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The Buddha in Your Mirror: Practical Buddhism and the Search for Self
Ikeda’s continual example and guidance stand as a means to measure my own behavior and to bring out a better side of others as I strive daily to improve myself.
from The Buddha in Your Mirror: Practical Buddhism and the Search for Self by Woody Hochswender
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(1) all existence is suffering; (2) suffering is caused by selfish craving; (3) the eradication of selfish craving brings about the cessation of suffering and enables one to attain nirvana; and (4) there is a path by which this eradication can be achieved, namely, the discipline of the eightfold path.
from The Buddha in Your Mirror: Practical Buddhism and the Search for Self by Woody Hochswender
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“No worldly affairs are ever contrary to the true reality,” and furthermore, “all phenomena in the universe are manifestations of the Buddhist law.” In other words, daily life is the dramatic stage on which the battle for enlightenment is won or lost.
from The Buddha in Your Mirror: Practical Buddhism and the Search for Self by Woody Hochswender
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Buddhism teaches us to recognize these cycles of impermanence and have the courage to accept them.
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“Society is complex and harsh, demanding that you struggle hard to survive. No one can make you happy. Everything depends on you as to whether or not you attain happiness…. A human being is destined to a life of great suffering if he is weak and vulnerable to his external surroundings.”
from The Buddha in Your Mirror: Practical Buddhism and the Search for Self by Woody Hochswender
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There’s no way out of this mess, except to become enlightened and then enjoy it. —Robert Thurman
from The Buddha in Your Mirror: Practical Buddhism and the Search for Self by Woody Hochswender
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This idea that the power to achieve happiness lies totally within can be disconcerting. It entails a radical sense of responsibility.
from The Buddha in Your Mirror: Practical Buddhism and the Search for Self by Woody Hochswender
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Civilization advanced because of the instincts and desires of men and women. The pursuit of wealth produced economic growth. The will to defy winter cold led to the development of natural science. Love, which is a basic human desire, inspired literature. Not only can we fulfill our desires as we change ourselves from within, but also the desires th
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All of these subtle new perceptions stem from seeing the world with the eye of wisdom. The gulf that typically exists between objective reality and your subjective wisdom has been bridged. For most of us, the problems of life stem from the large discrepancy between reality and our subjective assessment of it. Now, perhaps for the first time in a lo
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