Ignorance May Be Bliss, But It Does

We Have To Learn To Be Kind To Ourselves. In The Long Run Avoiding Unpleasantness Is A Very Unkind Thing To Do To Yourself.

Peace Is Not A Thought, Not A Concept; It Is A Nonverbal Experience.

Discipline Is A Difficult Word For Most Of Us. It Conjures Up Images Of Somebody Standing Over You With A Stick, Telling You That You're Wrong. But Self-discipline Is Different. It's The Skill Of Seeing Through The Hollow Shouting Of Your Own Impulses And Piercing Their Secret.

The Principal Cause Of Suffering Is Craving. Once Craving Is Eliminated, Much Suffering Will Be Eliminated. Still More Suffering Will Be Eliminated Once Ignorance Is Eliminated. Both Craving And Ignorance Are Equally Powerful Defilements That Cause Suffering.

But Look Within And Watch The Stuff Coming Up-restlessness, Anxiety, Impatience, Pain-just Watch It Come Up And Don't Get Involved. Much To Your Surprise, It Will Simply Go Away. It Rises, It Passes Away. As Simple As That. There Is Another Word For Self-discipline. It Is Patience.