Sunday, June 14, 2015

Distraction and Buddhism

THE QUOTES BELOW ARE FROM THE MAY 2014
"The real problem with Distraction: It keeps you from enlightenment"
ISSUE OF SHAMBHALA SUN MAGAZINE.

"In meditation we train in letting thoughts go."
---Sakyong Mipham

The imagine below is included solely for purposes of illustrating 
Sakyong Mipham's likeness for those who are unfamiliar with it.

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The quotes below are from George Saunders in  the "George Saunders on Kindness," an interview article between George and Melvin McLeod which appeared in the above noted issue of Shambhala Sun Magazine.

"When I've come close and had the presence of mind to err on the side of negotiation and humanizing
the situation, it's always gone better than when I've tried to steer toward confrontation."

"The time to make up your mind about other people is never."

"The thing that I've noticed is that if you go out into the world ready for confrontation, then confrontations find you.

 
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