A western interpretation of buddaian philosophies

1. Blunt Reminders To Be Bold:
A Western Interpretation of
Buddhaian Philosophies

2. get shit done today

3. try until you fail. then get
your ass up and do it again

4. do the hardest thing on your
to­do list right now

5. brag about someone else
today, to them and to others

6. go into a store that you’ve
never been into. don’t leave
without buying something,
even if it costs just a dollar

7. quit being angry. the only
person you’re burning is
yourself

8. ideas are like cars on the road.
no one likes stupid drivers

9. you can either let the truth
out or let it break you

10. beware: your words can kill
ideas, hopes, dreams and
people

11. take care of your damn self.
no health, no trust

12. all those positive holy words
you read? they’re shit unless
you act on them

13. advice is shit. let people follow
your actions, not your words

14. the more hatred, negativity
and general crap you think
of, the more of that you will
become

15. stop fricken envying people

16. you weren’t given arms to
reach out for help. you were
given them to lift yourself up
off the ground

17. just fucking start

18. just fucking finish

19. most bodies can’t keep up with
the minds that control them.
get fit.

20. if I can turn hate into love.
why the hell can’t you?

21. fuck excuses. they’re all invalid

22. being angry is selfish

23. the fight never ends.
deal with it.

24. don’t spit a thousand words
when you can sing just one

25. you can't fully control your
mind until you control what
you see and hear and speak

26. drip, drip, drip

27. why dwell in the past when
you have complete control
over the present? did you
forget you had that control?

28. travel. does it really matter
where you end up?

29. you know exactly how difficult
you are. imagine what it feels
like to conquer yourself? quit
conquering the easy people

30. an idea that is not turned
into action has no value

31. salvation is doing things for
yourself, not hoping others
will for you

32. sometimes, just shut up

33. what you say influences people
whether you notice it or not.
you wonder why there is so
much evil in the world? they’ve
heard one negative word from
too many people

34. curious why people say they
are on cloud nine? it’s because
there’s no sense of direction in
the sky. all they can be is
happy where they are

35. stop doubting. yourself,
others, friends and enemies

36. who said you had to fight
chaos? why not friend it?

37. what you get as consequence
of doing is not nearly as bad as
the consequence of not doing

38. idle people die. those who
move, move forever

39. the only law you need to
subject yourself to is love.
and if you have to subject
yourself to it, you’re loving
wrong

40. it’s not that everyone is
fighting their own battles.
they’re losing them. show
some damn compassion

41. you’re wasting your mind,
your heart, your life when you
fear death

42. you’re wasting your mind,
your heart, your life when
you fear (period.)

43. depend on yourself. whether
it’s true or not, everyone
else is too busy

44. the option of health or illness
is your own

45. the only diagnosis is
self­diagnosis

46. all things come naturally
when they come naturally

47. the unity of life is not in
making people think, feel
and live like you, but in
seeing them as such

48. there is virtue in every good
deed, whether you see it or
not. don’t stop doing good
things because you’re not
getting anything in return

49. take your shoes and socks off.
feel the ground as you move
through the day

50. if you’re not suffering,
you’re not doing anything
remarkable with your life

51. you’re not a superhero. you
don’t need to conquer or stop
evil. you just need to show
there’s a light in the dark,
purity in the world, something
better above the evil

52. get rid of all your shit.
abundance is a misunderstood
oxymoron

53. nothing lasts forever

54. Always impatient is no way to live

55. transforming your mind
sounds really hard. it is

56. you will never find yourself
happy while rating things

57. everyone else in the world is
subject to these same truths.
tell me again why you’re
trying to live with them
alone? go connect with
someone