Quotes About Acceptance

experience even the most intense craving without pushing it away or acting on it. Instead of hating her experience or losing herself in a swirl of mental activity, Sarah was saying yes to the feelings of urgency and tension and fear. Instead of trying to satisfy her craving, she was simply letting it express itself and move through her.

while resistance keeps us stuck by hardening our heart and contracting our body and mind, saying, 'i forgive this,' or, 'forgiven,' creates a warmth and softness that allow emotions to unfold and change.

true freedom is being "without anxiety about imperfection.

May this too be held in lovingkindness.

Aversion arises because we are so deeply conditioned to feel separate and different from others.

When we relax about imperfection, we no longer lose our life moments in the pursuit of being different and in the fear of what is wrong.

Radical Acceptance is the art of engaging fully in this world — wholeheartedly caring about the preciousness of life — while also resting in the formless awareness that allows this life to arise and pass away.

What is happening?" We might also ask, "What wants my attention right now?" or, "What is asking for acceptance?

Zen master Seng-tsan taught that true freedom is being "without anxiety about imperfection.

But here they were, despite death and everything, sitting in a car. If this was fate, she was buying.

The shower may take care of the old dirt in my hair and on my skin, but there are some things that being in a nice bathroom just won't wash away.

sometimes few thoughts gives pain but that doesnt mean it is a curse

To je uradila uvjerena da njen život nije toliko zanimljiv nikom osim njoj samoj, a njoj je ionako valjalo mrijeti. Nije pomislila da je brisanjem onoga što je smatrala okamenjenim uspomenama iz svoje li?ne povijesti, ona osudila tu jedinstvenu hroniku cijelog jednog života na zaborav koji sobom nosi nadolaze?a buktinja.

Nothing is ever final" is a lesson in humility; "no final judgment should be passed" is a promise of hope. The

Spirituality means both accepting and mastering one's instincts: living one's natural desires in the light of one's principles is a prayer. It is never a misdeed, nor is it hypocrisy.

que rien n'est jamais acquis et que nos fragilités restent, malgré les masques de la force. La force, finalement, c'est d'assumer ses fragilités et non se persuader qu'on les a dépassées, à moins que le fait de les dépasser consiste simplement à les assumer...

The world doesn't need to be fixed,it only needs to be balanced.And the art of balance demands you tread lightly,not leap ahead in a continual frenzy.The art of balance demands you know your designated role in the game of life,not start muscling in on everyone else's.The art of balance demands knowledge of timelessness,of birth and death and rebirth.The art of balance demands you know the world cannot be fixed it must be endured. It must simply forever be kept in a splendid play.

about "closure" and how worthless it was—why was it that everyone these days needed resolution, why couldn't they just accept that life was messy, that it never ended neatly?

He who submits to fate without complaint is wise.

There is no peace that cannot be found in the present moment.

Clinging to a problem does not make it disappear, but rather just makes it worse, aggravating the problem and leading to frustration and anger in relation to the problem and even in relation to ourselves.

The antidote to such self-contempt is to develop a deep understanding of the buddha nature that we all possess, and see that nothing is impossible with perseverance.

Sometimes, Miss Jarmond, it's not easy to bring back the past. There are unpleasant surprises. The truth is harder than ignorance

Never cry in front of these men. Never cry. Ever. It's only hair. Hair will grow back.