“The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the
past, nor to worry about the future, but to live the present moment
wisely and earnestly.”
“However many holy words you read, however many you speak, what good will they do you if you do not act on upon them?”
“In the end
these things matter most:
How well did you love?
How fully did you live?
How deeply did you let go?”
“There is nothing more
dreadful than the habit of doubt. Doubt separates people. It is a
poison that disintegrates friendships and breaks up pleasant relations.
It is a thorn that irritates and hurts; it is a sword that kills.”
“All
that we are is the result of what we have thought. If a man speaks or
acts with an evil thought, pain follows him. If a man speaks or acts
with a pure thought, happiness follows him, like a shadow that never
leaves him.”
“Let us rise up and be thankful,
for if we didn't learn a lot at least we learned a little, and if we
didn't learn a little, at least we didn't get sick, and if we got sick,
at least we didn't die; so, let us all be thankful.”
“You
can search throughout the entire universe for someone who is more
deserving of your love and affection than you are yourself, and that
person is not to be found anywhere. You, yourself, as much as anybody in
the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.”
“Do
not believe in anything simply because you have heard it. Do not
believe in anything simply because it is spoken and rumored by many. Do
not believe in anything simply because it is found written in your
religious books. Do not believe in anything merely on the authority of
your teachers and elders. Do not believe in traditions because they have
been handed down for many generations. But after observation and
analysis, when you find that anything agrees with reason and is
conducive to the good and benefit of one and all, then accept it and
live up to it.”
“You only lose what you cling to.”
“Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.”
“Believe
nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, no matter if I
have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common
sense.”
“Every morning we are born again. What we do today is what matters most.”
“You will not be punished for your anger; you will be punished by your anger.”
“If your compassion does not include yourself, it is incomplete.”
“It
is better to conquer yourself than to win a thousand battles. Then the
victory is yours. It cannot be taken from you, not by angels or by
demons, heaven or hell.”
“Thousands of candles can be
lit from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be
shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared.”
“What we think, we become.”
“When the student is ready, the teacher will appear.”
“Your purpose in life is to find your purpose and give your whole heart and soul to it”
“There is no path to happiness: happiness is the path.”
“If you truly loved yourself, you could never hurt another.”
“Doubt everything. Find your own light.”
“Holding
on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it
at someone else; you are the one who gets burned.”
“If your compassion does not include yourself, it is incomplete.”
“Words
do not express thoughts very well; every thing immediately becomes a
little different, a little distorted, a little foolish. And yet it also
pleases me and seems right that what is of value and wisdom of one man
seems nonsense to another.”
“The tongue like a sharp knife... Kills without drawing blood.”
“If we could see the miracle of a single flower clearly our whole life would change. ”
“Pain is certain, suffering is optional.”
“As
rain falls equally on the just and the unjust, do not burden your
heart with judgements but rain your kindness equally on all. ”
“Do not look for a sanctuary in anyone except your self.”
“Meditate.
Live purely. Be quiet.
Do your work with mastery.
Like the moon, come out
from behind the clouds!
Shine”
“If we fail to look after others when they need help, who will look after us?”
“Nothing ever exists entirely alone; everything is in relation to everything else.”
“The
past is already gone, the future is not yet here. There's only one
moment for you to live, and that is the present moment”.
“Set your heart on doing good. Do it over and over again, and you will be filled with joy.”
“NOTHING IS FOREVER EXCEPT CHANGE.”
“If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading”
“Nothing can harm you as much as your own thoughts unguarded.”
“With our thoughts we make the world.”
“Better than a thousand hollow words is one word that brings peace.”
“As you walk and eat and travel, be where you are. Otherwise you will miss most of your life.”
“As a solid rock is not shaken by the wind, the wise are not moved by praise or blame.”
“In
the sky, there is no distinction of east and west; people create
distinctions out of their own minds and then believe them to be true.”
“Happiness comes when your work and words are of benefit to others.”
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