Gil Fronsdal Quotes

• Once you know your deepest wish you can base your life on intention rather than craving

  Gil Fronsdal

  Wish, Intention, Craving

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• Repetition and ritual and their good results come in many forms: changing the oil filter, wiping noses, going to meetings, picking up around the house, washing dishes, checking the dipstick . . . such a round of chores is not a set of difficulties we hope to escape from so that we may do our practice, which will put us on the path. It is our path.

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  Practice, Oil, House

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• Who are you in the silence between your thoughts?

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  Silencio, silencio es

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• People who do not see their choices do not believe they have choices. They tend to respond automatically, blindly influenced by their circumstances and conditioning. Mindfulness, by helping us notice our impulses before we act, gives us the opportunity to decide whether to act and how to act.

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  Creer, Oportunidad, Gente

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• You don't have to be equal, you don't have to be better, you don't have to be worse. You can just be at peace.

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  Igualdad

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• Nuestras intenciones -advertidas o inadvertidas, burdas o sutiles- contribuyen a nuestro sufrimiento o a nuestra felicidad. Las intenciones a veces se llaman semillas. El jardín que crezca dependerá de las semillas que plantemos y reguemos. Mucho tiempo después de realizar un acto, el rastro o el impulso de la intención que hay detrás permanece como una semilla, condicionando nuestra felicidad o infelicidad futuras.

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  Inspirational, Spiritual, Garden

  Gil Fronsdal (2008). “The Issue at Hand”, p.61, Insight Meditation Center

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• Generosity is not limited to the giving of material things. We can be generous with our kindness and receptivity. Generosity can mean the simple giving of a smile or extending ourselves to really listen to a friend. Paradoxically, even being willing to receive the generosity of others can be a form of generosity.

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  Kindness, Mean, Simple

  Gil Fronsdal (2008). “The Issue at Hand”, p.34, Insight Meditation Center

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• Mindfulness, by helping us notice our impulses before we act, gives us the opportunity to decide whether to act and how to act

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  Opportunity, Giving, Mindfulness

  Gil Fronsdal (2008). “The Issue at Hand”, p.61, Insight Meditation Center

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• If you want to attain peace, live peacefully

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  Want, Ifs

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• Cuando medites, no pienses en lo que está ocurriendo. Más bien, deja que tu conciencia se asiente en el tierno calor que sientes en tu cuerpo. Si haces esto, cualquier práctica de meditación que realices será fructífera.

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  Thinking, Meditation Practice, Body

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• Nothing whatsoever is worth the cost of a contracted heart.

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  Heart, Cost

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• One of the things that kills Buddhist spiritual life is excessive seriousness.

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  Spiritual, Buddhist, Life Is

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• To be 'free' only when things are pleasant is not real freedom.

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  Real, Pleasant, Real Freedom

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• It can be easy to love all beings from a distance; it can be a great challenge when we have to live with them.

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  Distance, Challenges, Easy

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• People who do not see their choices do not believe they have choices.

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  Believe, People, Choices

  Gil Fronsdal (2008). “The Issue at Hand”, p.60, Insight Meditation Center

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• Freedom from clinging gives room in our hearts to grow.

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  Heart, Giving, Rooms

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• Buddhism’s cardinal ethical principle is to avoid causing harm.

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  Buddhism, Ethical Principles, Harm

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• Freedom from clinging allows us bring love into all aspects of our life.

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  Clinging, Aspect, Our Lives

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