365 Inspirational Quotes of Eastern Wisdom Quotes

“When another person makes you suffer, it is because he suffers deeply within himself, and his suffering is spilling over. He does not need punishment; he needs help. That's the message he is sending.   - Thich Nhat Hanh”
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“When sadness comes, just sit by the side and look at it and say, “I am the watcher, I am not sadness,” and see the difference. Immediately you have cut the very root of sadness. It is no more nourished. It will die of starvation. We feed these emotions by being identified with them.   - Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh”
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“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.   - Thich Nhat Hanh”
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“Set your heart on doing good. Do it over and over again, and you will be filled with joy.   - Gautama Buddha”
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“When hungry, eat your rice; when tired, close your eyes. Fools may laugh at me, but wise men will know what I mean.   - Linji Yixuan”
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“Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.   - Confucius”
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“This is my simple religion. There is no need for temples; no need for complicated philosophy. Our own brain, our own heart is our temple; the philosophy is kindness.   - Dalai Lama”
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“It is always the false that makes you suffer, the false desires and fears, the false values and ideas, the false relationships between people. Abandon the false and you are free of pain; truth makes happy, truth liberates.   - Nisargadatta Maharaj”
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“The great man is he who does not lose his child's-heart.   - Mencius”
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“Let your heart be at peace. Watch the turmoil of beings but contemplate their return. If you don't realize the source, you stumble in confusion and sorrow. When you realize where you come from, you naturally become tolerant, disinterested, amused, kindhearted as a grandmother, dignified as a king. Immersed in the wonder of the Tao, you can deal with whatever life brings you, And when death comes, you are ready.   - Zhuangzi”
― Nathalie Perlman, 365 Inspirational Quotes of Eastern Wisdom

“Whatever words we utter should be chosen with care for people will hear them and be influenced by them for good or ill.   - Gautama Buddha”
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“Life is a challenge, meet it! Life is a dream, realize it! Life is a game, play it! Life is Love, enjoy it!   - Sai Baba”
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“Strenghtening the mind is not done by making it move around as is done to strengthen the body, but by bringing the mind to a halt, bringing it to rest.   - The Lankavatara Sutra”
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“Logic ridicules love, and love smiles knowingly at the whole foolishness of logic.   - Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh”
― Nathalie Perlman, 365 Inspirational Quotes of Eastern Wisdom