Who would you be without your story?

Who would you be without the thought that happiness depends on someone else?

Some children are afraid to die because their parents are afraid to die. My own children have come to understand that it's totally okay with me if they die. They don't have to live for my sake.

Spare yourself from seeking love, approval, or appreciation-from anyone. And watch what happens in reality, just for fun.

The mind usually says, “I know, I know, I know.” But the “don’t-know mind” is where wisdom lives.

If your happiness depends on your children being happy, that makes them your hostages. So stay out of their business, stop using them for your happiness, and be your own happiness. And that way you are the teacher for your children: someone who knows how to live a happy life.

Until you can see everything in the world as your friend, your work is not done.