Mindstream's Quotes

#1. Reincarnation is not an exclusively Hindu or Buddhist concept, but it is part of the history of human origin. It is proof of the mindstream's capacity to retain knowledge of physical and mental activities. It is related to the theory of interdependent origination and to the law of cause and effect.

Dalai Lama

#2. The essence of compassion is a desire to alleviate the suffering of others and to promote their well-being

Dalai Lama

#3. Women say hello and then put their hands down my trousers. I thought it was my hand they were supposed to shake.

Simon Cowell

#4. How can we eliminate the deepest source of all unsatisfactory experience? Only by cultivating certain qualities within our mindstream.

Dalai Lama

#5. During our meetings in Peshawar, Abdul Haq...asked me why the United States does not pay attention to terrorism. He compared America to a huge elephant: "One hundred people push on it and it doesn't blink, but when it decides to move, it lumbers forward and crushes everything.

Peter Tomsen

#6. If affirmative action means what I just described, what I'm for, then I'm for it.

George W. Bush

#7. Basic atheism is not a belief. It is the lack of belief. There is a difference between believing there is no god and not believing there is a god - both are atheistic, though popular usage has ignored the latter.

Dan Barker

#8. He'd failed them, the swimming goldfish of his life's tiny existence whom he held so dear in his heart; he'd turned his muses into mistakes and no one knew the difference but him.

Luke Taylor

#9. The women can always choose the patriarchal models, and you end up with a Margaret Thatcher.

Cornel West

#10. Your dreams are as important as anyone else's. Your future is as important as mine. I'm willing to make compromises, if that's what it takes for us to remain together - but we shouldn't compromise before we even start.

Claudia Gray

#11. Life begins with love, is maintained with love, and ends with love. Right now, while we're alive, is the time to practice and express love. So please take care of your love. Love is capable of reaching so many people.

Tsoknyi Rinpoche