Fear

When we are in the grips of fear, we close down and can’t be compassionate or generous.

“The person who suffers most in this world is the person who has many wrong perceptions, and most of our perceptions are erroneous.”

I am determined not to speak when anger manifests in me.

When we understand someone’s suffering, we’re motivated to help, and the energies of love and compassion are released.

We are the gardeners, the ones who help the flowers grow. If we understand, the flowers will grow beautifully

we need to learn the art of making others happy.

“Breathing in, I feel happy. Breathing out, I know happiness is there.”

e shouldn’t identify ourselves with the feeling, nor should we try to push it away. We’re free, even from our own feelings. We have to train ourselves to recognize feelings.

Breathing in, I know that a painful feeling is there. Breathing out, I calm that painful feeling.”

The method the Buddha proposed is to get in touch with the seed of mindfulness in us. We can breathe, we can walk, to generate mindfulness as a second zone of energy that will be able to take care of the first energy, the painful feeling. It’s so important for us to train ourselves in breathing mindfully and walking mindfully so we will know how to generate the energy of mindfulness and concentration.