QUOTES

"Just as you wash your hands before eating, clear your mind before engaging with the world." ~Mooji~

 

"To believe that you depend on things and people for happiness is due to ignorance of your true nature; to know that you need nothing to be happy, except self-knowledge, is wisdom." ~Nisargadatta Maharaj~

 "You have to die a few times before you can really live." ~Charles Bukowski~

 “Why are you so afraid of silence? Silence is the root of everything. If you spiral into its void, a hundred voices will thunder messages you long to hear.” ~Rumi~

 

"The ego is a monkey catapulting through the jungle: Totally fascinated by the realm of the senses, it swings from one desire to the next, one conflict to the next, one self-centered idea to the next. If you threaten it, it actually fears for its life. Let this monkey go. Let the senses go. Let desires go. Let conflicts go. Let ideas go. Let the fiction of life and death go. Just remain in the center, watching. And then forget that you are there." ~Hua Hu Ching~
 

 “You must find the place inside yourself where nothing is impossible. Every time you are tempted to react in the same old way, ask if you want to be a prisoner of the past or a pioneer of the future.” ~Deepak Chopra~

“Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.” ~Lao Tzu~

 "We either make ourselves miserable, or we make ourselves strong. The amount of work is the same." ~Carlos Castaneda~

 

"When you do things from your soul, you feel a river moving in you, a joy." ~Rumi~
 

"Let go of what has passed.
Let go of what may come.
Let go of what is happening now.
Don't try to figure anything out.
Don't try to make anything happen.
Relax, right now, and rest."
~Tilopa~

 

"Be the silent watcher of your thoughts and behavior. You are beneath the thinker. You are the stillness beneath the mental noise. You are the love and joy beneath the pain." ~Eckhart Tolle~

 

"Be as simple as you can be; you will be astonished to see how uncomplicated and happy your life can become." ~Paramahansa Yogananda~
 

"Our capacity to make peace with another person and with the world depends very much on our capacity to make peace with ourselves." ~Thich Nhat Hanh~
 

"When I admire the wonders of a sunset or the beauty of the moon, my soul expands in the worship of the creator." ~Mahatma Gandhi~

 

"This is my simple religion. There is no need for temples; no need for complicated philosophy. Our own brain, our own heart is our temple; the philosophy is kindness." ~Dalai Lama~

 

"Just as a candle cannot burn without fire, men cannot live without a spiritual life." ~Buddha~
 

"Rivers, ponds, lakes and streams - they all have different names, but they all contain water. Just as religions do - they all contain truths." ~Muhammad Ali~
 

"When I do good, I feel good. When I do bad, I feel bad. That's my religion." ~Abraham Lincoln~

 

"To be fully alive, fully human, and completely awake is to be continually thrown out of the nest." ~Pema Chödrön~

"Gratitude is the sign of noble souls." ~Aesop~

 "Engage yourself in the living present. The future will take care of itself." ~Sri Ramana Maharshi~

 

"The great awareness comes slowly, piece by piece. The path of spiritual growth is a path of lifelong learning." ~M. Scott Peck~

"Read a little. Meditate more. Think of God all the time." ~Paramahansa Yogananda~

 

"If you are seeking the right path, you are already on the right path." ~Yehuda Berg~
 

“When you get, give. When you learn, teach.” ~Maya Angelou~

 

"The birds always find their way to their nests. The river always finds its way to the ocean." ~Zen Proverb~

"If your eyes are open you'll see the things worth seeing." ~Rumi~

 

"The most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or touched, they are felt with the heart." ~Antoine de Saint-Exupéry~

"With even a little intuitive wisdom we will be able to see clearly the ways of the world. We will come to understand that everything in the world is our teacher." ~Ajahn Chah~
 

"Fear is the cheapest room in the house. I would like to see you living in better conditions.” ~Hafiz~
 

"When stress is the basic state of mind, even good things stress us out. We have to learn to let go." ~Sakyong Mipham~

"You will only lose when you resist reality; you will only struggle when you disagree with what is." ~Adyashanti~

 "We are very good at preparing to live, but not very good at living. We know how to sacrifice ten years for a diploma, and we are willing to work very hard to get a job, a car, a house, and so on. But we have difficulty remembering that we are alive in the present moment, the only moment there is for us to be alive." ~Thich Nhat Hanh~

 

"Breath is the bridge which connects life to consciousness, which unites your body to your thoughts." ~Thich Nhat Hanh~
 

"Be Yourself. Life is precious as it is. All the elements for your happiness are already here. There is no need to run, strive, search, or struggle. Just Be." ~Thich Nhat Hanh~

 

“There never was a moment, and never will be, when we are without the power to alter our destiny.” ~Steven Pressfield~
 

