Reset, readjust, restart, refocus.As many times as you need to.
Just don't quit!
The couples that are meant to be, are the ones who go through everything that is meant to tear them apart, and come out stronger.
It is not uncommon for people to spend their whole life waiting to start living.
You cannot find yourself by going into the past. You can find yourself by coming into the present.
The past has no power to stop you from being present now. Only your grievance about the past can do that.
Whenever something negative happens to you, there is a deep lesson concealed within it.
You do not become good by trying to be good, but by finding the goodness that is already within you.
The greater part of human pain is unnecessary. It is self-created as long as the unobserved mind runs your life.
The past has no power over the present moment.
I have lived with several Zen masters -- all of them cats.
Is there a difference between happiness and inner peace? Yes. Happiness depends on conditions being perceived as positive; inner peace does not.
Death is a stripping away of all that is not you. The secret of life is to "die before you die" --- and find that there is no death.
Realize deeply that the present moment is all you will ever have.
Time isn’t precious at all, because it is an illusion. What you perceive as precious is not time but the one point that is out of time: the Now. That is precious indeed. The more you are focused on time—past and future—the more you miss the Now, the most precious thing there is.
Can you look without the voice in your head commenting, drawing conclusions, comparing, or trying to figure something out?
Where there is anger there is always pain underneath.
What will be left of all the fearing and wanting associated with your problematic life situation that every day takes up most of your attention? A dash, one or two inches long, between the date of birth and date of death on your gravestone.
Watch any plant or animal and let it teach you acceptance of what is, surrender to the Now.Let it teach you Being.Let it teach you integrity — which means to be one, to be yourself, to be real.Let it teach you how to live and how to die, and how not to make living and dying into a problem.
Whatever you think the world is withholding from you, you are withholding from the world.
To love is to recognize yourself in another.
Life isn't as serious as the mind makes it out to be.
The primary cause of unhappiness is never the situation, but you thoughts about it. Be aware of the thoughts you are thinking.
Su tarea no es buscar amor sino encontrar una puerta a través de la cual el amor pueda entrar”.
Solamente lo eterno de nosotros puede reconocer la temporalidad de lo temporal
La llegada del desorden a la vida de una persona con el consiguiente colapso del significado definido por la mente, puede constituir la puerta a un orden superior.
In essence, you are neither inferior nor superior to anyone. True self-esteem and true humility arise out of that realization. In the eyes of the ego, self-esteem and humility are contradictory. In truth, they are one and the same.
As soon as you honor the present moment, all unhappiness and struggle dissolve, and life begins to flow with joy and ease. When you act out the present-moment awareness, whatever you do becomes imbued with a sense of quality, care, and love - even the most simple action.
But beware: some people who are unresponsive, withdrawn, insensitive, or cut off from their feelings may try to convince others that there is "nothing wrong" with them and everything wrong with their partner. Men tend to do that more than women.
quick. say something useful to this person
Ultimately, of course, there is no other and you are always meeting yourself.
Motivation is a byproduct of action, not the catalyst for it.
Control your thoughts or your thoughts will control you.
Today is a new day. Stop living in the past.
Focus on the step in front of you, not the whole staircase.
You attract what you are, not what you want. If you want great, then be great.
Your goals should scare you a little and excite you a lot.
