When you look in the mirror and hate what you see, you need addictions to survive.
Miguel Angel RuizWhen we really see other people as they are without taking it personally, we can never be hurt by what they say or do.
Miguel Angel RuizThe whole world can gossip about you, and if you don't take it personally you are immune.
Miguel Angel RuizIf you hold a beautiful flower in your hand, you can write a whole book about it. However, you are still just you perceiving and experiencing it from your own point of view.
Miguel Angel RuizWe have a dysfunctional dream of the planet, and humans are mentally sick with a disease called fear. The symptoms of the disease are all the emotions that make humans suffer: anger, hate, sadness, envy, and betrayal. When the fear is too great, the reasoning mind begins to fail, and we call this mental illness.
Miguel Angel Ruiz