No matter what country or culture you’re from, you always believe in friendship, you always believe in human values, and you always believe in peace.
Breathing in, I calm body and mind. Breathing out, I smile, dwelling in the present moment, I know this is the only moment.
Rain clouds come floating in, not to muddy my days ahead, but to make me calm, happy and hopeful.
Birth does not lead to greatness; but cultivation of numerous virtues by a man leads him to greatness.
When your sense of self is no longer tied to thought, is no longer conceptual, there is a depth of feeling, of sensing, of compassion, of loving, that was not there when you were trapped in mental concepts. You are that depth.
Attachment is the great fabricator of illusions; reality can be obtained only by someone who is detached.
