Gordon Christie

[Gordon Christie @PTHBrewer]

"Productive emotions above all are rational. They determine the judgments that lead to our best and most adaptive actions."
~ Eric Harrison

[Gordon Christie @PTHBrewer]

"You have to do your own work; those who have reached the goal will only show the way."
~ the Buddha

[Gordon Christie @PTHBrewer]

"...and improvement doesn’t need to be perfect to be worthwhile."
~ Eric Harrison

[Gordon Christie @PTHBrewer]

"In the moment when the mind is fully focused on respiration, it is free from craving, free of aversion, and free of ignorance."
~ s. N. Goenka

[Gordon Christie @PTHBrewer]

"Emotions are like weather: they may fade quickly or slowly, but they can’t maintain their initial intensity forever."
~ Eric Harrison

[Gordon Christie @PTHBrewer]

"When you become uncomfortable or frightened, remember that difficult emotions are your most profound teachers."

~Ruth King

[Tiny Buddha @tinybuddha]

“Sometimes, the bravest thing you can do is walk away from the things that no longer serve your growth or well-being.” ~Unknown

What's happened since I quit my job: https://t.co/53GCAnGtHI

[Tricycle: The Buddhist Review @tricyclemag]

"The most ideal landscape is the one that is." - Lynn Crawford

[Gordon Christie @PTHBrewer]

"The next time you feel joy from making others happy, take a moment to reflect on whether there is a distinction between your own joy and theirs."
~ Haemin Sunim

[Gordon Christie @PTHBrewer]

"Your only sin is forgetting who you truly are. You are not a frail and trembling leaf. You are the whole tree."
~ Haemin Sunim

[Gordon Christie @PTHBrewer]

"Feel the space between thoughts. After one thought ends, but before the next thought begins, there is a brief opening into the space of your limitless awareness."
~Haemin Sunim

[Gordon Christie @PTHBrewer]

When we trust that we are the ocean, we are not afraid of the waves. —Sayadaw U. Pandita

[Gordon Christie @PTHBrewer]

"We forfeit three-fourths of ourselves in order to be like other people."
—Arthur Schopenhauer

[Gordon Christie @PTHBrewer]

"Success is not a destination but a continuous process of learning, adapting, connecting, and evolving."
~ Haemin Sunim

[Gordon Christie @PTHBrewer]

"One needs a degree of humility for the patience to let one’s talent mature. It’s not something that should be rushed."
~ Martin Aronson

[Gordon Christie @PTHBrewer]

"Gather your courage and keep moving forward. Mistakes, failure, and uncertainty are all threads in the tapestry of life."
~ Haemin Sunim

[Gordon Christie @PTHBrewer]

"Stripped of pretension, arrogance, artifice, and illusion, a simple and unassuming character is the stamp of a noble nature."
~ Martin Aronson

[Gordon Christie @PTHBrewer]

The mark of true greatness is humility. To be great is to remain unobtrusive and humble—not to contend for rank or recognition, only to pursue truth. A great soul simply unfolds itself innocuously—helping, nurturing, creating—with no thought of self-aggrandizement
~Martin Aronson

[Gordon Christie @PTHBrewer]

"A humble heart, purged of conceit and selfishness, is the mark of a gentle and admirable character."
~ Martin Aronson

[Gordon Christie @PTHBrewer]

"Wealth and worldly status fool us into thinking we’ve fulfilled our task, lessening the likelihood that we even notice what we’re missing until our malaise becomes severe."
~ Martin Aronson