” Every situation in life is temporary. So, when life is good, make sure you enjoy and receive it fully. And when life is not so good, remember that it will not last forever and better days are on the way. “ -Bruce Lee
Category: Quotes
Everything Is Within
” There is nothing outside of yourself that can ever enable you to get better, stronger, richer, quicker, or smarter. Everything is within. Everything exists. Seek nothing outside of yourself. “
-Miyamoto Musashi
Love
” Love can defeat that nameless terror. Loving one another, we take the sting from death. loving our mysterious blue planet, we resolve riddles and dissolve all enigmas in contingent bliss. “ – Edward Abbey
Fear And Love Quote
” There are two basic motivating forces: fear and love. When we are afraid, we pull back from life. When we are in love, we open to all that life has to offer with passion, excitement, and acceptance. We need to learn to love ourselves first, in all our glory and our imperfections. If we cannot love ourselves, we cannot fully open to our ability to love others or our potential to create. Evolution and hopes for a better world rest in the fearlessness and open-hearted vision of people who embrace life. ”
-John Lennon
Thinking And Consciousness Quote
” Thinking and consciousness are not synonymous. Thinking is only a small aspect of consciousness. Thought cannot exist without consciousness, but consciousness does not need thought. ”
-Eckhart Tolle
Truth And Love Quote
One of my favorite Martin Luther King Jr. quotes that I thought I would share again for this day. 🙂
” I refuse to accept the view that mankind is so tragically bound to the starless midnight of racism and war that the bright daybreak of peace and brotherhood can never become a reality… I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word. ”
– Martin Luther King Jr.
The Value Of A Gift
” The value of a gift is not in the gift itself, it is in the value of the one giving the gift that gives it value. “
True Self Quote
” True self is non-self, the awareness that the self is made only of non-self elements. There’s no separation between self and other, and everything is interconnected. Once you are aware of that you are no longer caught in the idea that you are a separate entity. ”
– Thich Nhat Hanh
Truth Has No Path Quote
” Truth has no path. Truth is living and, therefore, changing. Awareness is without choice, without demand, without anxiety; in that state of mind, there is perception. To know oneself is to study oneself in action with another person. Awareness has no frontier; it is giving of your whole being, without exclusion. ”
– Bruce Lee
Construction And Creation Quote
” The whole difference between construction and creation is exactly this: that a thing constructed can only be loved after it is constructed; but a thing created is loved before it exists. ”
– Charles Dickens
Beautiful Nature Quote
” Human subtlety will never devise an invention more beautiful, more simple or more direct than does nature because in her inventions nothing is lacking, and nothing is superfluous. ”
– Leonardo da Vinci
Live The Actual Moment Quote
” Drink your tea slowly and reverently, as if it is the axis on which the whole earth revolves… slowly, evenly, without rushing toward the future. Live the actual moment. Only this actual moment is life. ”
– Thich Nhat Hanh
True Friends Quote
” In poverty and other misfortunes of life, true friends are a sure refuge. The young they keep out of mischief; to the old they are a comfort and aid in their weakness, and those in the prime of life they incite noble deeds ”
– Aristotle
I Have Changed Quote
” I have changed from self-image actualization to self-actualization, from blindly following propaganda, organized truths, etc… to searching internally for the cause of my ignorance. ”
– Bruce Lee
Humanity Quote
“Change is never easy, and it often creates discord, but when people come together for the good of humanity and the earth, we can accomplish great things.”
– David Suzuki
Greatest Happiness In Life Quote
” We need to move into a culture of peace. What I hope to promote is the idea that we all need each other and that the greatest happiness in life is not how much we have but how much we give. That’s a wealth that’s priceless. You can’t buy compassion. ”
– Herbie Hancock
The Sea Quote
” The sea is everything. It covers seven tenths of the terrestrial globe. Its breath is pure and healthy. It is an immense desert, where man is never lonely, for he feels life stirring on all sides. ”
– Jules Verne
Be Yourself Quote
” To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment ”
– Ralph Waldo Emerson
Connection Quote
” Every living being is an engine geared to the wheel work of the universe. Though seemingly affected only by it’s immediate surrounding, the sphere of external influence extends to infinite distance. ”
– Nikola Tesla
The Dream Quote
” The dream is the small hidden door in the deepest and most intimate sanctum of the soul, which opens to that primeval cosmic night that was soul long before there was conscience ego and will be soul far beyond what a conscience ego could ever reach. ”
– Carl Jung
Three Treasures Quote
” I have three treasures. Guard and keep them: The first is deep love, the second is frugality, And the third is not to dare to be ahead of the world. Because of deep love, one is courageous. Because of frugality, one is generous. Because of not daring to be ahead of the world, one becomes the leader of the world. ”
– Lao Tzu
Hatred Quote
” Hatred is corrosive of a person’s wisdom and conscience; the mentality of enmity can poison a nation’s spirit, instigate brutal life and death struggles, destroy a society’s tolerance and humanity, and block a nation’s progress to freedom and democracy ”
– Liu Xiaobo
Truth And Love Quote
” I refuse to accept the view that mankind is so tragically bound to the starless midnight of racism and war that the bright daybreak of peace and brotherhood can never become a reality… I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word. ”
– Martin Luther King Jr.
