“As the Buddha said, ‘Just as the dawn is the forerunner and the first indication of the rising sun, so is the right view the forerunner and the first indication of wholesome states.’
“Our view of who we are, what we are capable of, what matters in the world, molds our intentions, which in turn molds our actions. How we look at our lives becomes the basis for how we act and how we live and whether our choices are shaped by love and kindness. Transforming our understanding transforms our whole life: our happiness, our degree of connectedness, our freedom. None of these are fixed in the particular externals of who we are; they are held in the universal potential of what we might become.” -- Sharon Salzberg in “The Kindness Handbook: A Practical Companion
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