buddhism

• human sexuality

  " there is a middle way wherein sexuality is fully acknowledged and regarded compassionately without the need to indulge in actions which lead to suffering "
• human sexuality

  " sex is just another human drive "
• role of parents

  " social life begins with our parents "
• meditation + breathing

  " whenever your mind becomes scattered, use your breath as the means to take hold of your mind again "
• meditation

  " those who have entered [on the path] meditative will be released from mara's fetter "
• role model

  " even the gods envy those awakened and mindful ones who are intent on meditation, wise, delighting in the peace of the absence of desire "
• shrines + worship

  " the time and effort required to keep the shrine clean ... is considered a skilful activity "
• pure land

  " [pure land] is rich in a great variety of flowers and fruits, adorned with jewel trees "
• bohisattva vow

  " however innumerable sentient beings are i vow to save them "
• ascetisism

  " when the great being was practising severe austerities for six years it was to him like a time of intertwining the sky with knots "
• buddha's meditation

  " not until i attain the supreme enlightenment will i give up this seat of meditation "
• the dharma

  " my teaching is like a raft used to cross the river "
• three refuges

  " to the buddha for refuge i go, to the dharma for refuge i go, to the sangha for refuge i go "
• dependent arising

  " all events and incidents in life are so intimately linked with the fate of others that a single person on his or her own cannot even begin to act "
• dharma + suffering

  " what i teach is suffering and the cessation of suffering "
• anatta

  " if all the harm, fear and suffering in the world occur due to grasping onto the self, what use is that great demon to me? "
• four noble truths

  " when all of these duties have been fully performed, the mind gains total release "
• craving

  " it is this craving which leads to renewed existence "
• being mean

  " if one acts or speaks with an evil mind, from that sorrow follows him "
• enlightenment

  " having reached perfection, fearless, without craving, without blemish, he has cut off the darts of existence "
• merits vs money

  " if the beggar has created more merits, then although he looks materially poor he is really the rich man "
• peace

  " we can never obtain peace in the outer world until we make peace with ourselves "
• violence

  " whoever is not hostile among the hostile... him i call a [holy man] "
• revenge

  " we should not seek revenge on those who have committed crimes against us "
• compassion

  ' one should cultivate an unbounded mind towards all beings, and loving kindness towards all the world '