Sheng-yen famous quotes

Last updated: Sep 5, 2024

Do not ask for less responsibility to be free and relaxed-ask for more strength!
-- Sheng-yen

#Yoga #Responsibility #Relaxed
Be soft in your practice. Think of the method as a fine silvery stream, not a raging waterfall. Follow the stream, have faith in its course. It will go on its own way, meandering here, trickling there. It will find the grooves, the cracks, the crevices. Just follow it. Never let it out of your sight. It will take you.
-- Sheng-yen

#Thinking #Sight #Practice
Be soft in your practice. Think of the method as a fine silvery stream, not a raging waterfall.
-- Sheng-yen

#Thinking #Practice #Waterfalls
In meditation, silently and serenely, all words are transcended. In Illumination, all things appear as is. Silence is the ceasing of ego-grasping. Illumination is the functioning of the wonder of wisdom. The unity of these two is awakening to Buddha Nature.
-- Sheng-yen

#Illumination #Two #Meditation
I follow four dictates: face it, accept it, deal with it, then let it go.
-- Sheng-yen

#Acceptance #Let It Go #Four
If moment by moment you can keep your mind clear then nothing will confuse you.
-- Sheng-yen

#Mind #Moments #Clear
Those who do not have faith in others will not be able to stand on their own.
-- Sheng-yen

#Able #Mindfulness #Have Faith

Let's face it, I only practice yoga because the classes are always packed with beautiful women.
You want to come in and prove yourself early. Obviously, it is a responsibility being drafted that high to come in and play well and to make an impact. If not, youre going to get cut. So you have to come in, make the team, have an impact and do something special. And I feel that, obviously, internally. I feel an obligation to myself to do that but obviously the organization, the fans, this community. I mean, they dont want to see a first-round draft pick be a bust, so I feel I have to come in and hopefully make an impact early.
It's a different way of looking at the world. Your life isn't about rights. It's about responsibilities."--Mr Bill Berkowitz
Equality is the heart and essence of democracy, freedom, and justice, equality of opportunity in industry, in labor unions, schools and colleges, government, politics, and before the law. There must be no dual standards of justice, no dual rights, privileges, duties, or responsibilities of citizenship. No dual forms of freedom.
The government, whether state or central, is elected. That means we have a responsibility to elect the right kind of leaders.
The Marine Corps is some of the best acting training you could have. Having that responsibility for people's lives, suddenly time becomes a really valuable commodity and you want to make the most of it. And for acting, you just have to do the work, just keep doing it.
The more relaxed you are, the better you are at everything.
John was at his most relaxed with Ringo, who had him in stitches with his jokes.
I would like to say that I am a very relaxed, loving person who is not competitive, but that's a lie!
It's so important to look relaxed.

Sheng-yen famous quotes

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