In the end, only three things matter: how much you loved, how gently you lived, and how gracefully you let go of things not meant for you.
Awake. Be the witness of your thoughts. You are what observes, not what you observe.
Sometimes it’s better to be kind than to be right. We do not need an intelligent mind that speaks, but a patient heart that listens. You will not be punished for your anger, you will be punished by your anger.
Our sorrows and wounds are healed only when we touch them with compassion.
Do not think lightly of good, that nothing will come of it. A whole water pot will fill up from dripping drops of water.
Love in the past is only a memory. Love in the future is only a fantasy. True love lives in the here and now.
In a controversy the instant we feel anger we have already ceased striving for the truth, and have begun striving for ourselves. This is a helpful pointer for our everyday presence-practice. Can you catch yourself angrily defending your point of view or attacking the other person’s? There’s the ego.
The less you have, the less you have to worry about.
Remembering a wrong is like carrying a burden on the mind.
Master your words. Master your thoughts. Never allow your body to do harm. Follow these three roads with purity And you will find yourself upon the one way, The way of wisdom.
Happiness will never come to those who fail to appreciate what they already have.
A family is a place where minds come in contact with one another. If these minds love one another the home will be as beautiful as a flower garden. But if these minds get out of harmony with one another it is like a storm that plays havoc with the garden.
Do not judge yourself harshly. Without mercy for ourselves we cannot love the world.
Why are you so sure parallel lines exist? Believe nothing, merely because you have been told it, or because it is traditional, or because you have imagined it.
All that we are is the result of what we have thought. If people speak or act with evil thoughts, pain follows them. If people speak or act with pure thoughts, happiness follows them, like a shadow that never leaves them.
The fool is his own enemy. Seeking wealth, he destroys himself. Seek rather the other shore.
When wishes are few, the heart is happy. When craving ends, there is peace.
We are what we think, and all that we are rises with our thoughts. With our thoughts we make the world. Speak and act with a pure mind and happiness will follow.
Health is the greatest gift, contentment the greatest wealth, faithfulness the best relationship.
When you move your focus from competition to contribution life becomes a celebration. Never try to defeat people, just win their hearts.