Quotes from David Michie

May all beings abide in peace and equanimity, their minds free from attachment and aversion, and free from indifference.

Despising yourself, thinking you are no good, saying 'I can't do this.' This is the mind of weakness. You must work to overcome it.

same with money—what matters is not the abilities themselves but how we use them.

The stress isn't coming from 'out there.' Mainly it is coming from our mind.

Compassion, wisdom, power. When you have compassion and power but no wisdom, this is idiot compassion. Compassion and wisdom but no power—what can you achieve?" he shrugged. "All three are necessary, together.

Aminte?te-?i de cuvintele lui Buddha: De?i un singur om poate învinge în b?t?lie o mie de oameni de o mie de ori, cel care se învinge pe sine este cel mai mare r?zboinic.

May all beings find their highest purpose and be an inspiration to others.

We each need to find out our own personal methods of cultivating happiness,

All of us have to start somewhere. Where you start is unimportant. What matters is where you finish.

Apart from concept," he confirmed, "there is no self. It is just an idea. A notion. A thing that comes and goes. A story we tell ourselves about our experience of reality that's changing the whole time, sometimes up, sometimes down.

just because an idea is simple, it isn't necessarily easy to follow.

Naše prožívaní reality je spíš projekcí naší vlastní mysli, a to mnohem víc než si p?ipouštíme.

Albert Einstein, who reportedly said that music and cats offer the only escape from the miseries of life.

the most fulfilled and purposeful people are those who have turned their abilities to a cause that's greater than themselves.

If nothing around us has any genuine substance, then all the happiness or unhappiness we feel comes from our mind. All qualities, attractive and unattractive, are a product of mind alone.

when people are tired, they're more vulnerable to temptation. Nutrition is another. When we're hungry, our will is weakened.

doing things well is generally more important than doing them quickly.

bodhichitta." "The wish to attain enlightenment in order to lead all living beings to that same state,

We can turn our suffering into the cause of extraordinary growth.

Focus on the big picture,

Mindfulness is when we focus on the present moment, instead of being caught up in our thoughts.

the most powerful first impressions could mask a very different truth.

love and compassion—the true causes of happiness.

Saving the forests is not only a question of money," she said. "There also has to be awareness and education.