Hope abides; therefore I abide.
Countless frustrations have not cowed me.
I am still alive, vibrant with life.
The black cloud will disappear,
The morning sun will appear once again
In all its supernal glory.
~Sri Chinmoy
Do not look only at yourself, and you will see much. Do not justify yourself, and you will be distinguished. Do not brag, and you will have merit. Do not be prideful, and your work will endure. ~Lao Tzu
If I cannot forgive myself
For all the blunders
That I have made
Over the years,
Then how can I proceed?
How can I ever
Dream perfection-dreams?
Move, I must, forward.
Fly, I must, upward.
Dive, I must, inward,
To be once more
What I truly am
And shall forever remain.
~Sri Chinmoy
The age-old discovery—
Forgiveness, forgiveness, forgiveness—
Is the only way
To real happiness.
~ Sri Chinmoy
We practice to learn how to let go, not how to increase our holding on to things. Enlightenment appears when you stop wanting anything. ~Ajahn Chah
Read yourself, not books. Truth isn’t outside, that’s only memory, not wisdom. Memory without wisdom is like an empty thermos bottle – if you don’t fill it, it’s useless. ~Ajahn Chah
To define Buddhism without a lot of words and phrases, we can simply say, ‘Don’t cling or hold on to anything. Harmonize with actuality, with things as they are. ~Ajahn Chah
If we want to really see the Buddha, we should observe his virtuous qualities. Whatever he taught, we should practise it. Only bowing to him is not enough. We need to renounce, give up, stop, so that we may see the Buddha. ~Ajahn Chah
The wise adapt themselves to circumstances, as water molds itself to the pitcher. ~ Chinese Proverb
You can cheat an honest man but you can not make a fool out of him. ~ Confucius
