Cultivate the habit of being grateful for every good thing that comes to you, and to give thanks continuously. And because all things have contributed to your advancement, you should include all things in your gratitude.
If a problem is fixable, if a situation is such that you can do something about it, then there is no need to worry. If it’s not fixable, then there is no help in worrying. There is no benefit in worrying whatsoever.
This is my simple religion. No need for temples. No need for complicated philosophy. Your own mind, your own heart is the temple. Your philosophy is simple kindness.
If people knew how hard I had to work to gain my mastery, it would not seem so wonderful at all.
For the things we have to learn before we can do them, we learn by doing them.
Compassion is a verb.
The wave does not need to die to become water. She is already water.
My actions are my only true belongings. I cannot escape the consequences of my actions. My actions are the ground on which I stand.
Don’t think about making art, just get it done. Let everyone else decide if it’s good or bad, whether they love it or hate it. While they are deciding, make even more art.
May all that have life be delivered from suffering.
If we are not fully ourselves, truly in the present moment, we miss everything.
You have to write 100 songs before you write the first good one.
Don’t make training easy. Make it harder so that you will get better.
Every day of my life, I’m trying to find a different way to get better.
Don’t try to analyze karma because you cannot fathom the depth of karma. Just do your duty and keep moving ahead with love and prayer in your heart.
Yoga empowers you to feel the way you want to feel at any time, instead of being a victim of your own feelings. It makes you independent.
Meditation makes you sharper, happier, and intuitive. Don’t you want intuition? Don’t you want the right thought to come to you at the right time?
Knowledge is of no value unless you put it into practice.
You can practice shooting eight hours a day, but if your technique is wrong, then all you become is very good at shooting the wrong way. Get the fundamentals down and the level of everything you do will rise.
Knowledge that is not put into practice is like food that is not digested.