"You may have seen people praying to an image as if it had special power. Perhaps they're wishing for the well-being of their family, for material prosperity, or to recover from illness. But this way of practicing faith only leads to a dead end. Buddha images should serve as inspirations to cultivate the infinite loving kindness latent in the buddha within us."

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Source : Shinjō Itō (2009). “Shinjo: Reflections”, p.134

Shinjo Ito

#Kindness Quotes #Inspiration Quotes #People Quotes

“Had a filling done yesterday with no freezing, natural materials, essentials oils, and homeopathic remedies. We absolutely must push for more holistic biological dentistry ...”
“As we live our precarious lives on the brink of the void, constantly coming closer to a state of nonbeing, we are all too often aware of our fragitlity.”
“I'm tall and thin but not strong, so you're either an athlete or you're funny.”
“I read the Phantom comics when I was in Australia shooting 'Dead Calm'' and when one of the crew told me that there were plans for a movie, I went for it. That was in 1987 and I told (producer) Graham Burke I was going to be the Phantom. We had a laugh about that recently because you usually get what you deserve, not what you desire, and that is especially true in Hollywood!”
“And it is because a series of elements in Spanish life which operate today the same way as they did in the times of Blanco White made obvious my relationship with him, based on a similarity in Spain's condition.”
“For any movement to gain momentum, it must start with a small action. This action becomes multiplied by the masses, and is made tangible when leadership changes course due to the weight of the movement's voice.”
“Gambling is the great leveller. All men are equal- at cards.”
“We are all the children of God”

Source : Alice Bailey, Djwhal Khul (2012). “The Reappearance of the Christ”, p.93, Lucis Publishing Companies

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