Only fools duck when the truth is thrown at them.

Only fools duck when the truth is thrown at them.

 

Friendship is the purest love. It is the highest form of Love where nothing is asked for, no condition, where one simply enjoys giving.

 

Being born again is a kind of unlearning. It teaches you how to drop that which you have learned, how to become unskillful again, how to become a child again, how to start existing without mind again, how to be here without any mind. "Some changes look negative on the surface but you will soon realize that space is being created in your life for something new to emerge." "The past has no power over the present moment." 

 

"Acknowledging the good that you already have in your life is the foundation for all abundance.""Realize deeply that the present moment is all you have. Make the NOW the primary focus of your life." 

 

"What you think about you become." To enjoy good health, to bring true happiness to one's family, to bring peace to all, one must first discipline and control one's own mind. If a person can control one's own mind they can find the way to enlightenment, and all virtue and wisdom will naturally come to you. Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.

 

Those who are free from resentful thoughts surely find peace. In the sky there is no distinction between east and west; people create distinctions out of their own minds and then believe them to be true.

 

It is a person own mind not his enemy or foe that lures him or her to evil ways. Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned.

 

There has to be evil so that good can prove its purity above it. There is nothing more dreadful than the habit of doubt. Doubt separates people. It is a poison that disintegrates friendships and breaks up relationships. It is a thorn that irritates and hurts; It is a sword that kills. Just as a candle cannot burn without fire, men cannot live without a spiritual life.

 

No one can save us but ourselves. No one can and no one may. We ourselves must walk the path.Three things cannot be hidden long; the sun, the moon and the truth. To keep the body in good health is a duty... otherwise we shall not be able to keep our mind strong and clear. We are formed and molded by our thoughts. Those whose minds are shape by selfless thoughts give joy when they speak or act. Joy follows them like a shadow that never leaves them. To live a pure unselfish life, one must count nothing as one's own in the mist of abundance. Even death is not to be feared by one who lives wisely.

 

Do not overrate what you have received, nor envy others. Those who envy others do not obtain peace of mind. All major religious traditions carry basically the same message, that is love, compassion, and forgiveness, the important thing is they should be apart of our daily lives.

 

My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness. Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can't help them then at least don't hurt them. It is good If you have a particular faith or religion. But you can survive without it. If you want others to be happy practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion. It is necessary to help others, not only in our prayers but in our daily lives. If we find we cannot help others, the least we can do is desist from harming them.

 

It is very important to generate a good attitude, a good heart as much as possible. From this happiness is both short term and long term for both yourself and others. Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive. The root of all goodness lie in the soil of appreciation for goodness.

 

There is no need for temples, no need for complicated philosophies. My brain and my heart are my temples; My philosophy is kindness. We can never obtain peace in the outer world, until we make peace with ourselves. Whether one believes in religion or not, and whether one believes in rebirth or not, there isn't anyone who doesn't appreciate kindness and compassion. With realization with one's own potential and self confidence in ones ability, one can build a better world.

 

There is no true love without sacrifice of ones self. Desire is the road that leads to suffering! A person is ever searching for happiness in external objects but it can only be attained when the mind is satisfied with what it has been allotted and is no longer looking for attainment.

 

 All wrong-doing arises because of mind. If mind is transformed can wrong-doing remain? Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment. In a controversy the instant we feel anger we have already ceased striving for the truth, and have begun striving for ourselves.

    

Enlightenment is the over-standing that this is all, that this is perfect, that this is it. Enlightenment is not an achievement, it is an over-standing that there is nothing to achieve, nowhere to go. Yes, when you see for the first time, a great laughter arises in you - the laughter about the whole ridiculousness of your misery, the laughter about the whole foolishness of your problems, the laughter about the whole absurdity of your suffering. Enlightenment takes no time at all, it can happen in a single moment. How can one become enlightened? One can, because one is enlightened - one just has to recognize that fact. It's not a question of learning much... On the contrary. It's a question of unlearning much.

 

Meaning is man-created. And because you constantly look for meaning, you start to feel meaninglessness.

 

Every time you smile at someone, it is an action of love, a gift to that person, a beautiful thing. 

Where ignorance is our master, there is no possibility of real peace.

“There is strong shadow where there is much light.”