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Old 18th April 2016, 23:07
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^ Cliches often get disregarded because they are overused, but I agree, they are overused because they often hold the most truth.
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Old 30th April 2016, 13:29
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Old 2nd May 2016, 14:55
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Old 17th June 2016, 15:00
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Break out of your comfort zone...


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Old 2nd July 2016, 12:50
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I'm not usually one for quotes, but every now and then, I'll see a quote that resonates with me, like this one -



It's a hard one to accept, no-one wants to experience pain and distress, but I'm trying to remind myself that it is absolutely correct, life is never without its struggles, pain can't be avoided and you can either try and reject and avoid that pain (like I've done most of my life), or you can accept it and use it to grow and strengthen as a person.
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Old 4th July 2016, 21:23
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Everything you want is on the other side of fear.
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Old 4th July 2016, 21:26
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Ive just read this one ..


"Everyday is another chance to change your life"
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Old 21st July 2016, 23:50
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An excerpt from the Dalai Lama's book I was reading on holiday, something that I believe is important for a lot of people on here (including myself) who spend a lot of our lives wishing things were different in our lives and thinking about what we don't have in our lives and being severely miserable because of it and feeling hopeless and disillusioned because of it.

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There are two ways to create happiness. The first is external. By obtaining better shelter, better clothes, and better friends we can find a certain measure of happiness and satisfaction. The second is through mental development which yields inner happiness. However, these two approaches are not equally viable. External happiness cannot last long without its counterpart. If something is lacking in your perspective- if something is missing in your heart- then despite the most luxurious surroundings you cannot be happy. However, if you have peace of mind, you can find happiness even in the most difficult of circumstances.

Material advancement alone sometimes solves one problem but creates another. For example, certain people may have acquired wealth, a good education, and high social standing, yet happiness eludes them. They take sleeping pills and drink too much alcohol. Something is missing still not satisfied, so these people take refuge in drugs or in a bottle. On the other hand, some people who have less money to worry about enjoy more peace. They sleep well at night. Despite being poor in a material sense, they are content and happy. This shows the impact of a good mental attitude. Material development alone will not fully resolve the problem of humanity's suffering.
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I'm sure many are cynical about much of what the Dalai Lama and other wise guru types say, and I was up until very recently too, but I do genuinely believe he is right here, we can't be reliant on external and often impermanent factors for our happiness, whether that be in a material sense or a friendship/relationship sense, which is what I've been doing for years now, thinking I could only be happy if I had a partner and loads of friends. We can grow tired of materialistic things eventually and always desire something better or something we can't afford, and friendships and relationships can come to an end at any moment for any number of reasons. If we get too attached or reliant on these things, then we really suffer if we lose them and that's partly why Buddhism of course places so much emphasis on relinquishing attachments to material possessions.

It may be seen as a bit of an airy fairy thing to say (my dad calls it gobbledigook without thinking), but there's a reason why so many wise guru types like the Dalai Lama and Eckhart Tolle say that happiness comes from within ourselves, there is a lot of truth to it, I guess deep down I've always known this, just only recently have I actually come to truly understand it and believe it, and reading about Mindfulness and Buddhism on my recent holiday to Sri Lanka (a Buddhist country) has really opened my eyes. I'm just trying to stay open-minded to Buddhist principles (I even purchased a Buddha statue there which is sitting on my bedside table ) and not let the cynical and unnecessarily negative side of my brain get in the way too much at this point.
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Old 26th July 2016, 18:03
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Old 11th August 2016, 22:16
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But it comes with free wi-fi!!
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Old 19th August 2016, 22:07
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Something that has been so important to me:

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Old 20th August 2016, 12:31
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^ Yes, useful stuff. The trouble is of course, the more identified you are with being a person - a separate, individual entity called "me" - the more difficult it is just to observe the passing thoughts as 'other' than you, because you're so utterly and intimately involved with them!

So how do you get around this problem? By realising that even the thinker itself is just another thought! That there is no separate, autonomous thinker called "me", but just thoughts themselves; which are merely images appearing in mind, born from memory of 'the past' and anticipation of 'the future' - both of which are just thoughts also!

At this stage, you either start to feel worried and concerned, or liberated and excited, depending on how strong your ego is - ie. how closely identified you are as a person.
And the great thing is, we all have that choice in life.
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Old 11th September 2016, 11:07
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^ But who wants to spend their life making sacrifices?

The flip side of that quote is surely even better news for us? Which is...

If you don't want anything in life, there's no need to sacrifice anything.
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Old 11th September 2016, 12:11
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^ I call that the Somerset mentality

Sadly a lot of people are like that.
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Old 29th October 2016, 15:04
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Even if that majorly includes my parents
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Old 27th November 2016, 00:04
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Old 16th December 2016, 00:25
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My signature.
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Old 18th December 2016, 06:55
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What's the name of the book?
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Old 1st April 2017, 21:56
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no pretty picture but:
'Negative emotions are not a fixed reality and will naturally release their grip, if you give them the space to do so '
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Old 21st April 2017, 22:14
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Old 14th May 2017, 15:41
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Old 23rd October 2017, 15:21
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TENSION IS who you think you should be. Relaxation is who you are. - Chinese Proverb

A bird doesn't sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a song.
Lou Holtz

"***8220;They who have no central purpose in their life fall an easy prey to petty worries, fears, troubles, and self-pitying, all of which are indications of weakness, which lead, just as surely as deliberately planned sins (though by a different route), to failure, unhappiness, and loss, for weakness cannot persist in a power evolving universe.***8221;

***8213; James Allen, As a Man Thinketh"


***8220;"You Can't Cross The Sea Merely By Standing And Staring At The Water."***8221;
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Old 13th December 2017, 19:28
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Nothing you do will change you,
For you need no change.
Don’t try to reform yourself;
Just see the futility of all change.
Do not expect the changeful
To take you to the changeless —
It can never happen.
Only when the very idea of changing
Is seen as false and abandoned,
The changeless can come into its own.

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Old 4th January 2018, 18:39
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Stop wandering about! You aren't likely to read your own notebooks, or ancient histories, or the anthologies you've collected to enjoy in your old age. Get busy with life's purpose, toss aside empty hopes, get active in your own rescue - if u care for yourself at all.....and do it while u can.
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Old 5th January 2018, 17:58
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Old 2nd February 2018, 22:41
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Do not lose heart, even if you must wait a bit before finding the right thing. Be prepared for disappointment also, but do not abandon the quest.

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^^ Such a relevant quote in current times
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