Philosophy

When another person makes you suffer, it is because he suffers deeply within himself, and his suffering is spilling over. He does not need punishment; he needs help. That's the message he is sending.
Because of your smile, you make life more beautiful.
I like to walk alone on country paths, rice plants and wild grasses on both sides, putting each foot down on the earth in mindfulness, knowing that I walk on the wondrous earth. In such moments, existence is a miraculous and mysterious reality. People usually consider walking on water or in thin air a miracle. But I think the real miracle is not [continue reading...]
Hope is important because it can make the present moment less difficult to bear.
Our self-perception determines our behavior. If we think we’re small, limited, inadequate creatures, then we tend to behave that way, and the energy we radiate reflects those thoughts no matter what we do. If we think we’re magnificent creatures with an infinite abundance of love and power to give, then we tend to behave that way. Once again, [continue reading...]
I don’t fix problems. I fix my thinking. Then problems fix themselves.
Never permit a dichotomy to rule your life, a dichotomy in which you hate what you do so you can have pleasure in your spare time. Look for a situation in which your work will give you as much happiness as your spare time.
There is no abstract art. You must always start with something. Afterward you can remove all traces of reality.
Who sees the human face correctly: the photographer, the mirror, or the painter?
Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up.
"When you come right down to it all you have is yourself. The sun is a thousand rays in your belly. All the rest is nothing." pablo picasso
When you come right down to it all you have is yourself. The sun is a thousand rays in your belly. All the rest is […]
The purpose of art is washing the dust of daily life off our souls.
Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.
The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched - they must be felt with the heart.
Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.
Human kindness can be found in all groups, even those which as a whole it would be easy to condemn.
Everyone has his own specific vocation or mission in life; everyone must carry out a concrete assignment that demands fulfillment. Therein he cannot be replaced, nor can his life be repeated. Thus, everyone's task is unique as is his specific opportunity to implement it.
Love is the only way to grasp another human being in the innermost core of his personality. No one can become fully aware of the very essence of another human being unless he loves him. By his love he is enabled to see the essential traits and features in the beloved person; and even more, he sees that which is potential in him, which is not yet [continue reading...]
Those who have a 'why' to live, can bear with almost any 'how'.
When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves.