Pleasure and pain arise from virtuous and non-virtuous actions which come not from outside, but from within yourself.
The heart is an organ of perception.
New karma is being made all the time. When one acts with a positive motivation, goodness is furthered. When one acts out of negative motivation, negativity is furthered. We can recondition ourselves t...
Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a great battle.
May virtue and serenity belong to all, even my competitors and adversaries.
Great men are they who see that spiritual is stronger than any material force, that thoughts rule the world. RALPH WALDO EMERSON
Expecting good things to last and unwanted things to stay away forever is simply unrealistic,
Tips and Pointers for Building a Spiritual Life from Scratch Pray Meditate Be aware / Stay awake Bow Practice yoga Feel Chant and sing Breathe and smile Relax / Enjoy / Laugh / Play Create / Envision...
For it is not what happens to us that determines our character, our experience, our karma, and our destiny - but how we relate to what happens.
Enlightenment is not about becoming divine. Instead it's about becoming more fully human. . . . It is the end of ignorance.
Opting for happiness and contentment is a decision that we can make at any time and that needs to be continually remade at every turn.
Before speaking, notice what motivates your words.
With every breath, the old moment is lost; a new moment arrives.
The more truthful I am with myself and others, the more my conscience is clear and tranquil. Thus, I can more thoroughly and unequivocally inhabit the present moment and accept everything that happens...
Partings make us sad; they make us feel as though we are being beaten up by fate; sometimes they make us feel desperate and without real connections or roots. When we are torn away from those we love,...
Often we cling to habits that aren't even comforting or satisfying, simply because we are unable to let go or explore new ways to do things.
Non-attachment is not complacency. It doesn't imply a lack of caring and commitment. The philosophy of non-attachment is based in the understanding that holding on too tightly to those things, which i...
The deep pain we continue to experience reminds us of our love and keeps our hearts open.
Seekers inevitably want to get a better handle on life; we want to figure things out. We know intuitively that the events of our lives are not always arbitrary. We feel connected, however intangibly....
I've also learned that you don't always get to pick the people with whom you travel the journey. You sometimes may think you do, but don't be deceived. And the corollary of that - and this was my real...