Touched by beauty we enter the forefields of enlightenment. Flying higher and higher one may discover that there is nothing else but beauty. Isn’t it a pity that we’re not yet ready to keep it in permanent view?
—Hans Taeger
Topics: Beauty
Real compassion does not arise from an over-emotional gut blocking the brain, but from a clean clear mind melting into the heart.
—Hans Taeger
Topics: Compassion
It helps a lot looking at life from the perspective of one’s certain death. Try to visualize yourself at the hour of death. Just a couple of minutes each day. It’s basic Buddhist beginners practice.
—Hans Taeger
Topics: One Step at a Time, Death
Kindness arises by standing apart from oneself and recognizing all beings as companions on the arduous travel towards highest perfection.
—Hans Taeger
Topics: Kindness
If deeply based in wisdom, even anger is allowed.
—Hans Taeger
Topics: Generations, Forgiveness, Anger
Don’t blow up your ego by getting addicted to knowing everything better. Even if you do it’s often wiser to keep your mouth shut and give others the chance and time to find things out by themselves.
—Hans Taeger
Topics: Knowing Better
Most people know about cause and effect, but just few handle this wisely and act accordingly.
—Hans Taeger
Topics: Cause & Effect
Even a high experience is worth nothing, when not polished and kept warm.
—Hans Taeger
Topics: Experience
Imagination arises in between our eyebrows, not from the intellect.
—Hans Taeger
Topics: Imagination
Avoid this dangerous mix of personal (grasping), spiritual and selfless love. Most of the time it ends in frustration.
—Hans Taeger
Topics: Love
There is beauty everywhere. Just put your heart into your eyes.
—Hans Taeger
Topics: Beauty