Under capitalism, man exploits man. Under communism, it's just the opposite.
He who knows himself is enlightened.
Real humility is rare because to have it you have to want nothing, et when you have it you get everything.
To create something new, or to keep receiving more of something you have already gotten, get some paper and pens and write a thank you to the universe.
Bad habits are like a comfortable bed, easy to get into, but hard to get out of
Intelligence is a natural phenomenon -- just as breathing is, just as seeing is. Intelligence is the inner seeing; it is intuitive. It has nothing to do with intellect. Never confuse intellect with intelligence, they are polar opposites. Intellect is of the head; it is taught by others, it is imposed on you. You have to cultivate it. It is borrowed, it is something foreign, it is not inborn. But intelligence is inborn. It is your very being, your very nature.
Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.
We declare our right on this earth to be a human being, to be respected as a human being, to be given the rights of a human being in this society, on this earth, in this day, which we intend to bring into existence by any means necessary.
You can live to be a hundred if you give up all the things that make you want to live to be a hundred.
I will not serve God like a laborer, in expectation of my wages.
You don't have to be the Dalai Lama to tell people that life's about change.
If you know a little of yourself, you will have realised that you are more than meets your eyes in the mirror in the morning. What you see is not what you are. You see the form not the content, the body not the soul, the matter not the mind. In quiet and profound moments, we innately know that is true. But we forget. The world tells us and wants us to believe that we are what we see - and we take the easy way out. We believe. That's why the awakening of spirit and the flowering of our spirituality (nothing to do with religion) means we have to keep reminding ourselves, a hundred times a day, I am a soul - not a body, I am an eternal spirit - not a perishable piece of meat. I am quality, not quantity. I am. Otherwise, freedom is not possible. And if we are not free, in the deepest space inside our own being, we cannot be truly happy.
A loving person lives in a loving world. A hostile person lives in a hostile world. Everyone you meet is your mirror.
Knowledge, the object of knowledge and the knower are the three factors which motivate action; the senses, the work and the doer comprise the threefold basis of action
The shy man will not learn; the impatient man should not teach.
