compassionist

a guide for those building a compassionate life and seeking to reduce suffering of humans and non-human animals.

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We may think meditation will improve us, but it's really about accepting ourselves as we are right now… Meditation practice isn't about trying to throw ourselves away and become something better. It's about befriending who we are already.

~ Pema Chödrön

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Forget what you thought. Forget what you felt. Today is the tonic for yesterday. Now is the only cure for then.

~ Karen Maezen Miller

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If you want to change the world, start with the next person who comes to you in need.

~ Taizan Maezumi Roshi

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You Can Only See Your Reflection In Still Water.

~ Zen proverb

#mindfulness #meditation

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It never hurts to see the good in someone, they often act the better because of it.

~ Nelson Mandela

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When meditation is mastered, the mind is unwavering, like the flame of a lamp in a windless place ~ The Bhagavad Gita

#meditation #mindfulness

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Being satisfied and grateful with what we already have is a magical golden key to being alive in a full, unrestricted, and inspired way.

~Pema Chodron

#gratitude 

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One’s destination is never a place but rather a new way of looking at things.

~ Henry Miller

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Student: “What is the best breathing technique for Zen meditation?”
Teacher: “ For each inhale, there should be exactly one exhale.” ~ Barry Magid

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Be intimate with your breath. It's your life, after all. #mindfulness

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When the mind isn’t clouded by unnecessary things, this is the best moment of your life ~ Wu-men #mindfulness

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Much of spiritual life is self-acceptance, maybe all of it ~ Jack Kornfield

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Things are never only as they appear ~ Kerry Egan #unassuming

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@MindfulEveryday Its official, you’re a celebrity! https://t.co/4VGSCN71gC

[Gizmodo @Gizmodo]

We regret to inform you the UK's ad regulator has deemed anyone with over 30,000 followers a celebrity https://t.co/9nKUeelvOK

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Kindness points to the core of what it means to be alive, which is to be connected ~ @SharonSalzberg _/|\_

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Possibility thinking...

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The best form of self-help is the help you give to others #KindnessMatters

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You can change what happens.
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[Dalai Lama @DalaiLama]

Karma means action and action motivated by compassion is good. To complain that what happens to you is just the result of your karma is lazy. Instead, confidently recalling the advice that, "You are your own master," you can change what happens by taking action.

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Life contains so many precious moments. Often fleeting, so easily missed. Wake up! #WorldGratitudeDay