Everyone everywhere live[s] a confused, bitter search. Reality never matched their dreams; happiness was just around the corner - a corner they never turned. And the source of it all [is] the human mind.

The birth of the mind is the death of the senses

To rid yourself of old patterns, focus all your energy not on struggling with the old, but on building the new.

Sometimes sorrow, sometimes joy. But beneath it all remember the innate perfection of your life unfolding. That is the secret of unreasonable happiness.

The hours of your life are the most valuable currency you will ever have. How will you spend them?

We discover our character through decisions under pressure.

Peaceful warriors have the patience to wait until the mud settles and the water clears. They remain unmoving until the right time, so the right action arises by itself. They do not seek fulfillment, but wait with open arms to welcome all things.