“ Afflictions arise and multiply not through fate or chance, but through careless attention; liberation begins the moment the mind learns where not to look. “
( and this is my understanding of the saying, does it make sense? )
Suffering persists because the mind repeatedly chooses the wrong objects and then wonders why it remains bound, and all corruptions of the mind are sustained by unwise attention and dismantled by disciplined, wise attention.
“ By clinging tightly to fixed beliefs, people fall into dispute; convinced that ‘this alone is true’ and disregarding all others as wrong. “
( attachment to opinions turns partial understanding to rigid certainty, does it not? )
“The very reason for nature’s existence is for the education of the soul.”
“You attract what you are, not what you want. If you want great, then be great.”
“The ultimate tragedy is not the oppression and cruelty by the bad people but the silence over that by the good people.”
“I hated every minute of training, but I said, ‘Don’t quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.'”
“When you start each day with a grateful heart, light illuminates from within.”
“To be able to give away riches is mandatory if you wish to possess them. This is the only way that you will be truly rich.”
“Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on earth.”
“All cruelty springs from weakness.”
Lakshmi Tucker 