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    “If you are depressed you are living in the past.  If you are anxious you are living in the future.  If you are at peace you are living in the present.” ~ Lao Tzu

      “When our lives are always connected, being disconnected can be a relief.” ~ Leo Babauta, Zen Habits

        “Happiness is the absence of striving for happiness.” ~ Chuang Tzu

          “The fear of suffering is worse than suffering itself.” ~ Paulo Coelho

            “Meditation is not of the body, not of the mind, not of the soul. Meditation simply means your body, your mind, your soul, all functioning in such a harmony, in such wholeness, humming so beautifully… that they are in a melody, they are one. Your whole being – body, mind, soul – is involved in meditation.”

            Osho, The Book of Understanding (Page 268)

              “Build pockets of stillness into your life. Meditate. Go for walks. Ride your bike going nowhere in particular. There is a creative purpose to daydreaming, even to boredom. The best ideas come to us when we stop actively trying to coax the muse into manifesting and let the fragments of experience float around our unconscious mind in order to click into new combinations. Without this essential stage of unconscious processing, the entire flow of the creative process is broken.” ~ Maria Popova, Brain Pickings

                “Nirvana means to extinguish the burning fires of the Three Poisons: greed, anger, and ignorance. This can be accomplished by letting go of dissatisfaction.” ~ Shinjo Ito

                  “You can only lose what you cling to.” ~ Buddha

                    “The outer is easier, and the outer is objective. For example, one man, Thomas Alva Edison, discovers electricity and the whole of humanity uses it; there is no need for everyone to discover it again and again. Inner growth is a totally different phenomenon. A Gautama Buddha may become enlightened, but that does not mean that everybody else becomes enlightened. Each individual has to find the truth for him or herself.”

                    Osho, The Book of Understanding (page 96)

                      “The sadness that results from the come-down of accomplishments, the uncertainties of love and the curiosities of existence should not be repressed, but reflected upon.  Enjoy it, it’s part of living fully.” ~ Unknown, The Daily Zen

                        “Be the calm center in the raging flow of life.” ~ Leo Babauta, Zen Habits