Breathing in, I calm body and mind. Breathing out, I smile. Dwelling in the present moment I know this is the only moment.
I have arrived. I am home. My destination is in each step.
With mindfulness, you can establish yourself in the present in order to touch the wonders of life that are available in that moment.
Live the actual moment. Only this moment is life.
To meditate with mindful breathing is to bring body and mind back to the present moment so that you do not miss your appointment with life.
Go slowly, breathe and smile.
Stillness is the altar of spirit.
Untrained warriors are soon killed on the battlefield; so also persons untrained in the art of preserving their inner peace are quickly riddled by the bullets of worry and restlessness in active life.
Retire to the center of your being, which is calmness.
If you are in a dark room, don’t beat at the darkness with a stick, but rather try to turn on the light.
Read a little. Meditate more. Think of God all the time.
Be honest with yourself. The world is not honest with you. The world loves hypocrisy. When you are honest with yourself you find the road to inner peace.
Work for God, love God alone, and be wise with God. When an ordinary man puts the necessary time and enthusiasm into meditation and prayer, he becomes a divine man.
A good rule in life is to tell yourself simply, ’What comes of itself, let it come.
Freedom means the power to act by soul guidance, not by the compulsions of desires and habits. Obeying the ego leads to bondage; obeying the soul brings liberation.
By the practice of meditation, you will find that you are carrying within your heart a portable paradise.
It is spiritual poverty, not material lack, that lies at the core of all human suffering.
When the mind is calm, how quickly, how smoothly, how beautifully you will perceive everything.
Listen to your heart. It knows all things, because it came from the Soul of the World and it will one day return there.
Sticking with that uncertainty, getting the knack of relaxing in the midst of chaos, learning not to panic-this is the spiritual path.