Courage is resistance to fear,
mastery of fear,
not absence of fear.

Respect was invented to cover the empty place where love should be.

Whoever doesn’t flare up at someone who’s angry wins a battle hard to win.

Christian, Jew, Muslim, shaman, Zoroastrian, stone, ground, mountain, river, each has a secret way of being with the mystery, unique and not to be judged.

The vocation of every man and woman is to serve other people.

The only real mistake is the one from which we learn nothing.

A kind gesture can reach a wound that only compassion can heal.

It takes a huge effort to free yourself from memory.

It sounds plausible enough tonight,
but wait until tomorrow.
Wait for the common sense of the morning.

Let yourself be silently drawn by the strange pull of what you really love. It will not lead you astray.

In dwelling, live close to the ground.
In thinking, keep to the simple.
In conflict, be fair and generous.
In governing, don't try to control.
In work, do what you enjoy.
In family life, be completely present.

Think of what makes you smile,
makes you happy...
and do more of that stuff.

Goodbyes are only for those who love with their eyes. Because for those who love with heart and soul there is no such thing as separation.

If you look for perfection, you'll never be content.

One day, you will wake up and there won't be any more time, to do things you've always wanted.
Do it now!

Blessed are the hearts that can bend;
they shall never be broken.

Silence is sometimes the best answer.

Be empty of worrying.
Think of who created thought!

Why do you stay in prison
When the door is so wide open?

Nothing makes the earth seem so spacious as to have friends at a distance; they make the latitudes and longitudes.

Faith is the bird that feels the light and sings when the dawn is still dark.