Buddhist Boot Camp

“Don’t believe everything you see, read, or hear from others, whether of authority, religious teachers or texts. . . . Find out for yourself what is truth, what is real, and you will discover that there are virtuous things and non-virtuous things. Once you discover that for yourself, give up the bad and embrace the good.”

Habitually contemplate whether your thoughts stem from love or from fear. If your thoughts originate in love, then follow them. But if they originate from a place of fear, then dig deep to find the root of your fear. Only then will you be able to finally let go of it so that fear no longer limits your possibilities.

If you really want to do something, you will find a way. If you don’t, you will find an excuse. —E. James Rohn

Bigotry wrapped in a prayer is still bigotry, and we don’t play that game!

When you release your expectations that the world should fulfill you, your disappointments vanish. —Dan Millman

All the happiness in the world stems from wanting others to be happy, and all the suffering in the world stems from wanting the self to be happy. —Shantideva

I am not what happened to me. I am what I choose to become. —Carl Jung

Humility doesn’t mean thinking less of yourself; it means thinking of yourself less. —C. S. Lewis

Everyone is a genius, but if you judge a fish on its ability to climb a tree, it will live its entire life believing it is stupid. —Albert Einstein