Antoneta Behaj > Antoneta's Quotes

“When we become fixed in our perceptions, we lose our ability to fly.”
― Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche, Joyful Wisdom: Embracing Change and Finding Freedom

“TO CUT THROUGH problems, we need problems.”
― Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche, Joyful Wisdom: Embracing Change and Finding Freedom

“Ultimately, happiness comes down to choosing between the discomfort of becoming aware of your mental afflictions and the discomfort of being ruled by them.”
― Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche, The Joy of Living: Unlocking the Secret and Science of Happiness

“If you're determined to think of yourself as limited, fearful, vulnerable, or scarred by past experience, know only that you have chosen to do so.”
― Yongey Mingyur, Joyful Wisdom: Embracing Change and Finding Freedom

“We choose ignorance because we can. We choose awareness because we can. Samsara and nirvana are simply different points of view based on the choices we make in how to examine and understand our experience. There’s nothing magical about nirvana and nothing bad or wrong about samsara. If you’re determined to think of yourself as limited, fearful, vulnerable, or scarred by past experience, know only that you have chosen to do so, and that the opportunity to experience yourself differently is always available.”
― Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche, The Joy of Living: Unlocking the Secret and Science of Happiness

“En fin de compte, la voie du bonheur revient à choisir entre l'inconfort de prendre conscience des afflictions mentales et l'inconfort d'être gouverné par elles (page 399)”
― Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche, Buddha, Brain and Neurophysiology of Happiness. How to change lives for the better. Practical Guide