Dharma Practice Quotes

“In solitude, the mind and body
Are not troubled by distraction.
Therefore leave this worldly life
And totally abandon mental wandering.”
― Śāntideva, The Way of the Bodhisattva

“Many people become aware of the effect of positive conditions when they go on retreat for the first time. The degree to which one can change in the course of just a few days is remarkable. Just leaving the city and staying in the country, being undisturbed by the pull of trivial distractions, and doing a bit more meditation and Dharma study than you usually have time for, can transform you into quite a different person – much happier, much more positive. So it isn’t enough to try to change one’s mental state through meditation; one needs the co-operation of one’s environment. Without this it is very difficult, even impossible, to develop spiritually up to the point of irreversibility.”
― Sangharakshita, The Bodhisattva Ideal : Wisdom and Compassion in Buddhism

“Enough bullshit. Just do righteous deeds, without harming anyone. This is karma enough. Then chill. Let things happen as they will. That is dharma enough.”
― Fakeer Ishavardas