Harmlessness Quotes

“The walls of the arch are covered with blood-red jellies that wink and glisten at me by the light of the moon. My father told me they were completely harmless. I don't believe him. Nothing is completely harmless.”
― Maggie Stiefvater, The Scorpio Races

“He’s harmless, poor thing. That’s what everyone said. It was true, but who cares? Lots of people are harmless, but that doesn’t mean I have to like them.”
― Franny Billingsley, Chime

“There shall be no more death, Because we have already seen all that, Its old and we are tired of it, And now we need something new, And this new thing is Eternal Life”
― Boris Pasternak, Doctor Zhivago

“I hate to go mincing through life, afraid to take a single long step for fear somebody is watching. I want to "wave my wild tail and walk by my wild lone." There wasn't a bit of real harm in my opening that window and talking to Perry. There wasn't even any harm in his trying to kiss me. He just did it to tease me. Oh, I hate conventions. As you say, hang consequences.'

'But we can't hang 'em, Pussy - that's just the trouble. They're more likely to hang us.”
― L.M. Montgomery, Emily Climbs

“The unification of mind in śamatha is temporary and conditioned. However, the unification around Insight is far more profound, and it’s permanent. When temporary unification around a shared intention fades, each sub-mind operates as a separate entity, constrained by and at the mercy of the mind-system as a whole. Therefore, individual sub-minds strive to preserve their autonomy and, as much as possible, direct the resources of the mind-system toward their individual goals. Yet after Insight, the various sub-minds become unified around a shared Insight into impermanence, emptiness, suffering, no-Self, and interconnectedness. From this flow a corresponding set of shared values: harmlessness, compassion, and loving-kindness. Now each sub-mind operates as an independent part of a much greater whole, working for the good of that whole. This allows each sub-mind to do its job effectively, without running into fundamental conflicts with other sub-minds.

When enough of the mind-system has undergone this transformation, we’re able to function as an individual person while simultaneously perceiving ourselves as part of an indivisible and inconceivably greater whole.”
― Culadasa (John Yates), The Mind Illuminated: A Complete Meditation Guide Integrating Buddhist Wisdom and Brain Science

“There are no rules in Buddhism, there is only etiquette that comes from wisdom. If there were only rules, they would be fixed. But etiquette being born of wisdom is appropriate for every situation.”
― Geoff Malone (Samvara)

“There are no rules in Buddhism, there is only etiquette that comes from wisdom. If there were only rules, they would be fixed. But etiquette being born of wisdom is appropriate for every situation.”
― Ajahn Samvara

“Let me be clear and accomodative, more like
water than ice; and raise my hands to show

I mean no harm, and that I’m stupid,
and malicious, and if I’m trying to be fearless
I know it gives me no right to act like this.”
― Nick Laird, Feel Free

“Entitlement to lasting success and fulfillment as a leader - whether in politics or business - comes not just from will and force, but also must be accompanied by benevolence, altruism and harmlessness.”
― Master Del Pe