Each second of life is a miracle

Because you are alive, everything is possible.

The most precious gift we can offer anyone is our attention. When mindfulness embraces those we love, they will bloom like flowers.

Silence is essential. We need silence just as much as we need air, just as much as plants need light. If our minds are crowded with words and thoughts, there is no space for us.

Around us, life bursts with miracles, a glass of water, a ray of sunshine, a leaf, a caterpillar, a flower, laughter, raindrops.

To be beautiful means to be yourself. You don’t need to be accepted by others. You need to accept yourself.

It is not impermanence that makes us suffer. What makes us suffer is wanting things to be permanent when they are not.

Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.

Thanks to impermanence, everything is possible.

The quality of our life depends on the quality of the seeds that lie deep in our consciousness.

Breathing in, I calm body and mind. Breathing out, I smile. Dwelling in the present moment I know this is the only moment.

Give me a piece of cake from your love-life

Checking in on what our kids are doing online isn't helicoptering, it's parenting.

The self-realized spirit is merely a spirit emancipated from fear, judgement and knowing.

How inappropriate, ’ Lila said coldly. ‘Who’d ever dream of showing up at a dance in a wheelchair? What does she think she’s going to do all night?

Of boasting more than of a bomb afraid, A soldier should be modest as a maid.

Nothing helps you sleep at night so much as being absolutely certain that you're right, and everyone else is evil.

I don't believe that when you are 25 you are over the hill. Fifty is the new 30.

When you work with great musicians, they are always a part of you . . . their spirits are walking around in me, so they're still here and passing it on to others.

I will persist until I succeed. I know that small attempts, repeated, will complete any undertaking.

Word of mouth is the most effective means of communication.