Whatever a monk keeps pursuing with his thinking and pondering, that becomes the inclination of his awareness.

Happiness comes when your work and words are of benefit to others.

Peace comes from within.  Do not seek it without.

Better than a thousand hollow words is one word that brings peace.

If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading

Tune as the sitthar, neither high nor low, and we will dance away the hearts of men.

Know well what leads you forward and what holds you back, and choose the path that leads to wisdom.

Your mind is a powerful thing. When you filter it with positive thoughts, your life will start to change.

Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle. Happiness never decreases by being shared.

The way to happiness is: keep your heart free from hate, your mind from worry. Live simply, give much. Fill your life with love. Do as you would be done by.

Since everything is a reflection of our minds, everything can be changed by our minds.

Let us emulate nature, let us bloom like a flower to fill the world with kindness, tolerance, tranquility, beauty and love.

O Lord, Thy Word, heals my wounds.O Lord, Thy Word, gives me hope. O Lord, Thy Word, strengthens my spirit.O Lord, Thy Word, revive my soul.

The last words Albus Dumbledore spoke to the pair of us?' Harry is the best hope we have. Trust him.

While other creatures of the evolution are just watching the universe, man alone has the power to change the fate of the universe.

Your spirit is the part of you that seeks meaning and purpose. It's the part drawn to hope, that will not give in to despair.

If God has positioned us in a certain place, we must leave all the details to Him.

What's really important for me is, as an old man, I'm known by my own generation and the next generation know me, too.

A man remains ignorant because he loves ignorance, and chooses ignorant thoughts; a man becomes wise because he loves wisdom and chooses wise thoughts.

A lot of people are not meant to be together.

The right is absolute ... government has no authority to forbid me from owning a firearm ... the debate is not about guns. It is about freedom.