You are the sky. The clouds are what happens, what comes and goes.
For the ego to survive, it must make time – past and future – more important than the present moment.
The future never comes. Life is always now.
Stress is caused by being here but wanting to be there, or being in the present but wanting to be in the future. It’s a split that tears you apart inside.
The past cannot survive in your presence. It can only survive in your absence.
One conscious breath in and out is a meditation.
The only thing that is ultimately real about your journey is the step that you are taking at this moment. That’s all there ever is.
If you walk into a forest – you hear all kinds of subtle sounds – but underneath there is an all pervasive silence.
Focus your attention on the Now and tell me what problem you have at this moment.
Being one with life is being one with Now. You then realize that you don’t live your life, but life lives you. Life is the dancer, and you are the Dance.
Self-knowledge is the first step to maturity.
Your greatness is here and now. Your happiness is here and now.
Waking up this morning, I smile. Twenty-four brand new hours are before me. I vow to live fully in each moment and to look at all beings with eyes of compassion.
Letting go gives us freedom, and freedom is the only condition for happiness. If, in our heart, we still cling to anything – anger, anxiety, or possessions – we cannot be free.
There is the mud, and there is the lotus that grows out of the mud. We need the mud in order to make the lotus.
I have arrived. I am home. My destination is in each step.
Smile, breathe, go slowly.
The way you speak to others can offer them joy, happiness, self-confidence, hope, trust, and enlightenment. Mindful speaking is a deep practice.
Awareness is like the sun. When it shines on things, they are transformed.
The present moment is the substance with which the future is made. Therefore, the best way to take care of the future is to take care of the present moment. What else can you do?