“When you say something really unkind, when you do something in retaliation your anger increases. You make the other person suffer, and he will try hard to say or to do something back to get relief from his suffering. That is how conflict escalates.”
― Anger: Wisdom for Cooling the Flames
― Anger: Wisdom for Cooling the Flames
“People usually consider walking on water or in thin air a miracle. But I think the real miracle is not to walk either on water or in thin air, but to walk on earth. Every day we are engaged in a miracle which we don't even recognize: a blue sky, white clouds, green leaves, the black, curious eyes of a child—our own two eyes. All is a miracle.”
― The Miracle of Mindfulness: An Introduction to the Practice of Meditation
― The Miracle of Mindfulness: An Introduction to the Practice of Meditation
“I promise myself that I will enjoy every minute of the day that is given me to live.”
― Anger: Wisdom for Cooling the Flames
― Anger: Wisdom for Cooling the Flames
“When we are mindful, deeply in touch with the present moment, our understanding of what is going on deepens, and we begin to be filled with acceptance, joy, peace and love.”
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“Life is available only in the present moment.”
― Taming the Tiger Within: Meditations on Transforming Difficult Emotions
― Taming the Tiger Within: Meditations on Transforming Difficult Emotions
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