Humor, in its highest sense, transcends the momentary tension release of laughter, and expands into a profound sense of ease and a relaxed approach to life’s occasional challenges, large or small. Whe...
Finally, I realized the process of real meditation—to expand awareness, to direct attention, to ultimately surrender to the light of consciousness.
Act happy, feel happy, be happy, without a reason in the world. Then you can love, and do what you will.
You will fail many times, but in failing you will learn , and in learning you will find your way.
You Don't need a reason to be happy. If you do that reason can be taken away.
The real voyage of discovery consistsnot in seeking new landscapes,but in having new eyes. — Marcel Proust
The rain was a perfectly lawful display of nature. Your ‘upset’ at the ruined picnic and your ‘happiness’ when the sun reappeared were the product of your thoughts. They had nothing to do with the act...
The poet Alfred, Lord Tennyson, experienced this realization early in life: Since boyhood, by repeating my own name silently, an intense awareness of individuality came, then seemed to dissolve and fa...
The earth isn’t solid. It is made of molecules and atoms, tiny universes filled with space. It is a place of mystery, light, and magic, if you only open your eyes.
Stable happiness doesn’t come from getting everything we want, because we never will; true happiness comes from wanting whatever we get.
Silence is the warrior’s art — and meditation is his sword. With it, you’ll cut through your illusions. But understand this: the sword’s usefulness depends upon the swordsman. If you don’t know how to...
Never struggle with anyone or anything. When you’re pushed, pull; when you’re pulled, push.
Happiness is not just something you feel — it is who you are.
Enlightenment is not an attainment, it is a realization. And when you wake up, everything changes and nothing changes.
Death is not sad; the sad thing is that most people don’t really live at all.
The conventions of language reveal the ways we see the world.
Everyone tells you what's good for you. they don't want you to find your own answers. they want you to believe theirs.
You have been immortal since before you were born and will be long after the body dissolves. The body is Consciousness; never born; never dies; only changes. The mind — your ego, personal beliefs, his...
Windows of opportunity open and then close. By staying in the present, handling what’s in front of us, and riding the wave of opportunity when it comes, we follow the natural order of things.
Whatever our circumstances, everything can feel so simple, so beautiful, and so right when we no longer pay attention to the mind’s incessant chatter.