Instead of always asking yourself why so-and-so acts this or that way, learn to ask: "What's inside of me that wants to hurt itself over how anyone else acts?"

Talking to yourself proves only one thing: you're still unable to tell the difference between good and bad company.

True happiness isn't something that can be made. It isn't the result of anything. Happiness comes to those who understand that you can't seek it any more than you seek the air you breathe. It is a part of life to be found within living. ... All pursuit of happiness is based upon the false assumption that there is a way to possess it; you may as well try to grab a handful of breeze! Happiness is the natural expression of a stress-free life, just as sunlight naturally warms the Earth after dark clouds appear.

It's a paradox of the true spiritual path, but the more conscious we become of what limits us, the more limitless becomes our life.

Spend everyday casual, but industrious Every moment alert, but relaxed.

One way to measure your own fears is to count the number of personal questions you've allowed others to answer for you.

Self-pity is the campsite of self-defeat; it is a dark refuge for those parts of us that would rather wallow in what cannot be than dare to explore what is possible.