The Light

You are the light, You are the refuge, There is no place to take shelter but yourself. 
Inscription over the Buddha's Ashes

Contribute

The real religious man has to contribute to the world.He has to make it a little more beautiful than he found it when he came into the world. Osho

Conduct

If you conduct your life on the basis of truth and honesty, it gives you a sense of satisfaction and self-confidence. Dalai Lama

Spiritual Growth

The widest possibilities for spiritual growth lie in the give-and-take of everyday relationships. Eknath Easwaran

The Road

Once you realize that the road is the goal and that you are always on the road, not to reach a goal, but to enjoy its beauty and its wisdom, life ceases to be a task and becomes natural and simple, in itself an ecstasy. Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj

Seeking

Not knowing how near the truth is, we seek it far away. Hakuin

Patient Attention

If I have ever made any valuable discoveries, it has been owing more to patient attention than to any other talent. Isaac Newton

A Secret

If we just worry about the big picture, we are powerless. So my secret is to start right away doing whatever little work I can do. I try to give joy to one person in the morning, and remove the suffering of one person in the afternoon. If you and your friends do not despise the small work, a million people will remove a lot of suffering. Sister Chan Khong

Consistency

To live a life of virtue, you have to become consistent, even when it isn't convenient, comfortable, or easy.  Epictetus

Greatest Sin

The greatest sin is to be unconscious. Carl Jung

Move

Don't move the way fear makes you move.
Move the way love makes you move.
Move the way joy makes you move.
Osho

Painting a Rose

There is nothing more difficult for a truly creative painter than to paint a rose, because before he can do so he must forget all the roses that were ever painted.  Henri Matisse

Despair

You want to know how to overcome despair? I will tell you. By helping others overcome despair. Elie Wiesel

At Peace

When both body and mind are at peace, all things appear as they are: perfect, complete, lacking nothing. Dogen 

Easy

They sleep without dreams and woke without worries. Easy come, easy go. They took life as it came, gladly….. Chuang-Tzu, On the True Men and Women of Old

Acceptance

No one can turn you completely upside down and inside out. You must accept yourself as you are, instead of as you would like to be, which means giving up self-deception and wishful thinking. Chogyam Trungpa

Success

I want to go soon and live away by the pond, where I shall hear only the wind whispering among the reeds. It will be a success if I shall have left myself behind. Henry David Thoreau

No Trace

No trace: When you do something, you should burn yourself completely, like a good bonfire, leaving no trace of yourself. Shunryu Suzuki 

Life

There is no shortcut  to life, to the end of our days, life is a lesson imperfectly learned. Unknown

Thought Traffic

Who am I in the midst of all this thought traffic? Rumi

Greatness

Our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world as being able to remake ourselves. Gandhi

Hope

Hope is like a road in the country; there was never a road, but when many people walk on it, the road comes into existence. Lin Yutang 

Problems

Do not rely on meditation to avoid problems. Without problems the seeking spirit could go mad. Therefore the sage says: reach liberation in the middle of turbulences. Kyong Ho

Now

If you are waiting for anything in order to live and love without holding back, then you suffer. Every moment is the most important moment of your life. No future time is better than now to let down your guard and love. David Deida

Today

We worry about what a child will be tomorrow, yet we forget that he is someone today. Stacia Tauscher

Storm of Thought

Life does not consist mainly, or even largely, of facts and happenings. It consists mainly of the storm of thought that is forever flowing through one's head. Mark Twain

Dreams

Be careful what you water your dreams with. Water them with worry and fear and you will produce weeds that choke the life from your dream. Water them with optimism and solutions and you will cultivate success. Always be on the lookout for ways to turn a problem into an opportunity for success. Always be on the lookout for ways to nurture your dream. Lao Tzu

Death & Love

Death leaves a heartache no one can heal, love leaves a memory no one can steal. From a headstone in Ireland

Old Minds

Old minds are like old horses; you must exercise them if you wish to keep them in working order. John Adams

Look Deeply

If you look deeply into the palm of your hand, you will see your parents and all generations of your ancestors. All of them are alive in this moment. Each is present in your body. You are the continuation of each of these people. Thich Nhat Hanh

Keep Me Away

Keep me away from the wisdom which does not cry, the philosophy which does not laugh and the greatness which does not bow before children. Kahlil Gibran