Chinese.swf (application/x-shockwave-flash Object) Letting Go of Attachment, from A to Zen. “Most of our troubles are due to our passionate desire for and attachment to things that we misapprehend as enduring entities.”
~Dalai Lama Editor’s note: This is a guest post from Lori Deschene of Tiny Buddha. If there’s one thing we all have in common it’s that we want to feel happy; and on the other side of that coin, we want to avoid hurting. Yet we consistently put ourselves in situations that set us up for pain. Confucius says: The Top 10 Quotes by Confucius. Courtesy ofAwakeBlogger.com Confucius, whose name literally means "Master Kong", lived 551-479 BCE.
He was a Chinese thinker and philosopher, whose teachings have deeply influenced not only Asian thought and life. He presented himself as a "transmitter who invented nothing" and he really pointed out the importance of learning, which is one reason he is seen by Chinese people as "The Greatest Master". One of the best known sources of Confucius are The Analects, a collection of his teachings, which was compiled many years after his death.
A fountain of extremely mindful quotes springs from these ancient descriptions. 7 Pieces of Wisdom from Socrates (Summarised)