Choice

Look at children. Of course they may quarrel, but generally speaking they do not harbor ill feelings as much or as long as adults do.
World peace must develop from inner peace. Peace is not just mere absence of violence. Peace is, I think, the manifestation of human compassion.
When we meet real tragedy in life, we can react in two ways--either by losing hope and falling into self-destructive habits, or by using the challenge to find our inner strength
Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can't help them, at least don't hurt them.
Every day, think as you wake up, today I am fortunate to be alive, I have a precious human life, I am not going to waste it. I am going to use all my energies to develop myself, to expand my heart out to others; to achieve enlightenment for the benefit of all beings. I am going to have kind thoughts towards others, I am not going to get angry or [continue reading...]
Faith is a state of openness or trust.
No valid plans for the future can be made by those who have no capacity for living now.
The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance.
Obey the principles without being bound by them.
It's not the daily increase but daily decrease. Hack away at the unessential.
A goal is not always meant to be reached, it often serves simply as something to aim at.
Mistakes are always forgivable, if one has the courage to admit them.
I’m not in this world to live up to your expectations and you’re not in this world to live up to mine.
If you spend too much time thinking about a thing, you'll never get it done.
The martial arts are ultimately self-knowledge. A punch or a kick is not to knock the hell out of the guy in front, but to knock the hell out of your ego.
Go to your Highest Thought about yourself. Imagine the you that you would be if you lived that thought every day. Imagine what you would think, do, and say, and how you would respond to what others do and say.   Do you see any difference between that projection and what you think, do, and say now?  
There comes a time in the evolution of every soul when the chief concern is no longer the attainment of worldly success, but the realization of Self.
We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.
I’ve learned that whenever I decide something with an open heart, I usually make the right decision.
You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.