Some Eastern Wisdom

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Live in a way that leaves no regrets



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Everything people say or do is

ultimately rooted in the belief

that those actions will lead them to happiness.



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The Lotus flower blooms most beautifully

from the deepest and thickest mud.



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If you want one year of prosperity, plant corn.

If you want ten years of prosperity, grow trees. If you want one hundred years of prosperity,

Educate people.



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The more enlightening a teaching,

The more difficult it is to believe

And even more difficult to practice.



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Flowing water never goes bad.



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When you cannot lift something,

You might think it is too heavy –but perhaps

It is you who are too weak.



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Fall seven times, stand up eight.



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What would your current frustrations

look like from the vantage point

of the final days of your life?



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Focus on the positive in your life,

For what you focus on increases.



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Those who have not asked the question

Are not ready to accept the answer.



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There has never been, nor will there ever be,

A life free from problems. It is

Not the presence of problems but how

We tackle them that determines

The quality of our lives.





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Author's Notes/Comments: 

These are quotes from Chinese and Japanese Proverbs. Thanks to Taro Gold.

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Ruth Lovejoy's picture

aboslutely excellent I love it!