Domino-effect

Wanneer we oefenen vriendelijkheid, liefde en openhartigheid te ontwikkelen, moeten we niet het domino-effect vergeten: wat we vandaag doorgeven aan de ander, kan in een week iemand aan de andere klant van de wereld bereikt hebben.

Mindfulness is what remains

Mindfulness is not that which you add to your mind, but rather that which remains when you've learnt not to follow through on all the mental chatter.

Splinter

We have to develop a sensitivity to doing wrong as to a splinter in the feet. Even very small, we feel straight away it isn't right.

Stolp

De Dhamma bestuderen in het heilige leven is net als de stolp van de kaas: het zorgt dat de smaak erin blijft.

Change

You can't bring about change in your life without being able to face pain. The essence of self-conquest is learning to leave your comfort zone behind and facing pain. To finally reach a higher bliss.

Meditating throughout the day

The essence of meditating during every moment of the day is to simply stop waiting for the conditions to be right.

Conditions

As soon as other people's goodness becomes a condition for our own goodness, we have lost all our responsibility for our own humanity.

Pulling off labels

Quitting bad habits is just like pulling off a sticky old label. You got to pull at the edges first, then go around, and only then can you pull off the center of the sticker. Similarly,  we have to find methods to gradually pull off our bad habits.

The benefit of teachers with faults

We shouldn't be intolerant to advise from imperfect people, because often imperfect people are more interested in others' faults than perfect people. So they might be more likely to mention our faults than perfect people.