Category: Feel

The Five Hazards: Ill-Will

Hatred is never appeased by hatred in this world. By non‑hatred alone is hatred appeased. This is an eternal law.

~ Gotama (the Buddha)

Even if bandits were to carve you up savagely, limb by limb, with a two‑handled saw, whoever let their heart get angered would not be doing my bidding. Train thus: ‘Our mind will remain unaffected, filled with goodwill, without inner hate.’

~ Gotama

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The Five Hazards: Tuning Out

When sloth and torpor are present, one should arouse energy, examine the danger, and gladden the mind.

~ Gotama (the Buddha)

The faculty of voluntarily bringing back a wandering attention, over and over again, is the very root of judgement, character, and will.

~ William James

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The Five Hazards: Anxiety and Agitation

Restlessness has the characteristic of disquietude, like water whipped up by the wind. Its function is to make the mind unsteady.

~ Bhikkhu Bodhi

When thoughts are racing and repetitive, remember: no one can harm the practitioner as much as the untamed mind.

~ Jack Kornfield

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The Five Hazards: Immobilising Doubt

Doubt is overcome not by finding answers to every question, but by the courageous willingness to proceed without certainty.

~ Sharon Salzberg

It is like a man who has never tasted a mango; he may ask others what it tastes like, but he will never know the taste until he eats it himself.

~ Ajahn Chah

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43  –  Overview: The Seven Supports

Advanced navigational aids and optimal operating conditions

Freedom is not the absence of commitments, but the ability to choose – and commit myself to – what is best for me.

Paulo Coelho

When developed and cultivated, the seven factors of awakening lead to direct knowledge and liberation.Gotama (The Buddha)

Gotama (The Buddha)

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