The Practice of Peace

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“Now that my house has burned down, I have a better view of the sky.”

— Zen Saying (via up-dharma-down)

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This Is It

Always we hope someone else has the answer. Some other place will be better, some other time it will all turn out. This is it. No one else has the answer. No other place will be better, and it has already turned out. At the center of your being you have the answer; you know who you are and you know what you want. There is no need to run outside for better seeing. Nor to peer from a window. Rather abide at the center of your being; for the more you leave it the less you learn.

Lao-Tzu, Author of Tao Te Ching

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If you want to make a human being into a monster, deny them, at the cultural level, any reflection of themselves.

Junot Diaz (via mansplainedmarxist)

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ॐ

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Now that my house has burned down, I have a better view of the sky.

Zen Saying (via up-dharma-down)

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I remember posting somewhere once in a thread about why girls aren’t exploited in animation anymore where some guy said, “all the disney girls are drawn to be generally attractive, but I don’t think there are any eye-candy men… or are there? Are there any Disney men that lots of girls like?” and I mentioned Roger. Tons of girls replied agreeing with me and the original guy was like “wait, Roger? from 101 Dalmatians? What’s attractive about him, he’s tall and lanky and has a big nose, he isn’t muscley at all! Wouldn’t you all prefer Gaston or something? Or do you girls think his big nose is indicative of something else?” and I was like “no, you idiot, he’s a silly, goofy guy who likes animals and can play a bunch of instruments, that’s why he’s attractive. What’s the matter with you? Gaston, seriously?”

This is why we need more girls in animation. And more guys like Roger apparently. 

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Words from a zen master. See? I'm not the only snarky buddhist out there.

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Do everything with a mind that lets go. Do not expect any praise or reward. If you let go a little, you will have a little peace. If you let go a lot, you will have a lot of peace. If you let go completely, you will know complete peace and freedom. Your struggles with the world will have come to an end.

Ajahn Chah (via up-dharma-down)

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“Nothing ever goes away until it has taught us what we need to know.”

~Pema Chodron

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