Let me appreciate how unique I am and what a special role I play.
Zen does not confuse spirituality with thinking about God while one is peeling potatoes. Zen spirituality is just to peel the potatoes.
Remain healthy by maintaining a simple diet of pure feelings, good wishes and positive thoughts.
Worry does not remove the sorrow of tomorrow; it removes the strength of today.
Let your thinking and doing be equal, for only then will you be said to be a powerful soul who has will power.
Bad habits are like a comfortable bed, easy to get into, but hard to get out of.
The traveler has reached the end of the journey! In the freedom of the infinite he is free from all sorrows, the fetters that bound him are thrown away, and the burning fever of life is no more.
Nothing that you have not given away will ever be really yours.
A myth is an image in terms of which we try to make sense of the world.
The marble not yet carved can hold the form of every thought the greatest artist has.
Keep your mind and heart free of all pollution, and peace will always be with you.
Every good relationship, especially marriage, is based on respect. If it's not based on respect, nothing that appears to be good will last very long.
The habit of telling myself off subtly shapes a nature of sorrow. Instead, let me talk to myself gently, with patience, as one would do to a child.
Comparing yourself with others will leave you vulnerable on three counts: you'll either feel inferior, superior or impressed. All three of these states are dangerous because they all disregard the underlying principle of our true connection with each other - mutual love and regard, based on independently generated self-esteem. To protect yourself from this vulnerability, make sure that your attention remains turned within, towards the spiritual experience of pure pride. Staying centred in your elevated self-respect will help you remain undisturbed by others around you. Keep asking yourself, "Who am I?" "How would my spiritual personality respond to this event or person?" This will help to centre you further, and allow you to enjoy the successful efforts of others.
When you are asked if you can do a job, tell 'em, 'Certainly I can!' Then get busy and find out how to do it.
