Mind

The life ahead can only be glorious if you learn to live in total harmony with the Lord.
What matters is to live in the present, live now, for every moment is now.
We always attract into our lives whatever we think about most, believe most strongly, expect on the deepest level, and imagine most vividly.
The heart surrenders everything to the moment. The mind judges and holds back.
The most exquisite paradox… as soon as you give it all up, you can have it all.
The quieter you become, the more you can hear.
The secret in handling fear is to move yourself from a position of pain to a position of power.
We can’t escape fear. We can only transform it into a companion that accompanies us in all our exciting adventures.
The truth is: if you knew you could handle anything that came your way, what would you possibly have to fear? The answer is: nothing!
Although you may not always be able to avoid difficult situations,you can modify the extent to which you can suffer by how you choose to respond to the situation.
The purpose of our life needs to be positive. We weren't born with the purpose of causing trouble, harming others. For our life to be of value, I think we must develop basic good human qualities—warmth, kindness, compassion. Then our life becomes meaningful and more peaceful—happier.
Our day-to-day existence is very much alive with hope, although there is no guarantee of our future. There is no guarantee that tomorrow at this time we will be here. But we are working for that purely on the basis of hope. So, we need to make the best use of our time. I believe that the proper utilization of time is this: if you can, serve other [continue reading...]
Whether our action is wholesome or unwholesome depends on whether that action or deed arises from a disciplined or undisciplined state of mind.
Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them, humanity cannot survive.
All suffering is caused by ignorance.
You must ask yourself how is it you want to live your life. We live and we die, this is the truth that we can only face alone.
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.
Control of the life force helps the ego to switch off the electric energy from the nerve telephones, and thus prevent the invasions of restlessness-creating, attention-enslaving sensations. To control the life force in the five sense telephones is to practice concentration scientifically.
Zen does not confuse spirituality with thinking about God while one is peeling potatoes. Zen spirituality is just to peel the potatoes.
If you always put limit on everything you do, physical or anything else. It will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them.