Ironically, we often spend a great deal of time and effort trying to control our external conditions, while letting our internal reactions run wild.

Happiness is a beautiful feeling. It is a beautiful mind, and a peaceful mind

Desire also creates a sense of attachment in the mind. Not only are we attached to our way of thinking and of seeing the world, but we become over-attached to the people or things we desire.

We can become fearless as we let go off our grasp on the fear of failure, because failure too is a perception rather than a reality.

It is important to be considerate of the future, but when we invest all of our present in our future hopes, we are placing a lot of value on what is inevitably in doubt.

Through meditation, difficult thoughts and emotions may well rise up. And through practice, you can meet such emotions with kindness, listen to them, explore them and then really let them go.

We are nourished by our relationships and generosity in return to our kindness and compassion for others.

Someone who is said to have a big ego is thought to be full of themselves, to lack the ability to listen, to always rush to be at the top of the tree and to think their own ideas are the best.

It is through the filter of our ego that we give meaning to everything we see, touch, hear, taste and feel.

Think about the suffering we cause ourselves internally through getting angry or jealous.

Having a roof over your head with enough food to eat is a fundamental need of all humans if they are to achieve happiness.

I have started all over again so many times in life and i finally came to the conclusion that i was only making continuations into other gateways but only stronger than before

You want to put people in neat categories, make them monsters or angels, but it almost never works that way. You work in the gray and frankly that kinda sucks. The extremes are so much easier.

Differences don’t necessarily mean conflict, diversity is beautiful!

The ideal of helping is to make others independent of you. You help them to become more independent rather than making them addicted to you.

I'm overwhelmed with my own feelings and the feelings I have for all the people who were rooting for us to win this thing.

To try to be happy is to try to build a machine with no other specification than that it shall run noiselessly.

People see my impressions as a great skill and I am flattered, but there are things I can't do that everyone else can. I can do funny voices and funny faces but I can't drive.

For mankind, universe is a battle arena against universe; there is no room for crying!

I was full of fire when I was young. I wanted to attack anything.

In prosperous times I have sometimes felt my fancy and powers of language flag, but adversity is to me at least a tonic and bracer.