Gil Fronsdal Quotes

#1. Freedom from clinging allows us bring love into all aspects of our life.

Gil Fronsdal

#2. One of the things that kills Buddhist spiritual life is excessive seriousness.

Gil Fronsdal

#3. She was transparent, like a watercolor. As if she were about to dissolve in sound, in tones not yet created.

Peter Hoeg

#4. Buddhism's cardinal ethical principle is to avoid causing harm.

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#5. Hatred never ends through hatred. By non-hate alone does it end. This is an ancient truth.

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#6. When we are self-conscious, we cannot be wholly aware; we must throw ourselves out first. This throwing ourselves away is the act of creativity.

Madeleine L'Engle

#7. The gift of Dharma surpasses all gifts. The taste of Dharma surpasses all tastes. The delight in Dharma surpasses all delights. The destruction of craving conquers all suffering.

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#8. You want me to become a leaker? I'm not. I do not leak any news from the Cabinet sessions.

Menachem Begin

#9. I'm not a long-term member of the 'Breaking Bad' family.

Laura Fraser

#10. Greater in combat Than a person who conquers A thousand times a thousand people Is the person who conquers herself.

Gil Fronsdal

#11. If you work hard in silence, your success will be the noise.

Riley Mackenzie

#12. For some reason, every time I peak in my career, I injure myself. So, I'm constantly on the comeback trail.

Sania Mirza

#13. You don't have to be equal, you don't have to be better, you don't have to be worse. You can just be at peace.

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#14. If you want to attain peace, live peacefully

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#15. Better than a thousand meaningless statements Is one meaningful word, Which, having been heard, Brings peace.

Gil Fronsdal

#16. So if I have two pieces of cake, do I have twice as good an experience as the first piece of cake? One of the things I've found in life is that the first piece of cake is the best.

David Frum

#17. When you meditate, don't think about what is happening. Rather, let your awareness be seated in the tender warmth you feel in your body. If you do this, any meditation practice you do will be fruitful.

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#18. To be 'free' only when things are pleasant is not real freedom.

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#19. Once you know your deepest wish you can base your life on intention rather than craving

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#20. She says the problem with most Christians is that they show up once a week to pray that God's will be done- and when it is, they complain.

Andrew Davidson

#21. Our country is big, let us be big.

George Saunders

#22. Giving a brief sermon, the Abbess once said, 'A hot furnace does not need to be heated. A loving heart does not need to be loved. Being loving is more important than being loved.

Gil Fronsdal

#23. Who are you in the silence between your thoughts?

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#24. It can be easy to love all beings from a distance; it can be a great challenge when we have to live with them.

Gil Fronsdal

#25. Mindfulness, by helping us notice our impulses before we act, gives us the opportunity to decide whether to act and how to act

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#26. I want to try all thirty-one flavors with you.

Lisa Olsen

#27. Nothing whatsoever is worth the cost of a contracted heart.

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#28. Freedom from clinging gives room in our hearts to grow.

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#29. People love dogs. You can never go wrong adding a dog to the story.

Jim Butcher

#30. I believe that regardless of how many people you've listened to or emulated over the years, your sound is you and what you really feel inside.

Clark Terry

#31. People who do not see their choices do not believe they have choices.

Gil Fronsdal

#32. It's easy to do what is not good And things that harm oneself. It's very difficult to do Things beneficial and good.

Gil Fronsdal