Have you ever noticed that resistance leads to persistence. And behind all resistance is self-created fear. The only way to relax and stay relaxed is acceptance. You don't have to agree, or follow, or condone, but acceptance means you begin any interaction with a serenity which invites others to engage with you. And out of engagement comes the satisfaction of creative expression and an enriching relationship. That's relaxation in action!
Where the senses fail us, reason must step in
A mind filled with peace creates a heart filled with contentment.
It is more important to know where you are going than to get there quickly.
Non-violence is a very deep philosophy. Not only does it require me to harm no one physically, but also to avoid harming anyone's self-respect. Such an ethic requires tremendous awareness and sensitvity. When I have learned to be gentle with myself, I can be the same with others.
You can learn many things from children. How much patience you have, for instance.
In solitude the mind gains strength and learns to lean upon itself.
Knowledge is the conformity of the object and the intellect
Sex is like washing your face - just something you do because you have to. Sex without love is absolutely ridiculous. Sex follows love, it never precedes it.
You learn to speak by speaking, to study by studying, to run by running, to work by working; in just the same way, you learn to love by loving.
A conservative is a man who is too cowardly to fight and too fat to run.
I'm not interested in age. People who tell me their age are silly. You're as old as you feel.
Too bad that all the people who really know how to run the country are busy driving taxi cabs and cutting hair.
There is nothing so stable as change.
Music is my religion.
