When the mind is creating troubles, it’s time to come back to the body and the serenity of the present moment.
When on a long trek, it’s okay to quit whenever you like, as long as your feet keep moving.
The movements of the highest warriors are relaxed and expansive because they fight for a cause larger than themselves. Only by surrendering to God’s will does one find victory in battle and serenity i...
Stop being so proud of mediocrity; show some spirit!
Our greatest battles lie deep within our own psyches as we face fear, insecurity, and self-doubt. These internal adversaries pose a far greater threat to our lives and our well-being than the external...
Life was never meant to be a struggle, just a gentle progression from one point to another, much like walking through a valley on a sunny day. — Stuart Wilde
Life is about refinement, not perfection. And you still have refining to do.
Learning is a process of refining errors to the point where they no longer prevent our desired goal.
Il mondo là fuori, disse indicando l'orizzonte, è una scuola, Dan. La vita è l'unico , vero insegnante. Ci offre molte esperienze, ma se l'esperienza da sola portasse saggezza e realizzazione, gli anz...
If you don’t get what you want, you suffer; if you get what you don’t want, you suffer; even when you get exactly what you want, you still suffer because you can’t hold on to it forever. Your mind is...
I think I understand, Socrates. Don’t you mean you understand you think? he smiled. I
Happiness is not just something you feel — it is who you are.
Fear and sorrow inhibit action; anger generates it. When you learn to make proper use of your anger, you can change fear and sorrow to anger, then turn anger to action. That’s the body’s secret of int...
And so I awoke to reality, free of any meaning or any search. What could there possibly be to search for? All of Soc's words had come alive with my death. This was the paradox of it all, the humor of...
. . Action always happens in the present, because it is an expression of the body, which can only exist in the here and now. But the mind is like a phantom that lives only in the past or future. It's...
The conventions of language reveal the ways we see the world.
Use whatever knowledge you have but see its limitations. Knowledge alone does not suffice; it has no heart. No amount of knowledge will nourish or sustain your spirit; it can never bring you ultimate...
Today is today. But there are many tomorrows...
The first step to change,... is accepting your reality right now. Honoring your process. Compassionate self-awareness leads to change; harsh self-criticism only holds the pattern in place, creating a...
Stress happens when the mind resists what is. Most of us tend to either push or resist the river of our lives, to fight circumstance rather than make use of things as they are. Resistance creates turb...