There is no logical reason why thoughts, which have no substance, should have so much power over you, nor is there any reason why you should become their slave

It is our mind, and that alone, that chains us or sets us free.

Once you overcome the hatred within your mind, you will discover that in the world outside, there is no longer any such thing as even a single enemy.

Do not encumber your mind with useless thoughts. What good does it do to brood on the past or anticipate the future? Remain in the simplicity of the present moment.

If we allow our thoughts to arise and dissolve by themselves, they will pass through our mind as a bird flies through the sky, without leaving a trace.

Meditation could be said to be the Art of Simplicity: simply sitting, simply breathing and simply being.

Day by day, be content with whatever you have and satisfied with whatever happens. Everything else will then fall naturally into place.

On the day that you were born, you began to die. Do not waste a single moment more!

A beautiful country is a dream-like illusion. It is senseless to cling to it. Unless the inner forces of negative emotions are conquered, strife with outer enemies will never end.

Life is fragile, like the dew hanging delicately on the grass, crystal drops that will be carried away on the first morning breeze.

Your practice should be strengthened by the difficult situations you encounter, just as a bonfire in a strong wind is not blown out, but blazes even brighter.

The big blank spaces in the map are all being filled in, and there's no room for romance anywhere.

I am positive like a proton.........and just as acidic like the Hydrogen ion......

A threat is a promise followed by a consequence.

Atheists are suffering from bad PR. What if Sesame Street had an atheist character?

I'd spent so long trying to fit in,trying to be someone i wasn't,that i had no idea who i was any more.

I think I have enough to be successful out there.

Why are women so fond of raking up the past? They're as bad as tailors, who invariably remember what you owe them for a suit long after you've ceased to wear it.

Hope sings when all melodies are gone.

All luxury corrupts either the morals or the taste.

Better fare hard with good men than feast it with bad.