A Presentation of some sayings of Wisdom from some great Teachers on important life lessons. For reflection and application on our path to develop the mind.
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We are shaped by our thoughts; we become what
we think. When the mind is pure,
joy follows like a shadow that never leaves.
Buddha
It is better to conquer yourself than to win a thousand
battles. Then the victory is yours. It cannot be taken from
you, not by angels or by demons, heaven or hell.
Buddha
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I have just three things to teach:
simplicity, patience, compassion.
These three are your greatest treasures.
Lao Tzu
Mastering others
is strength.
Mastering yourself
is true power.
Lao Tzu
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Our greatest glory is not in never
falling, but in rising every time we fall.
Confucius
The more man meditates upon good
thoughts, the better will be his world
and the world at large.
Confucius
Never do to others
what you would not
like them to do
to you.
Confucius
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“Blessed are those who hunger and
thirst for righteousness,
for they shall be satisfied.”
Jesus Christ
Do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will
be anxious for itself. Let the day's own trouble
be sufficient for the day.
Jesus Christ
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Good actions give strength to ourselves and
inspire good actions in others.
Plato
The greatest wealth is
to live content with little.
Plato
8. 8
The roots of education are bitter,
but the fruit is sweet.
Aristotle
Good habits formed at youth
make all the difference.
Aristotle
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To understand the immeasurable, the mind must
be extraordinarily quiet, still.
Jiddu Krishnamurti
Real learning comes about when the
competitive spirit has ceased.
Jiddu Krishnamurti
10. 10
The value of a man should be seen in what he
gives and not in what he is able to receive.
Albert Einstein
Only a life lived for others
is a life worthwhile.
Albert Einstein
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Truth is a deep kindness that teaches us to be
content in our everyday life and share with the
people the same happiness.
Khalil Gibran
Life without love
is like a tree
without blossoms
or fruit.
Khalil Gibran
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If I have the belief that I can do it, I
shall surely acquire the capacity
to do it even if I may not have it at
the beginning.
Mahatma Gandhi
The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is
the attribute of the strong.
Mahatma Gandhi
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Let us fill our hearts with our own
compassion - towards ourselves and
towards all living beings.
Thich Nhat Hanh
Meditation can help us
embrace our worries, our
fear, our anger; and that is
very healing. We let our
own natural capacity of
healing do the work.
Thich Nhat Hanh
14. 14
Yesterday is gone.
Tomorrow has not yet
come. We have only today.
Let us begin.
Mother Teresa
It's not about how much you do,
but how much love you put into
what you do that counts.
Mother Teresa
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Happiness does not come from without,
it comes from within.
Helen Keller
Happiness does not come from without, it comes from within
We can do anything we want
to if we stick to it long
enough.
Helen Keller
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Our prime purpose in this life is to
help others. And if you can't help
them, at least don't hurt them.
Dalai Lama
Happiness is not
something ready made.
It comes from your own
actions.
Dalai Lama
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People don't realize that now is all there
ever is; there is no past or future except
as memory or anticipation in your mind.
Eckhart Tolle
If the structures of the human mind
remain unchanged, we will always end up
re-creating the same world, the same
evils, the same dysfunction.
Eckhart Tolle
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Do everything with a mind that lets go. Don’t accept
praise or gain or anything else. If you let go a little
you a 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 have complete peace. ”
Ajahn Chah
Mindfulness is life. Whenever we don’t
have mindfulness, when we are
heedless, it’s as if we are dead.
Ajahn Chah
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You cannot always control what goes on outside. But
you can always control what goes on inside.
Wayne Dyer
If you change the way you look at things,
the things you look at change.
Wayne Dyer
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The End
May compassion
And Wisdom
Lead Us To
Enlightenment
With Metta,
Bro. Oh Teik Bin
For the Video with Audio narration and explanation
in Hokkien, please check out the Link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QhPD00gma1M