Quotes About Openness

Whatever views we hold, we should be careful not to get caught up in thinking that our view is the "best" and that only we have the truth.

Do not think the knowledge you presently possess is changeless, absolute truth. Avoid being narrow-minded and bound to present views. Learn and practice nonattachment from views in order to be open to receive others' viewpoints

When we believe that ours is the only faith that contains the truth, violence and suffering will surely be the result ... learn and practice nonattachment from views in order to receive others' viewpoints.

It's like when you climb a ladder. When you get to the fourth rung, you may think you are on the highest step and cannot go higher, so you hold on to the fourth rung. But in fact there is a fifth rung; if you want to get to it, you have to be willing to abandon the fourth rung. Ideas and perceptions should be abandoned all the time, to make room for better ideas and truer perceptions. This is why we must always ask ourselves, "Am I sure?

When we hear a Dharma talk or study a sutra, our only job is to remain open. Usually when we hear or read something new, we just compare it to our own ideas. If it is the same, we accept it and say that it is correct. If it is not, we say it is incorrect. In either case, we learn nothing. If we read or listen with an open mind and an open heart, the rain of the Dharma will penetrate the soil of our consciousness.

In the second turning, we "Encourage" ourselves to practice this path. This is realized by learning, reflecting, and practicing. As we learn, whether by reading, listening, or discussing, we need to be open so we can see ways to put what we learn into practice. If learning is not followed by reflecting and practicing, it is not true learning.

As we learn, whether by reading, listening, or discussing, we need to be open so we can see ways to put what we learn into practice. If learning is not followed by reflecting and practicing, it is not true learning.

I am here, available to life. And life is available to me.

I'm not like J.K. Rowling, where I know there's going to be this number of seasons, and I know exactly what's going to happen. I would be so bored if that was the case. There would be no journey. There would be nothing to discover.

The curious thing is that I embraced homosexuality with as much joy and delight as I've embraced everything else in my life.

You see, Hinduism is not confined to the strictness of the desert, but belongs to the universe. Judaism, Christianity and Islam become limited by desert boundaries, but Hinduism is much freer - there are no set rules.

You try not to judge the characters you're playing.

When I started out as an actor I knew very little, which was probably a good thing. I was totally open. You don't judge yourself, you do it.

I'll write anything; I don't want to judge its form.

I don't think you can judge something without seeing it.

What I love about the U.K. is that there are no style boundaries, you can wear anything and you won't be judged, which is a fantastic attitude to have towards fashion.

I'd work with anyone that the script requires me to. I'd never let my personal biases rule my judgement.

I wanted people to just accept the music for what it is without any judgement and being anonymous was the best way to do that.

We want to let our play be the judges.

Be it judging or be it acting, yeah if something interesting comes my way even if it's judging for another show, I'll be open to it.

You ever try to go a day without judgment?

To embody a character, you have to lose all judgment about them.

We try not to have any vanity or judgment about genre or type of film.

I can't approach a character with judgment.