“World peace must develop from inner peace. Peace is not just mere absence of violence. Peace is, I think, the manifestation of human compassion.” ~Dalai Lama~

 

“You can search throughout the entire universe for someone who is more deserving of your love and affection than you are yourself, and that person is not to be found anywhere. You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe deserve your love and affection.” ~Buddha~

"Now and then it's good to pause in our pursuit of happiness and just be happy." ~Guillaume Apollinaire~

"Easier to change, than to suffer. Grow out of your childishness.That is all." ~Nisargadatta Maharaj~

 "If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion." ~Dalai Lama~

 "You must love in such a way that the person you love feels free." ~Thich Nhat Hanh~

 

“When another person makes you suffer, it is because he suffers deeply within himself, and his suffering is spilling over. He does not need punishment; he needs help. That's the message he is sending.” ~Thich Nhat Hanh~

 

"The point isn't to live without any regrets. The point is to not hate ourselves for having them." ~Kathryn Schulz~
 

"Let nothing disturb you;
Let nothing dismay you;
All things pass:
God never changes.
patience attains
All it strives for.
he who loves God
Finds he lacks nothing:
God alone suffices."
~Theresa of Avila~
 

"If you do a good job for others, you heal yourself at the same time, because a dose of joy is a spiritual cure. It transcends all barriers." ~Ed Sullivan~

 

“There are no mistakes in life, only lessons. There is no such thing as a negative experience, only opportunities to grow, learn and advance along the road of self-mastery. From struggle comes strength. Even pain can be a wonderful teacher.” ~Robin Sharma~
 

"The more we think of others, the happier we are. The more we think of ourselves, the more suffering we feel." ~Dalai Lama~
 

“When you love someone, the best thing you can offer is your presence." ~Thich Nhat Hanh~

 "The process of life is ever unfolding, guiding you, pushing you, preparing you for the next part of the process. Difficult challenges, bad days, upset feelings, moments of confusion are part of life's process. Perhaps these things are there to keep us alert, to make us stronger, or to test our resolve to keep moving forward." ~Iyanla Vanzant~
 

"Truth gives no advantage. It gives no higher status, no power over others; all you get is truth and freedom from the false." ~Nisargadatta Maharaj~
 

“It takes courage to endure the sharp pains of self discovery rather than choose to take the dull pain of unconsciousness that would last the rest of our lives.” ~Marianne Williamson~

 

"People have a hard time letting go of their suffering. Out of a fear of the unknown, they prefer suffering that is familiar." ~Thich Nhat Hanh~

"And what might seem to be a series of unfortunate events may in fact be the first steps of a journey.” ~Lemony Snicket~

 

"Envision a world where men and women aren't held hostage to their past, where misdeeds and mistakes don't define you for the rest of your life. Collectively, we can create that reality." ~Shaka Senghor~

"Just throw away all thoughts of imaginary things, and stand firm in that which you are." ~Kabir~

 

"We don't meditate to see heaven, but to end suffering." ~Ajahn Chah~

 "When I see you through my eyes, I think we are different. When I see you through my heart, I know we are the same." ~Doe Zantamata~

 "The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion." ~Albert Camus~

"Whatever is happening is the path to enlightenment." ~Pema Chodron~
 
"Feelings are just visitors, let them come and go." ~Mooji~

"An emotion is only an emotion. It’s just a small part of your whole being. You are much more than your emotion. An emotion comes, stays for a while, and goes away, just like a storm. If you’re aware of that, you won’t be afraid of your emotions." ~Thich Nhat Hanh~
 
"Keep your face always toward the sunshine - and shadows will fall behind you." ~Walt Whitman~
 
"Be gentle with yourself. You are a child of the universe, no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here. And whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should." ~Max Ehrmann~

"The moment you understand the importance of loving yourself, you will stop hurting others."
~Thich Nhat Hanh~

“Wisdom tells me I am nothing. Love tells me I am everything. And between the two my life flows.”
–Nisargadatta Maharaj~
 
"Courage doesn’t always roar. Sometimes it's the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, 'I will try again tomorrow.'" ~Mary Anne Radmacher~
 
"When effort is needed, effort will appear. When effortlessness becomes essential, it will assert itself.
You need not push life about." ~Nisargadatta Maharaj~
 
"Fear wears so many clever disguises it is virtually impossible to always recognize it. Fear disguises itself as the need to be somewhere else, doing something else, not knowing how to do something or not needing to do something." ~Iyanla Vanzant~
 
"Millions of people have decided not to be sensitive. They have grown thick skins around themselves just to avoid being hurt by anybody. But it is at great cost. Nobody can hurt them, but nobody can make them happy either." ~Osho~
 
