Every time you are tempted to react in the same old way, ask if you want to be a prisoner of the past or a pioneer of the future.
Let us not demand of ourselves that we alone must be the agent of change. In a fire brigade everyone passes along a bucket, but only the last person puts out the fire. None of us know where we stand in line. We may be here simply to pass a bucket; we may be called on to play a major role. In either case, all we can do is think, act, and say. Let us direct our thoughts, words, and actions to peace. That is all we can do. Let the results be what they will be.
The normal experience of the body and its aging is a conditioned response (a habit of thinking and behavior). By changing your habits of thinking and behavior, you can change the experience of your body and its aging
Fear is the anticipation of the pain in the future. Anger is the remembrance of pain in the past. Hostility is wanting to get even.
Look at the world as a reflection of your inner state.
The highest intention comes from love and compassion ... when our intentions come from a place of love and compassion then we have the power of the universe.
Let us realize that engagement and detachment aren't opposite-the more engaged we become, the more detached we will have to be.
Religion is believing someone else's experience, spirituality is having your own experience.
