To meditate with mindful breathing is to bring body and mind back to the present moment so that you do not miss your appointment with life.

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.

The willingness to burn your ships, cut off all sources of retreat, and take decisive action is often the only assured path to success.

The greatest purveyor of violence in the world : My own Government, I can not be Silent.

A person without a purpose is a human being merely breathing because he does not know where he is, let alone knowing where he is going. Purposelessness is lifelessness.

You keep your followers confused when you begin very well and give up too early... Suspense is useful in movies, but useless when writing your success stories!

I am not afraid of storms for I am learning how to sail my ship.

Well, one gets out of bed and the planets don't always hiss or muck up the day, each day.

For many people, there is an almost power to be found in prayer.

Can we save the live demo for later, please? Bean Sidhe in angst, here.

I'm glad I was in the Navy.

You have to really believe not only in yourself; you have to believe that the world is actually worth your sacrifices.