When you devote yourself to achieving your goal, you will not be bothered by shallow criticism. Nothing important can be accomplished if you allow yourself to be swayed by some trifling matter, always looking over your shoulder and wondering what others are saying or thinking. The key to achievement is to move forward along your chosen path with firm determination.

Life is the blossoming of flowers in the spring, the ripening of fruit in the fall, the rhythm of the earth and of nature. Life is the cry of cicadas signalling the end of summer, migratory birds winging south in a transparent autumn sky, fish frolicking in a stream. Life is the joy beautiful music installs in us, the thrilling sight of a mountain peak reddened by the rising sun, the myriad combinations and permutations of visible and invisible phenomena. Life is all things.

The problems of aging present an opportunity to rethink our social and personal lives in order to ensure the dignity and welfare of each individual.

No matter what our personal circumstances may be, if we ourselves become a source of light, then there will be no darkness in the world.

There’s no need for us to be held back by the past or how things have been so far. The important thing is what seeds we are sowing now for the future.

A moment’s encounter can decide the direction of one’s entire life

Within the heart of every person exists the flame of wisdom that transforms all suffering into kindling for the fire of creative energy.