Quotes about Insight

The tragedy of the human species is it has evolved the capacity of foresight, but refuses to use it.

Wisdom lies in understanding our limitations. 'For Man is a giddy thing,' teaches William Shakespeare.

Other things being equal, it is better to be smart than to be stupid.

Shallow understanding accompanies shallow compassion. Great understanding goes with great compassion.

The way to suffer well and be happy is to stay in touch with what is actually going on; in doing so, you will gain liberating insights into the true nature of suffering and of joy.

A person who looks at the table and can see the universe is a person who can see the way.

Meditation consists of generating three kinds of energy: mindfulness, concentration, and insight. These three energies give us power to nourish happiness and take care of our suffering. Suffering may be there. But with the energy of mindfulness, concentration, and insight, we can embrace and take care of that suffering and nourish happiness at the same time.

When you begin to see that your enemy is suffering, that is the beginning of insight. When you see in yourself the wish that the other person stop suffering, that is a sign of real love.

We should not try to escape from our pain. We should look at it directly. Looking at suffering deeply, we will have deep insight into its nature, and the path of transformation and healing will present itself to us.

The people who wrote down the Bible and the people who wrote down the Mahayana sutras were artists. They used images to express their insights.

As the blade of a sword cannot cut itself, so a thought cannot see itself.

Jon Gruden taught me the foundation of what I know about this game. Took me under his arm, taught me to see it from a big-picture perspective.