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61 " Nothing at all can prevent the universal process of birth, growth, decay, and death. "
― Joseph Goldstein , Mindfulness: A Practical Guide to Awakening
62 " That which is impermanent is inherently unreliable and unsatisfying. And that which is unreliable and unsatisfying cannot truly be considered to be "I" or "Mine". "
63 " And one abides independent, not clinging to anything in the world. "
64 " There is no right and no wrong, but right is right and wrong is wrong. "
65 " Better than one hundred years lived without seeing the arising and passing of things / Is one day lived seeing their arising and passing.”2 What does this say about what we value and work for in our lives, and about the liberating effect of seeing directly, in the moment, the truth of change? "
66 " This is the direct path for the purification of beings, for the surmounting of sorrow and lamentation, for the disappearance of pain and grief, for the attainment of the true way, for the realization of nibbāna—namely the four foundations of mindfulness. "
67 " Buddhism is a clever way to enjoy life. Happiness is available. Please help yourselves to it. "
68 " Actions rooted in greed, hatred, or ignorance bring unpleasant results. "
69 " Mind is the forerunner of all things. Speak or act with an impure mind, suffering follows as the wagon wheel follows the hoof of the ox. Mind is the forerunner of all things. Speak or act with peaceful mind, happiness follows like a shadow that never leaves. "
70 " The Buddha’s teaching is never about blind belief, but about the wisdom of our own inquiry. "
71 " When we’re not mindful, pleasant feelings habitually condition desire and clinging, unpleasant feelings condition dislike and aversion, and neutral feelings condition delusion — that is, not really knowing what is going on. Yet when we are mindful, these very same feelings become the vehicle of our freedom. "
72 " Ask yourself how many of the billions of inhabitants of this planet have any idea of how rare it is to have been born as a human being. "
73 " If we’re more accepting, more peaceful, less judgmental, less selfish, then the whole world is that much more loving and peaceful, that much less judgmental and selfish. Our "
74 " We get lost in the world of perception and interpretation of ordinary experiences and in the endless stories we create about ourselves and the world. How much of the time are we living in the dreamlike nature of thoughts and perceptions, even while we're awake? It's tremendously freeing to highlight those moments when we awaken from being lost and to recognize the impermanent, selfless nature of this particular aggregate of perception. "
75 " Nothing we have, no one in our lives, no state of mind is exempt from change. "