The enlightened one, intent on jhana, should find delight in the forest, should practice jhana at the foot of a tree, attaining his own satisfaction.

Buddha

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And as long as you're subject to birth and death, you'll never attain enlightenment.

Nunca podremos obtener la paz en el mundo exterior hasta que hagamos las paces con nosotros mismos.

If you feel offended about something, you haven't been meditating enough. If you feel the need to defend yourself, or justify your opinion, you haven't been meditating enough. If you can't take joy in sitting under a tree on a beautiful day, you haven't been meditating enough.

People think it would be nice to have peace of mind, to be serene, to be calm, to be undisturbed by this, that, and the other. But as long as you make all those things objects of desire, you have defined yourself as lacking them.

If you love a flower, don't pick it up. Because if you pick it up it dies and it ceases to be what you love. So if you love a flower, let it be. Love is not about possession. Love is about appreciation.

There is no fear for one whose mind is not filled with desires.

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