The Rose does not preen herself to catch my eye. She blooms because she blooms. A saint is a saint until he knows he is one.

You're not living until it doesn't matter a tinker's damn to you whether you live or die. At that point you live. When you're ready to lose your life, you live it.

Suffering is given to you that you might open your eyes to the truth.

As the Arabs say, "The nature of rain is the same, but it makes thorns grow in the marshes and flowers in the gardens.

Doesn't everyone see Reality as it is?

When you get rid of your fear of failure, your tensions about succeeding... you can be yourself. Relaxed. You'll no longer be driving with your brakes on.

Live your life as you see fit. That's not selfish. Selfish is to demand that others live their lives as you see fit.