#thebuddhistmind

[thebuddhistmind]

I don't need a friend who changes when I change and who nods when I nod; my shadow does that much better.

Plutarch

[mentormedia]

“What if when you die, they ask how was heaven?”

[salamandersofftheclock]

@canoncalamity @perks-of-being-chinese @thebuddhistmind

One time my rabbi told us, “imagine you had a box with a little bit of god in it. What would you do with the box?”

So we were like ?? “We’d protect it and keep it nice and clean and polished” and he was like “your body’s that box. Stop eating markers”

[crafting-witch]

LET YOUR FOLLOWERS GET TO KNOW YOU!!!

i see these all the time and they always suck and its always silly information, so heres a more intellectual and exciting one. They always talk about followers and physical features and nothing that makes up someone as a person, so heres one for your personality and life experiences. Don't forget to tag people you want to get to know!!! 

Name? Kyla

Age? 17

Height? 5′1″

Where you’re from? I struggle to answer this. I was born in NSW, Australia, grew up in Bali, Indonesia, moved to QLD, Australia a year ago. But I'm half thai half Australian...

Favourite song? At the moment, dreams by Fleetwood Mac

Favourite Book? 1984, its a must.

Favorite smell? Lavender, helps with anxiety and insomnia

A memorable experience? I appreciate life too much to pick one...

Countries you've been to? Japan, Indonesia, Australia, North America, Malaysia, China, Singapore, Papua(???), Thailand. 

Countries you'd want to go to? Switzerland, Canada, Holland, Italy, England

Languages you speak?   Fluent in english and Indonesian, did a bit of french and Chinese in primary school

Favourite subject in high school? Art

Hobbies? Art

Favourite plant? Marigold

Favourite food? Rice lol

Views on modern society? I have hope.

Favorite era and why? 60′s because its the era of protest and beautiful music

If you could experience one event in history, which would it be and why? Coachella 1969, because the lineup

Have tattoos, Piercings? I have tattoos on my wrist (the island i grew up on), ribs (”impermanence” ironic i know, but its a buddhist belief) and sternum (a lotus). 3 piercings in each ear one on my nose and my tongue. 

Want any? No more piercings, idk about tattoos they've all been spontaneous. 

Thoughts on love? Such a beautiful thing, but it can do horrible horrible things to you. This is where mindset is important. I think people need to be more positive when it comes to this, and not forget about their independence as a person. Im in a good place in the moment regarding this. 

Spirituality? Born into buddhism, don't really practice it except i wear a buddha that was given to me as a baby, and i have a few around my house, they're my dads though, grew up on a hindu island and practiced much more hindu than i did buddhism. I have studied both of them a fair bit. 

10 facts about you?

-Im allergic to aspirin and ibuprofen and i was taken to hospital in an ambulance last week lol.

- i have a pet betta fish named genesis and I'm teaching it tricks

- animal obsessed

-crystal obsessed lol

-very open minded, id like to think

- love my music 

-try to be positive

- love talking to people and i like making friends so hmu

Feel free to ask me any questions about myself x 

im tagging:

@persephoneandthepomegranates @teacupsandcauldrons @thistleunderthemoon @caffeine-and-crystals @thepsychedelicmaniac @thebuddhistmind @trippygifsandstuff @thewitchystuff @theoryofmagick @queenbritters @quotemadness @annalsofwitchcraft @alittleblackwitch @auralunashop @crystallized-teardrops @witchy-tips @witchy-woman @witchyrooms @witchydeals @magicalxmind @magicfolk @cauldronbottoms @chronicwitch @corpse-tea-party @handy-sigil-pop-spells @honey-moon-muse

[realtah]

Favorite Blogs?

@reveurh,@smokingcigarettessinparis, @fyp-psychology, @fyp-philosophy, @the-devil-wears-zara, @fashiion-gone-rouge, @thebuddhistmind, @wlfwelovefashion

[jasmine-r-ma]

Knowledge of how our fears are conditioned [particularly in childhood] is not necessary to overcome the fear [or corresponding grief]. It is better to conquer grief than to deceive it. Grief comes back again if it is disguised with pleasures and distractions. But the grief that has been conquered with reason is calmed forever.

Miltenberger, 2012, Behavior Modifications, 2012. p 473. Seneca, 2017, thebuddhistmind, Tumblr.

[thebuddhistmind]

To find fault is easy; to do better may be difficult.

Plutarch

[mentormedia]

"Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass, it’s about learning to dance in the rain."

[mikefrawley]

exhalingcatalysts reblogged your post “Cold Mountain”

lzlabseesu replied to your post“Cold Mountain”

Can't wait, can we leave now! <3

thebuddhistmind replied to your post “Cold Mountain”

...see you there

towardsnihility replied to your post “Cold Mountain”

Lovely <3

dhritspoetry replied to your post “Cold Mountain”

ah, nice; thank you Mike!

mariposaheart reblogged your post and added:

Life’s lesson of pain lasted quite a spell Taught...

exhalingcatalysts reblogged your post and added:

Woah!

whiterosewhiter reblogged your post and added:

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Someone is feeling spoiled and quite grateful this morning.  Thank you my dear friends.  I was going to attempt a clever and/or witty reply to each of the wonderful, kind and loving souls above, but perhaps thank you already expressed it best.  I will mention however that Dhrit inspired Cold Mountain, and Lauren’s Comment “may” have inspired my next attempt.  Oh, and there is one more thing.  If no one’s told you yet today, let me be the first to say... I love you, Mike <3      P.S.  I have a ton of friends queued up, and they’re all clamoring to get out. Please forgive me if I overdo it later.  :)    

[thebuddhistmind]

It is only by understanding suffering that we truly understand happiness.

Gyalwang Drukpa

[thebuddhistmind]

We have a tendency to think in terms of doing and not in terms of being. We think that when we're not doing anything, we're wasting our time. But that's not true. Our time is first of all for us to be. To be what? To be alive, to be peaceful, to be joyful, to be loving. And this is what the world needs the most.

Thich Nhat Hanh

[thebuddhistmind]

Believe nothing, no matter where you read or heard it, or who said it, no matter if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense.

Buddha

[thebuddhistmind]

Have you ever tried, during the day, to be watchful without correction, aware without choice, watching your thought, your motives, what you are saying, how you are sitting, the manner of your usage of words, your gestures—watching?

J. Krishnamurti

[thebuddhistmind]

Think of how unsettled you tend to feel after an angry outburst.

Gyalwang Drukpa

[thebuddhistmind]

What do we mean when we say that the mind wanders? Simply that thought is everlastingly enticed from one attraction to another, from one association to another, and is in constant agitation. Is it possible for thought to come to an end?

J. Krishnamurti