When You Have Learned Compassion For Yourself,

Buddhism Advises You Not To Implant Feelings That You Don’t Really Have Or Avoid Feelings That You Do Have. If You Are Miserable You Are Miserable; That Is The Reality, That Is What Is Happening, So Confront That. Look It Square In The Eye Without Flinching. When You Are Having A Bad Time, Examine That Experience, Observe It Mindfully, Study The Phenomenon And Learn Its Mechanics. The Way Out Of A Trap Is To Study The Trap Itself, Learn How It Is Built. You Do This By Taking The Thing Apart Piece By Piece. The Trap Can’t Trap You If It Has Been Taken To Pieces. The Result Is Freedom.

You Can Learn Not To Want What You Want, To Recognize Desires But Not Be Controlled By Them.

Whatever Attitudes We Habitually Use Toward Ourselves, We Will Use On Others, And Whatever Attitudes We Habitually Use Toward Others, We Will Use On Ourselves.

The Buddha's Message Was Simple But Profound. Neither A Life Of Self-indulgence Nor One Of Self-mortification Can Bring Happiness. Only A Middle Path, Avoiding These Two Extremes, Leads To Peace Of Mind, Wisdom, & Complete Liberation From The Dissatisfactions Of Life.

The Present Moment Is Changing So Fast That We Often Do Not Notice Its Existence At All. Every Moment Of Mind Is Like A Series Of Pictures Passing Through A Projector. Some Of The Pictures Come From Sense Impressions. Others Come From Memories Of Past Experiences Or From Fantasies Of The Future.