I sighed. "And what am I to you, Al?" "My maid," he said brightly. "Shall we do this?
The moment we let go of our obsessive concern for our own welfare, our mind naturally relaxes and becomes lighter.
Happiness and suffering are states of mind, and so their main causes cannot be found outside the mind.
Faith is like pure eyes that enable us to see a pure and perfect world beyond the suffering world of samsara.
All objects whether pleasant, unpleasant or neutral, are mere appearances to the mind just like things experienced in a dream
Love is the great protector, protecting us from anger and jealousy.
Whenever anyone, Buddhist or not, sees a Temple or an image of Buddha they receive blessings.
I think Trump has had a very strong and disturbing effect on the country already. He has given more legitimacy to white supremacy and even to neo-fascist groups, and he's created a pervasive atmosphere that's more vague but still significant. I don't believe that he can in his own way destroy the country, just as he can't eliminate climate awareness, but he can go a long way in bringing - well, in stimulating what has always been a potential.
I write for the same reason I read: because it's all there is for me.
People don't want the truth. Everybody knows that heard what I said in that monologue about our culture's 'addiction to perfection' and how it started and where it's sustained - movies and television and so forth - knows that it's the truth.
And every day when I've been good, I get an orange after food.