"I don’t mind what happens. That is the essence of inner freedom.
It is a timeless spiritual truth: release attachment to outcomes,
deep inside yourself, you’ll feel good no matter what." ~Jiddu Krishnamurti~
 
"The mental suffering you create is always some form of non-acceptance, some form of unconscious resistance to what is. On the level of thought, the resistance is some form of judgement.
The intensity of the suffering depends on the degree of resistance to the present moment." ~Eckhart Tolle~

"To change the world is not your mission. To change yourself is not your duty. To awaken to your true nature is your opportunity."
~Mooji~

“Becoming “awake” involves seeing our confusion more clearly.” ~Chögyam Trungpa~

“The world breaks everyone and afterward many are strong at the broken places." ~Ernest Hemingway~

"You cannot save people. You can only love them.” ~Anais Nin~

“So little of what could happen does happen.” ~Salvador Dalí~

"Nothing real can be threatened. Nothing unreal exists. Herein lies the peace of God." ~A Course in Miracles~

"Change the changeable, accept the unchangeable, and remove yourself from the unacceptable." ~Denis Waitley~

"A good teacher must believe in the ideas which he professes but he must also believe in the students to whom he offers his ideas." ~A Course in Miracles~

"Patience with others is love, Patience with self is hope, Patience with God is faith." ~Adel Bestavros~

"Never feel lonely. You are never lonely. At the deepest core of your being, God resides." ~Osho~

"Miracles happen to those who believe in them." ~Bernard Berenson~

"Offer the gift of your presence. When mindfulness embraces those we love, they will bloom like flowers."~Thich Nhat Hanh~

"Seeing that nothing is solid or permanent you begin to make yourself at home in the unknown." ~Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche~

"All is a play in consciousness. All divisions are illusory. You can know the false only. The true you must yourself be." ~Nisargadatta Maharaj~

"Smile, breathe and go slowly." ~Thich Nhat Hanh~

"What is Reality? An icicle forming in fire." ~Dogen Zenji~

"No one is useless in this world who lightens the burdens of another." ~Charles Dickens~

"But if you do not find an intelligent companion, a wise and well-behaved person going the same way as yourself, then go on your way alone, like a king abandoning a conquered kingdom, or like a great elephant in the deep forest." ~The Buddha~

"In the beginning, we must abandon all negative actions; in the middle, all attachment to ego; and in the end, all extremes, opinions, or concepts." ~Aryadeva~

"As soon as I wake up I pay homage to the Buddha, and I try to prepare my mind to be more altruistic, more compassionate, during the day to come so I can be of benefit to beings. Then I do physical exersice - I walk on a treadmill." ~Dalai Lama~

"Remember, Creator watches over you and Creation is ready to serve you, if you just…be you." ~Yogi Bhajan~

"The world doesn’t really need more people who can bend their bodies into amazing positions. What it needs are kinder, more compassionate, generous people." ~Donna Farhi~

"Do not think you will necessarily be aware of your own enlightenment." ~Dogen~

"There are two ways to live: you can live as if nothing is a miracle; you can live as if everything is a miracle." ~Albert Einstein~

"I want to sing like birds sing not worrying who listens or what they think." ~Rumi~      

"What we are tempted to call a disaster is sometimes the first, painful stage of a blessing." ~Stephen Mitchell~       

“The source of love is deep in us and we can help others realize a lot of happiness. One word, one action, one thought can reduce another person’s suffering and bring that person joy.” ~Thich Nhat Hanh~

"Give your life to the one who already owns your breath and your moments." ~Rumi~

"Let my soul smile through my heart and my heart smile through my eyes, that I may scatter rich smiles in sad hearts." ~Paramahansa Yogananda~

"Easier to change, than to suffer. Grow out of your childishness.That is all." ~Nisargadatta Maharaj~

"We are very good at preparing to live, but not very good at living. We know how to sacrifice ten years for a diploma, and we are willing to work very hard to get a job, a car, a house, and so on. But we have difficulty remembering that we are alive in the present moment, the only moment there is for us to be alive." ~Thich Nhat Hanh~

"If you are seeking the right path, you are already on the right path." ~Yehuda Berg~

"Read a little. Meditate more. Think of God all the time." ~Paramahansa Yogananda~

“Unease, anxiety, tension, stress, worry — all forms of fear — are caused by too much future, and not enough presence. Guilt, regret, resentment, grievances, sadness, bitterness, and all forms of non-forgiveness are caused by too much past, and not enough presence.” ~Eckhart Tolle~

“You think that enlightenment is something other than what is happening right now. This is your primary mistake.” ~Adyashanti~

"Meditation is actually a very simple exercise in resting in the natural state of your present mind, and allowing yourself to be simply and clearly present to whatever thoughts, sensations, or emotions occur." ~Mingyur Rinpoche~