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Books that change my life

(to be better)

HH Dalai Lama Advice on Dying

"When friends are overemphasized, enemies also come to be overemphasized. When you are born, you do not know anyone and no one knows you. Even though all of us equally want happiness and do not want suffering, you like the faces of some people and think, "These are my friends," and dislike the faces of others and think, "These are my enemies." You affix identities and nicknames to them and end up practicing the generation of desire for the former and the generation of hatred for the latter...."

No Death No Fear - Thich Nhat Hanh

β€œSometimes people ask you: "When is your birthday?" But you might ask yourself a more interesting question: "Before that day which is called my birthday, where was I?" Ask a cloud: "What is your date of birth? Before you were born, where were you?" If you ask the cloud, "How old are you? Can you give me your date of birth?" you can listen deeply and you may hear a reply. You can imagine the cloud being born. Before being born it was the water on the ocean's surface. Or it was in the river and...

Peace Is Every Breath: A Practice for Our Busy Lives by Thich Nhat Hanh

πš‚πš˜πš–πšŽ πš’πš˜πšžπš—πš πš™πšŽπš˜πš™πš•πšŽ πšŠπš›πšŽ πšžπš—πšŠπš‹πš•πšŽ 𝚝𝚘 πšŒπš˜πš™πšŽ πš πš’πšπš‘ πšπš‘πšŽ πšœπšπš˜πš›πš–πšœ 𝚘𝚏 πšŽπš–πš˜πšπš’πš˜πš— πšπš‘πšŠπš πš›πš’πšœπšŽ πšžπš™ πš’πš— πšπš‘πšŽπš–, πš•πš’πš”πšŽ πš›πšŠπšπšŽ, πšπšŽπš™πš›πšŽπšœπšœπš’πš˜πš—, πšπšŽπšœπš™πšŠπš’πš›, πšŠπš—πš 𝚜𝚘 πšπš˜πš›πšπš‘, πšŠπš—πš πšπš‘πšŽπš’ πš πšŠπš—πš 𝚝𝚘 πš”πš’πš•πš• πšπš‘πšŽπš–πšœπšŽπš•πšŸπšŽπšœ. πšƒπš‘πšŽπš’'πš›πšŽ πšŒπš˜πš—πšŸπš’πš—πšŒπšŽπš πšπš‘πšŠπš πšœπšžπš’πšŒπš’πšπšŽ πš’πšœ πšπš‘πšŽ πš˜πš—πš•πš’ 𝚠𝚊𝚒 𝚝𝚘 πšœπšπš˜πš™ πšπš‘πšŽπš’πš› πšœπšžπšπšπšŽπš›πš’πš—πš..π™Έπš πšœπšŽπšŽπš–πšœ πš—πš˜ πš˜πš—πšŽ πš’πšœ πšπšŽπšŠπšŒπš‘πš’πš—πš πšπš‘πšŽπš– πšπš‘πšŽ 𝚠𝚊𝚒..

Peace is every step - Thich Nhat Hanh

β€œEach thought, each action in the sunlight of awareness becomes sacred.”

No Mud, No Lotus: The Art of Transforming Suffering

"Understanding our own hurt allows us to see and understand the suffering of others. Looking without judgment, we can understand, and compassion is born. Transformation is possible..... Every life has its trials and tribulations. We can navigate them more skillfully when we don’t waste time and energy shooting ourselves with a second arrow - such as dwelling on how much greener the grass in our neighbor’s yard looks, compared to ours."

Anger - Thich Nhat Hanh

β€œIf your house is on fire, the most urgent thing to do is to go back and try to put out the fire, not to run after the person you believe to be the arsonist. If you run after the person you suspect has burned your house, your house will burn down while you are chasing him or her. That is not wise. You must go back and put out the fire. So when you are angry, if you continue to interact with or argue with the other person, if you try to punish her, you are acting exactly like someone who runs..."

Love For Imperfect Things - How to Accept Yourself in a World Striving for Perfection - Haemin Sunim

β€œWhen we become kinder to ourselves, we can become kinder to the world.”

Dealing with Life's Issues

"..realise the impermanence and insubstantiality of both life and death. Everything changes constantly. Nothing stays the same. Rain might come after sunshine, but so does sunshine come after rain. In the realisation that people (their personalities, interests and attitudes) and life situations are not fixed and are constantly changing, it becomes possible to approach each moment with an open mind. One is then able to act and adapt to new situations without clinging to outdated and..."

The Secret - Rhonda Byrne

β€œYou become what you think about most.. But you also attract what you think about most. (John Assaraf) ” β€œThoughts are magnetic, and thoughts have a frequency. As you think thoughts, they are sent out into the Universe, and they magnetically attract all like things that are on the same frequency. Everything sent out returns to the source - you.”

The Power of Your Subconscious Mind - Dr. Joseph Murphy

β€œAs you sow in your subconscious mind, so shall you reap in your body and environment.” β€œYou remain faithful to your mental attitude, your prayer will be answered.”

You're Born an Original Don't Die a Copy - John Mason

β€œFaith builds a bridge from this world to the next. Before you can go high you must first go deep.” β€œAll obstacles reveal what you really believe and who you really are. They introduce you to yourself.”

Let Go Of Whatever Holds You Back - John Mason

"Where you focus your attention, you create strength and momentum." "Learn to say no to the good so you can say yes to the best."

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