It has more to do with pursuing our highest ideals and values. For instance, it might have to do with helping others— our family, our friends, our community—or making a contribution to humanity. It might have to do with advancing knowledge or creating beauty.

Your values may be very different from someone else’s, and that is fine.

But the question to ask is whether you are letting time go by in activities that have nothing to do with your own sense of what’s important. That’s what I mean by getting a good return on investment.

Dimensions of Mind

What small step can I take today to bring an important goal closer to reality?

Mastering Successful Work

QUOTES OF WISDOM EXHIBIT

Chapel at Wellesley College

Wellesley, Massachusetts

September 16 – October 11, 2019

Imagine that you are completely empty, that inner space is free and unoccupied.

Imagine that gradually and gently the heart begins to open, like a little bud of light expanding in space.

Mandala Gardens

Recently, we have launched a new initiative: creating contemplative spaces that will feature “Quotes of Wisdom.” 

These are spaces of beauty, quietude, inspiration and reflection — spaces that create a natural sense of curiosity and inquiry, a pause in the daily routine, free from the busyness and distractions of everyday life. 

The simple environment of contemplative space invites you to take an empty folio, and look around at quotations displayed in pocket holders. Each holder contains a quote from Tarthang Tulku’s books. Visitors can take as many quotes as they like, place them in the insert in the folio, and sit and reflect or take them home.

The proposal to create Quotes of Wisdom Exhibits has been received with open arms by universities throughout the country. So far this fall the Quotes of Wisdom exhibit will open to students, faculty and the public:

• Wellesley College
• Montana State University
• University of Montana
• Stanford University
• Dharma College
• University of California – Berkeley

Discussions have begun with:

• Tufts University
• Trinity University
• Flathead Valley Community College

More contemplative spaces are expected to be forthcoming this fall.

The “Quotes of Wisdom Exhibit” seems to speak to a time where people are sincerely interested in finding balance and harmony in a world filled with discord, confusion, fear and emotionality. The opportunity to reflect on insights in a contemplative space provides a fresh way of connecting to a deeper understanding of human potential.

If the Quotes of Wisdom Exhibit interests you please visit: quotesofwisdom.org for more information. 

Contact: contact@quotesofwisdom.org 

Every single thought, every moment of experience, has a silent nature within it that we can contact directly. If we understand this silent, meditative quality, there is no need to fight or subdue anything or anyone.

Footsteps on the Diamond Path

Stars have a gentle quality; we can feel them watching over us tenderly.

After a long day of hard work, our bodies may be bone tired, yet as we gaze upward we can sense that at the deepest level there is a profound and limitless beauty. This beauty is effortless, and it is perfect.

There are no leaks in the roof of the sky; here, at the end of the day, we don’t have to put up ladders to repair the constellations. We can rest, and receive the outpouring of light, and let the gates of our mind open.

Lotus Mandala

Do we have more potential than we acknowledge?

Lotus Language

My advice is practical and simple.

Be loyal to each other, and commit yourselves to love and joy. This is rare and priceless.

Share your inner feelings, your inner selves. Learn how precious it is to be alive. Take the profit of enjoying yourselves, feeling good, and being free.

Do not burden yourselves. Appreciate your situation.

There is far too little appreciation in this world.

Challenging Journey, Creative Journey