Some Western biographies are apologist, and do not portray the negative side at all.

Getting regular restful sleep is an essential key to staying healthy and vital, yet it is so often neglected or underemphasized.

What we don't recognize is that holding onto resentment is like holding onto your breath. You'll soon start to suffocate.

Your fellow man is your mirror. If your own face is clean, the image you perceive will also be flawless.

Completely desist from defending your point of view. When you have no point to defend, you do not allow the birth of an argument. If you do this consistently - if you stop fighting and resisting - you will fully experience the present, which is a gift. Someone once told me, "The past is history, the future is a mystery, and this moment is a gift. That is why this moment is called 'the present'."

All of us are living with dogmas that we accept as truths. When one of these is overturned, there's an initial gasp, soon followed by a rush of exhilaration.

We are who we are, and when you accept people instead of trying to change them to fit your needs, your relationships can fully blossom.