Sunday 13 May 2007

Buddhism

“Consider this body! A painted puppet with jointed limbs, sometimes suffering and covered with ulcers, full of imaginings, never permanent, forever changing.” The Dhammapada
“The Noble Truth of suffering (Dukkha) is this: birth is suffering; ageing is suffering; sickness is suffering; death is suffering; sorrow and lamentation is suffering; association with the unpleasant is suffering disassociation with the pleasant is suffering; not to get what one wants is suffering – in brief the five aggregates of attachment are suffering.”
“Thousands of candles can be lit from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared.”

"Why do I dance?....Why do i breathe?"

"Dance isn't a form it's a way of life."
"Dancing with the feet is one thing, but dancing with the heart is another."
"Ginger Rogers did everything Fred Astaire did, but she did it backwards and in high heels."
"If you say you can you can, but if you say you can't your right!" "Life is a dance, from one stage to the next."
"It takes an athlete to dance, but an artist to be a dancer."
"There is a bit of insanity in dancing that does everybody a great deal of good."
"If I could tell you what it meant, there would be no point in dancing it."
"May you - Work like you don't need the money, love like you've never been hurt, dance like no-one is watching, screw like it's being filmed, and drink like a true Irishman"

"Keep your dreams alive"

“No dream is ever too small, no dream is ever too big.”
“Use what talents you possess.”
“To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe.”
“As soon as you start to pursue a dream, your life wakes up and everything has meaning.”
“There are only two ways to life your life. One as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.”
“In your heart, keep one secret spot where your dreams may go, so they can thrive and grow.”
“Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined.”
“Dreams can often become challenging, but challenges are what we live for.”
“If you can imagine it, you can create it. If you can dream it, you can become it.”
“Dreams come true. Without that possibility, nature would not incite us to have them.”
“It is not length of life but depth of life.”
“Help others achieve their dreams and you will achieve yours.”
“You only live once but if you work it right, once is enough.”

“Never, never, never give up!”

Audrey Hepburn said:

"For attractive lips, speak words of kindness. For lovely eyes, seek out the good in people. For a slim figure, share your food with the hungry. For beautiful hair, let a child run his/her fingers through it once a day. For poise, walk with the knowledge that you never walk alone. People, even more than things, have to be restored, renewed, revived, reclaimed, and redeemed; never throw out anyone. Remember, if you ever need a helping hand, you will find one at the end of each of your arms. As you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands; one for helping yourself, and the other for helping others."