The nearer a man comes to a calm mind, the closer he is to strength.

Self-awareness is a key to self-mastery.

You need to wake up from your autopilot mode. You have to live deeply and with more awareness so that you can be attentive to each moment.

The important thing is that men should have a purpose in life.

It should be something useful, something good.

If in our daily life we can smile, if we can be peaceful and happy, not only we, but everyone will profit from it. This is the most basic kind of peace work.

Always aim at complete harmony of thought and word and deed.

Always aim at purifying your thoughts and everything will be well.

The two worst strategic mistakes to make are acting prematurely and letting an opportunity slip.

To avoid this, the warrior treats each situation as if it were unique and never resorts to formulae, recipes or other people's opinions.

Do not weep; do not wax indignant. Understand.

Happiness is your nature. It is not wrong to desire it. What is wrong is seeking it outside when it is inside.

Boredom doesn't exist where creativity lives.

Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts.

Humankind has not woven the web of life. We are but one thread within it. Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves. All things are bound together. All things connect.

The truth is not always beautiful, nor beautiful words the truth.

The mind is everything.
What you think you become.

The most beautiful love phrases are spoken in the silence of a look.

Anger and intolerance are the enemies of correct understanding.

Our task must be to free ourselves by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature and its beauty.

Acceptance of what has happened is the first step to overcoming the consequences of any misfortune.

It is wrong always, everywhere, and for everyone, to believe anything upon insufficient evidence.

Subdue your passion or it will subdue you.