Buddhism On Forgiveness Quotes & Sayings

Work first, and then rest. — John Ruskin

If patriarchy can take what exists and make it not, surely we can take what exists and make it be. — Nicole Brossard

Life is a whirlwind of many opportunities. Choose to embrace all of them in deepest gratitude. Learn to forgive yourself and honour the heart that beats within you, as well as the head that rests on your shoulders. Learn how to believe in people again and not be judging or cynical to various beliefs.
We are all of one light on this one Earth, and loving humanity makes all the difference. — Michelle Cruz-Rosado

In too many churches today, people don't see manifestations of God's power in answer to fervent praying. Instead, they hear arguments about theological issues that few people care about. On Christian radio and television we are often merely talking to ourselves. — Jim Cymbala

The most fascinating thing to me about your letter is that buried beneath all the anxiety and sorrow and fear and self-loathing, there's arrogance at its core. It presumes you should be successful at twenty-six, when really it takes most writers much longer to get there. — Cheryl Strayed

My experience with forgiveness is that it sort of comes spontaneously at a certain point and to try to force it it's not really forgiveness. It's Buddhist philosophy or something spiritual jargon that you're trying to live up to but you're just using it against yourself as a reason why you're not okay. — Pema Chodron

To forgive does not mean to condone. — Allan Lokos

Forgiveness is the best revenge. — Frederick Lenz

When I behold the ocean, I know that the world isn't just the grind of small tasks and small thoughts. — Laura Amy Schlitz

I want you to be happy. I want someone else to know the warmth of your smile, to feel the way I did when I was in your presence. — Lang Leav

What we used to say was whoever had the bow tie got to lead the band. There was never any jealousy. — Pete Fountain

Those who know ask to receive.Those who understand seek to experience or find.Those that are wise knock on open doors — Ikechukwu Joseph

Forgiveness is really about absolution: to set free. But if you look carefully at the dynamic, the one you're setting free is yourself. — Darrell Calkins

There is a minority of gifted, willfuf people who are determined to live their own lives to the end, and writers belong in this class. — George Orwell

Tragedy in the theater opens our eyes so that we can discover and appreciate the heroic in reality. — Jose Ortega Y Gasset

Don't seat quiet kids in high interaction areas of the classroom, says communications professor James McCroskey. They won't talk more in those areas; they'll feel more threatened and will have trouble concentrating. Make it easy for introverted kids to participate in class, but don't insist. Forcing highly apprehensive young people to perform orally is harmful. It will increase apprehension and reduce self-esteem. — Susan Cain

Spiritual awakening - is becoming awake to the aliveness of this moment. — Eckhart Tolle

Forgiveness that is insincere, forced or premature can be more psychologically damaging than authentic bitterness & rage. — Sharon Salzberg

So nothing will ever be written down again. Perhaps the act of writing is necessary only when nothing happens. — Kobo Abe

So we believe. Leo has to be alive." "You remember the time in Detroit, when he flattened Ma Gasket with a car engine?" "Or those dwarfs in Bologna. Leo took them down with a homemade smoke grenade made from toothpaste." "Commander Tool Belt," Jason said. "Bad Boy Supreme," Piper said. "Chef Leo the Tofu Taco Expert." They laughed and told stories about Leo Valdez, their best friend. — Rick Riordan

But I opened up each pale eye within me and inquired until I found enough to tell me to rummage some more, and then I tried to close all the eyes again at once, to seal each back - for their own good, for their safety. Each was already crisscrossed with darkness and scars and damage, and awakening them seemed only to damage them worse, so better to keep them asleep. — Brian Evenson