If you have a good idea, use it so that you will not only accomplish something, but so that you can make room for new ones to flow into you.

Even on the road to hell, flowers can make you smile.

Expression is never helped by suppression.

Self-discipline leads to higher spiritual states only if practiced with under- standing. The clearer the goal, the greater the result.

The moon does not fight. It attacks no one. It does not worry. It does not try to crush others. It keeps to its course, but by its very nature, it gently influences. What other body could pull an entire ocean from shore to shore? The moon is faithful to its nature and its power is never diminished.

By being receptive, we can avail ourselves of the spiritual wealth available to us. By being open, we can receive things beyond what we ourselves might imagine.

Grappling with fate is like meeting an expert wrestler: to escape, you have to accept the fall when you are thrown. The only thing that counts is whether you get back up.