"Those who suffer from an exaggerated sense of their own ability and accomplishment are continually subject to frustration, disappointment, and rage when reality intrudes and the world doesn't validate their idealized view of themselves."
- H.H. The 14th Dalai Lama
#reality #quote #DalaiLama
One must practice with the bodhisattva attitude every day. People can't see your mind, what people see is a manifestation of your attitude in your actions of body & speech. Pay attention to your attitude all the time, guard it as if you are the police or like you a bodyguard..
You are a divine being. You matter, you count. You come from realms of unimaginable power and light, and you will return to those realms.
~ Terence McKenna
When you get sick, the hardest part isn’t always the symptoms. It’s losing the “you” you used to recognize. There’s grief in realizing you can’t do things the way you did before, and in figuring out who you are now. If you’re in that space, this may help: https://t.co/wBDz6KjdZ4
Good morning!
May no being be shackled by fear
May everyone break the bonds of envy and spite
May every action be guided by benevolence
May universal compassion shine in every heart
❤️
If a Buddha like Amida said you should say His Name, have faith in Him and wish to be born in His Pure Land, then you just do this exclusively. Why? Because He did NOT mention anything else as a karmic condition for birth in His Pure Land. If He considered that you should do anything else than the above three, then He would have mentioned that, but He didn't. So, don't play smart and do exactly what he asked you to do - exclusively: say His Name in faith and wish to be born in His Pure Land.
Of course, there are other Buddhist methods that are very good and effective in various ways, other Names of the Buddhas that can be recited, various mantras, etc, so do them, recite them if you want, but if you wish to be in harmony with the words of Amida in His Primal Vow (18th Vow) you must do exactly and exclusively what He asked you to do there. Nothing more, nothing less, because Amida is smarter than you and is the owner/creator of His Pure Land. He wants you to be focused on Him exclusively, not out of jealousy or because the Names of other Buddhas or various mantras are not good and effective, but because in this way you can enter into karmic connection with Him for birth in His Pure Land and in your case, as an ordinary person, you need FOCUS.
Don't do extra things just because you think so, as I repeat, you are NOT smarter than a Buddha.
At this link you can read a VERY DETAILED explanation of the Primal Vow of Amida Buddha,
https://t.co/4BliXFv874
Namo Amida Bu
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"Overthinking is exhausting. You replay every conversation, question every decision, and worry like it’s a full time-job. Your mind is trying to protect you, but sometimes you need to protect yourself from your mind with stillness, silence, and a few deep breaths.” ~Lori Deschene