Ultimately, happiness comes down to choosing between the discomfort of becoming aware of your mental afflictions and the discomfort of being ruled by them. - Robert Wright

Buddhists, however, saw that karma acts in feedback loops, with the present moment being shaped by both past and by present actions; present actions shape not only the future but also the present. This constant opening for present input into the causal process makes free will possible. - Thanissaro Bhikkhu

The point of a map isn't to be right. The point of a map is to help me with something; it's to be useful. - Bernie Clark

Buddhists, however, saw that karma acts in feedback loops, with the present moment being shaped by both past and by present actions; present actions shape not only the future but also the present. This constant opening for present input into the causal process makes free will possible. - Thanissaro Bhikkhu

The kind of attention you rely on, and the kind of attention you let atrophy, ultimately becomes a decision about what you value as worth perceiving. - Howard Axelrod

A person of integrity is grateful and thankful. This gratitude, this thankfulness is advocated by civil people. - Buddha, Katannu Sutta

If you sit and patiently endure, you find your mind going into a state of calm. That calm occurs because there's no more trying to become something or trying to get rid of something. - Ajahn Sumedho

Yet, along with sorrow, there is the backdrop of consciousness, the inner atmosphere that holds whatever arises, like the sky holds lightning... Through our practice of meditation, access to the backdrop becomes possible. - Narayan Liebenson

Recognition of the Yin Will allows for the creation of the virtue of Wisdom. This Wisdom is not about knowing things. In fact, it is more about being deeply connected to the Unknown... Wisdom is a recognition of a deep knowing that infuses life. - Ted Kaptchuk

Ultimately, happiness comes down to choosing between the discomfort of becoming aware of your mental afflictions and the discomfort of being ruled by them. - Robert Wright