do, and mostly, live.”
― Gabriel Shaw, Buddhism: Buddhism for Beginners, A Guide to Buddhist Teachings, Meditation, Mindfulness and Inner Peace

“Lo que saboreas y hueles, Lo que ves, lo que escuchas. En todo sé un maestro. De lo que haces, dices y piensas. Sé libre.”
― Gabriel Shaw, Budismo: Budismo para principiantes: Una guía para las enseñanzas budistas, meditación, atención plena y paz interna

“Paolo Coelho once wrote: “thoughts are like wild horses. Let them run wild in your mind as you observe from a distance. Eventually, they will wear themselves out.”
― Gabriel Shaw, Mindfulness: Mindfulness for beginners: How to stop worrying, reduce stress, overcome anxiety, calm your mind, increase happiness, improve focus, enjoy ... moment

“Conquer anger with non-anger. Conquer badness with goodness. Conquer meanness with generosity. Conquer dishonesty with truth.”
― Gabriel Shaw, Buddhism: Buddhism for Beginners, A Guide to Buddhist Teachings, Meditation, Mindfulness and Inner Peace

“Con la prisa de hoy en día, pensamos demasiado, buscamos demasiado, queremos demasiado, y olvidamos la alegría de solo ser." - Eckhart Tolle”
― Gabriel Shaw, Budismo: Budismo para principiantes: Una guía para las enseñanzas budistas, meditación, atención plena y paz interna

“Dejar ir nos da libertad, y la libertad es la única condición para la felicidad. Si en nuestro corazón nos seguimos aferrando a cualquier cosa; ira, ansiedad, o posesiones, no podemos ser libres." - Thich Nhat Hanh”
― Gabriel Shaw, Budismo: Budismo para principiantes: Una guía para las enseñanzas budistas, meditación, atención plena y paz interna

“In Buddhism, desire and ignorance lie at the root of suffering.”
― Gabriel Shaw, Buddhism: Buddhism for Beginners, A Guide to Buddhist Teachings, Meditation, Mindfulness and Inner Peace

“A la gente le cuesta mucho superar su sufrimiento. Por miedo a lo desconocido, prefieren sufrir con lo que es familiar."   - Thich Nhat Hanh”
― Gabriel Shaw, Budismo: Budismo para principiantes: Una guía para las enseñanzas budistas, meditación, atención plena y paz interna

“People take different roads seeking fulfilment and happiness. Just because they’re not on your road doesn’t mean they’ve gotten lost.”
― Gabriel Shaw, Buddhism: Buddhism for Beginners, A Guide to Buddhist Teachings, Meditation, Mindfulness and Inner Peace

“Letting go gives us freedom, and freedom is the only condition for happiness. If, in our heart, we still cling to anything—anger, anxiety, or possessions—we cannot be free.” – Thich Nhat Hanh”
― Gabriel Shaw, Buddhism: Buddhism for Beginners, A Guide to Buddhist Teachings, Meditation, Mindfulness and Inner Peace

“Thousands of candles can be lit from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared.” – The Buddha”
― Gabriel Shaw, Buddhism: Buddhism for Beginners, A Guide to Buddhist Teachings, Meditation, Mindfulness and Inner Peace

“Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can't help them, at least don't hurt them." - The Dalai Lama”
― Gabriel Shaw, Buddhism: Buddhism for Beginners, A Guide to Buddhist Teachings, Meditation, Mindfulness and Inner Peace

“Look at your suffering as a sinking ship; sometimes, the best move is simply to abandon it because it’s not making you any better.”
― Gabriel Shaw, Buddhism: Buddhism for Beginners, A Guide to Buddhist Teachings, Meditation, Mindfulness and Inner Peace

“We don’t need more money, we don’t need greater success or fame, we don’t need the perfect body or even the perfect mate.
Right now, at this very moment, we have a mind, which is all the basic equipment we need to achieve complete happiness.” - The Dalai Lama”
― Gabriel Shaw, Buddhism: Buddhism for Beginners, A Guide to Buddhist Teachings, Meditation, Mindfulness and Inner Peace

“Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.” – The Buddha”
― Gabriel Shaw, Buddhism: Buddhism for Beginners, A Guide to Buddhist Teachings, Meditation, Mindfulness and Inner Peace

“Walk as if you are kissing the Earth with your feet.” ― Thich Nhat Hanh”
― Gabriel Shaw, Buddhism: Buddhism for Beginners, A Guide to Buddhist Teachings, Meditation, Mindfulness and Inner Peace

“Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can’t help them, at least don’t hurt them.” – The Dalai Lama”
― Gabriel Shaw, Buddhism: Buddhism for Beginners, A Guide to Buddhist Teachings, Meditation, Mindfulness and Inner Peace

“If you propose to speak, always ask yourself, is it true? Is it necessary? Is it kind?”
― Gabriel Shaw, Buddhism: Buddhism for Beginners, A Guide to Buddhist Teachings, Meditation, Mindfulness and Inner Peace

“Holding onto anger is like holding onto a hot coal waiting to throw it at someone else; in the end, you are the one who gets burned.”
― Gabriel Shaw, Buddhism: Buddhism for Beginners, A Guide to Buddhist Teachings, Meditation, Mindfulness and Inner Peace

“When you love someone, the best thing you can offer is your presence. How can you love if you are not there? If you love someone but rarely make yourself available to him or her, that is not true love.”
― Gabriel Shaw, Buddhism: Buddhism for Beginners, A Guide to Buddhist Teachings, Meditation, Mindfulness and Inner Peace

“Preocuparse no aleja los problemas de mañana, aleja la paz de hoy.”
― Gabriel Shaw, Budismo: Budismo para principiantes: Una guía para las enseñanzas budistas, meditación, atención plena y paz interna

“Letting go gives us freedom, and freedom is the only condition for happiness. If, in our heart, we still cling to anything - anger, anxiety, or possessions - we cannot be free.” - Thich Nhat Hanh”
― Gabriel Shaw, Buddhism: Buddhism for Beginners, A Guide to Buddhist Teachings, Meditation, Mindfulness and Inner Peace

“Anything negative happening to you isn’t perceived as negative, but part of the cosmos that contributes to your strength. With the final noble truth, you accept yourself and your flaws, and you feel no pain for being different, for being yourself, or for being human.”
― Gabriel Shaw, Buddhism: Buddhism for Beginners, A Guide to Buddhist Teachings, Meditation, Mindfulness and Inner Peace

“te aceptas a ti mismo junto con tus fallas, y no sientes  ningún dolor por ser diferente, por ser tú mismo, o por ser humano.”
― Gabriel Shaw, Budismo: Budismo para principiantes: Una guía para las enseñanzas budistas, meditación, atención plena y paz interna

“Letting go gives us freedom, and freedom is the only condition for happiness. If, in our heart, we still cling to anything - anger, anxiety, or possessions - we cannot be free.” -”
― Gabriel Shaw, Buddhism: Buddhism for Beginners, A Guide to Buddhist Teachings, Meditation, Mindfulness and Inner Peace

“Mi religión es muy simple. Mi religión es la amabilidad.” - El Dalai Lama”
― Gabriel Shaw, Budismo: Budismo para principiantes: Una guía para las enseñanzas budistas, meditación, atención plena y paz interna