When I start the day with a moment of solitude and contemplation, even the most crowded schedule runs more smoothly.
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!
To limit your faith to one set of beliefs or an institutional belief system is to commit intellectual suicide. We shut down the possibility of being enlightened and enriched by others' experiences, which may be derived from their beliefs. We build a barrier between ourselves and our fellow travellers and then feel threatened, even in small and subtle ways, by someone of a different faith. The deepest faith is the intuitive conviction that all is as it should be, despite appearances, and that every human being is intrinsically good, despite appearances. This reminds us to keep our minds open, not take the law into our own hands, and look out for the best in others, regardless of what they say or do. This is faith in life, not faith in a set of learned or inherited beliefs. Have you ever noticed how people don't go to war over their faith in life?
The changes you get in life are the changes you can see. Don't look at doors that just closed, look the ons that open.
The human body cannot tell the difference between something real and that which is vividly imagined.
There was never a child so lovely but his mother was glad to get him to sleep.
Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can't help them, at least don't hurt them.
Blessed is the influence of one true, loving human soul on another.
The only thing that makes me believe in UFOs is that, sometimes I lose stuff.
One of the oldest human needs is having someone to wonder where you are when you don't come home at night.
People love as self-recognition what they hate as an accusation.
A woman's guess is much more accurate than a man's certainty.
Those who see worldly life as an obstacle to Dharma see no Dharma in everyday actions. They have not yet discovered that there are no everyday actions outside of Dharma.
I want to know God's thoughts... the rest are details.
With every tide you witness ebb and flow. So it is with life, the ebb and flow of opportunities. Yet another opportunity is offered to you today.
