Tonglen Meditation Quotes & Sayings

Tis better, sir, to be brief than tedious. — William Shakespeare

What brings a real and lasting joy is our relationships with God, and our love for His other children He has put in our lives. It's people; friends and family that fulfil us. All else, fame, popularity, beauty, is so fleeting. — Lindsey Stirling

Tonglen practice (and all meditation practice) is not about later, when you get it all together and you're this person you really respect. You may be the most violent person in the world - that's a fine place to start. That's a very rich place to start - juicy, smelly. You might be the most depressed person in the world, the most addicted person in the world, the most jealous person in the world. You might think that there are no others on the planet who hate themselves as much as you do. All of that is a good place to start. Just where you are - that's the place to start. — Pema Chodron

Tonglen means "taking in and sending out". This meditation practice is designed to help ordinary people like ourselves connect with the openness and softness of our hearts. Instead of shielding and protecting our soft spot, with tonglen we could let ourselves feel what it is to be human. — Pema Chodron

I've lived with many alcoholic men over the years, and each has taught me that it is useless to worry, fruitless to ask why, suicide to try to help them. They are who they are for better and worse. — Ottessa Moshfegh

The thing about living without a father if he's always gone is that it takes a long time to realize he isn't coming home. — Stephen Rodrick

God makes originals not carbon copies. It's okay to be inspired by someone, but be bold enough to be yourself. — Tony Gaskins

Alarm clocks were invented by fork-tongued devils disguised as gremlins wearing snake masks. — Amy Kathleen Ryan

A poet dares be just so clear and no clearer ... He unzips the veil from beauty, but does not remove it. A poet utterly clear is a trifle glaring. — E.B. White