The biggest disease of the mind is over-thinking, especially too much thinking about others: What they did, what they should do, what they should have done, what they said, what you wished they had said, why they spoke at all. All of these rob the mind of its inherent serenity. Thinking too much is like …
“Please… tell me who you are and what you want. And if you think those are simple questions, keep in mind that most people live their entire lives without arriving at an answer.” — Gary Zukav “Mysterious and intimidating to contemplate, the human brain is the most complex thing there is and the most difficult …
The intention and the action of gratitude is the inner symphony of the heart. It opens to sing with thanks for the smallest of things. To hear a bird sing, to see a child laugh, to receive a friend’s affection – are all invitations to practise the attitude of gratitude. Gratitude is the kind of …
“Only when life is difficult, are we challenged to become our greatest selves.” — Jonathan Lockwood Huie “Fall seven times, stand up eight.” — Japanese Proverb “It is not because life is difficult that we do not dare. Life is difficult because we do not dare.” — Seneca “All things at first appear difficult.” — …
Each one of us is a walking radiator. Mostly we radiate thoughts and attitudes. From deep within we radiate our state of being, and the essential, original and eternal state of every being is peaceful and loving. But we block and distort this energy with our attachments. Attachments turn love into fear, peace into anger …
“Smell is a potent wizard that transports us across thousands of miles and all the years we have lived.” — Helen Keller “When you start using senses you’ve neglected, your reward is to see the world with completely fresh eyes.” — Barbara Sher “We have a right to grow and express ourselves without concerns about …
The ability to enjoy one’s own company is one of the greatest gifts life has to offer. Learning to turn my thoughts away from all my responsibilities at the day’s end and take my mind into a state of peace and benevolence enables me to carry greater and greater loads without feeling the burden. When …
“One is never afraid of the unknown; one is afraid of the known coming to an end.” -– Jidu Krishnamurti “Everything you’re good at contributes to happiness.” — Bertrand Russell “Prepare for the unknown by studying how others in the past have coped with the unforeseeable and the unpredictable.” — George S. Patton “Life only …
“Happiness and confidence are the prettiest things you can wear.” -— Taylor Swift “Happiness is making the best out of what you have” — Unknown “Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.” — George Bernard Shaw “Many people talk about going to God, but few people are doing it because it’s a …
“When you are ready in your consciousness, it opens and the information rolls in to you. For example, we’ll read a book and think that it was a very good book. Then somebody else will read it and get something entirely different. He’ll start talking about some part, and you’ll think, “I didn’t read that; …