Dharma Quotes - Page 2

• When you are following dharma, you will be happy, at peace, still inside. There will be a sense of purpose to your life. Difficulties will not seem unconquerable.

  Frederick Lenz

  Buddhism, Purpose, Difficulty

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• Today, society is sacrificing love, values and dharma in its pursuit of materialistic gains.

  Mata Amritanandamayi

  Spiritual, Sacrifice, Today

  Twitter post from Jun 06, 2013

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• No true Dharma Master behaves with rage, hate, ranting, self- importance. These are signs of mental instability, a character flaw. Never follow such a one as that.

  Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo

  Love, Hate, Character

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• Happiness does not come from external objects. It comes from peace of mind. You can be famous; you can be a king, a queen, anything. It does not necessarily bring happiness or peace of mind. It comes about through following dharma.

  Frederick Lenz

  Queens, Kings, Buddhism

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• The masters only point the way. But if you meditate And follow the dharma You will free yourself from desire. 'Everything arises and passes away.' When you see this, you are above sorrow. This is the shining way.

  Gautama Buddha

  Shining, Meditation, Sorrow

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• Many roads lead to the Path, but basically there are only two: reason and practice.

  Bodhidharma

  Wisdom, Practice, Two

  Bodhidharma (2009). “The Zen Teaching of Bodhidharma”, p.3, Macmillan

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• If we should be blessed by some great reward, such as fame or fortune, it's the fruit of a seed planted by us in the past.

  Bodhidharma

  Blessed, Past, Rewards

  Bodhidharma (2009). “The Zen Teaching of Bodhidharma”, p.5, Macmillan

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• Dharma is a sanskrit word. It simply means that which is right, that which is correct, that which is the divine law.

  Frederick Lenz

  Mean, Buddhism, Law

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• An Awakened person is someone who finds freedom in good fortune and bad.

  Bodhidharma

  Meditation, Fortune, Persons

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• According to this law [the law of Dharma], you have a unique talent and a unique way of expressing it. There is something that you can do better than anyone else in the whole world--and for every unique talent and unique expression of that talent, there are also unique needs. When these needs are matched with the creative expression of your talent, that is the spark that creates affluence. Expressing your talents to fulfill needs creates unlimited wealth and abundance.

  Deepak Chopra

  Spiritual, Unique, Expression

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• A monk is holy and great until he starts teaching you the real Dharma

  Tsem Tulku

  Real, Teaching, Monk

  FaceBook post by H.E. Tsem Tulku Rinpoche from Jun 11, 2013

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• When we shout at the oak tree, the oak tree is not offended. When we praise the oak tree, it doesn't raise its nose. We can learn the Dharma from the oak tree; therefore, the oak tree is part of our Dharmakaya. We can learn from everything that is around, that is in us.

  Nhat Hanh

  Tree, Noses, Praise

  Thich Nhat Hanh (2008). “Being Peace: Easyread Large Bold Edition”, p.25, ReadHowYouWant.com

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• For a warrior, nothing is higher than a war against evil. The warrior confronted with such a war should be pleased, Arjuna, for it comes as an open gate to heaven. But if you do not participate in this battle against evil, you will incur sin, violating your dharma and your honor.

  Swami Vivekananda

  Motivational, War, Evil

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• If you let go completely you will have complete peace.

  Ajahn Chah

  Letting Go, Ifs

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• Let our lives be firmly rooted in Truth. Abstain from lies. In this dark age of materialism, adherence to truth is the greatest austerity. We might have to tell lies now and then to protect somebody or to sustain dharma, but we must be careful not to speak lies for our own selfish purposes.

  Mata Amritanandamayi

  Spiritual, Lying, Selfish

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• Dharma is not about credentials. It's not about how many practices you've done, or how peaceful you can make your mind. It's not about being in a community where you feel safe or enjoying the cachet of being a 'Buddhist.' It's not even about accumulating teachings, empowerments, or 'spiritual accomplishments.' It's about how naked you're willing to be with your own life, and how much you're willing to let go of your masks and your armor and live as a completely exposed, undefended, and open human person.

  Reginald Ray

  Letting Go, Spiritual, Buddhist

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• The dharma is here. And the dharma is in your heart. Where else would it be?

  Tenzin Palmo

  Heart

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• By the dharma is meant the heart, for there is no dharma apart from the heart.

  Huangbo Xiyun

  Heart

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• To see nothing is to perceive the Way, and to understand nothing is to know the Dharma, because seeing is neither seeing nor not seeing, and because understanding is neither understanding nor not understanding.

  Bodhidharma

  Understanding, Way, Perceive

  Bodhidharma (2009). “The Zen Teaching of Bodhidharma”, p.55, North Point Press

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• The individuation of dharma practice occurs whenever priority is given to the resolution of a personal existential dilemma over the need to conform to the doctrines of a Buddhist orthodoxy. Individuation is a process of recovering personal authority through freeing ourselves from the constraints of collectively held belief systems.

  Stephen Batchelor

  Buddhist, Practice, Priorities

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• To find a Buddha all you have to do is see your nature.

  Bodhidharma

  Bodhidharma (2009). “The Zen Teaching of Bodhidharma”, p.13, Macmillan

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• Each step may seem to take forever, but no matter how uninspired you feel, continue to follow your practice schedule precisely and consistently. This is how we can use our greatest enemy, habit, against itself.

  Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche

  Patience, Buddhist, Practice

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• Feel the wind. This wind blows from world to world and from life to death. This is the wind of dharma. Be in love with the wind. It is an intimate lover. It enraptures you. It blows you through eternity.

  Frederick Lenz

  Buddhism, Blow, Wind

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• To go from mortal to Buddha, you have to put an end to karma, nurture your awareness, and accept what life brings.

  Bodhidharma

  Life, Karma, Goes Around Comes Around

  Bodhidharma (2009). “The Zen Teaching of Bodhidharma”, p.35, Macmillan

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• Naturally, to follow dharma, we have to find out what it is. You have to struggle with it. The answer will not come easily. You will be swayed by your desires, conditioning, and those around you who have ideas about what you should do, what is proper, what is improper.

  Frederick Lenz

  Struggle, Buddhism, Ideas

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