Vision Quote
” Your vision will become clear only when you can look into your own heart.
Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes. ”
-Carl Jung
Moving And Not Moving Quote
“I’m moving and not moving at all. I’m like the moon underneath the waves that ever go on rolling and rocking. It is not, “I am doing this,” but rather, an inner realization that “this is happening through me,” or “it is doing this for me.” The consciousness of self is the greatest hindrance to the proper execution of all physical action.”
– Bruce Lee
The Master Quote
” Great master Lao Tzu says that ‘ The master has no possessions. The more he does for others, the happier he is. The more he gives to others, the wealthier he is.’ Giving is indeed a very good source of happiness! One of the best treasures a man can give to someone is a good and sound idea; because birds can ascend into the sky only with wings, and men, with good and sound ideas! “
– Mehmet Murat Ildan
Poems Quote
“Poems reach up like spindrift and the edge of driftwood along the beach, wanting!
They derive from a slow and powerful root that we can’t see.
Stop the words now. Open the window in the center of your chest,
and let the spirits fly in and out.”
-Rumi
Door And Window Quote
” At night, I open the window and ask the moon to come and press its face against mine.
Breathe into me. Close the language-door and open the love-window.
The moon won’t use the door, only the window. ”
-Rumi
Secret Of Health Quote
” The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past,
not to worry about the future, not to anticipate the future,
but to live the present moment wisely and earnestly.”
-Buddha
Awake Quote
“Love yourself and be awake –
today, tomorrow, always.
First establish yourself in the way,
then teach others,
and so defeat sorrow.
To straighten the crooked
you must first do a harder thing –
straighten yourself.
You are the only master. Who else?
Subdue yourself,
and discover your master. ”
-Buddha
Wise Lao Tzu Quote
“Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom.
Mastering others is strength; mastering yourself is true power.
If you realize that you have enough, you are truly rich.”
― Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching
Your Mind Quote
” The mind is a superb instrument if used rightly. Used wrongly, however, it becomes very destructive. To put it more accurately, it is not so much that you use your mind wrongly — you usually don’t use it at all. It uses you. This is the disease. You believe that you are your mind. This is the delusion. The instrument has taken you over. “
-Eckhart Tolle
Light Quote
“It doesn’t matter how long we may have been stuck in the sense of our limitations. If we go into a darkened room and turn on the light, it doesn’t matter if the room has been dark for a day, a week, or ten thousand years — we turn on the light and it is illuminated. Once we control our capacity for love and happiness, the light has been turned on.”
– Sharon Salzberg
Your Way Alone Quote
“But if you do not find an intelligent companion, a wise and well-behaved person going the same way as yourself, then go on your way alone, like a king abandoning a conquered kingdom, or like a great elephant in the deep forest.”
– The Buddha
Positivity Quote
“People tend to be generous when sharing their nonsense, fear, and ignorance. And while they seem quite eager to feed you their negativity, please remember that sometimes the diet we need to be on is a spiritual and emotional one. Be cautious with what you feed your mind and soul. Fuel yourself with positivity and let that fuel propel you into positive action.”
– Steve Maraboli
Happy And Free Quote
” As human beings we all want to be happy and free from misery. We have learned that the key to happiness is inner peace. The greatest obstacles to inner peace are disturbing emotions such as anger and attachment, fear and suspicion, while love and compassion, a sense of universal responsibility are the sources of peace and happiness. ”
-Dalai Lama
Fear Quote
” Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past, I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain. “
-Frank Herbert
True Happiness Quote
” True happiness is to enjoy the present, without anxious dependence upon the future, not to amuse ourselves with either hopes or fears but to rest satisfied with what we have, which is sufficient, for he that is so wants nothing. The greatest blessings of mankind are within us and within our reach. A wise man is content with his lot, whatever it may be, without wishing for what he has not. ”
-Seneca
Life’s Journey Quote
” On life’s journey faith is nourishment, virtuous deeds are a shelter, wisdom is the light by day and right mindfulness is the protection by night. If a man lives a pure life nothing can destroy him; If he has conquered greed nothing can limit his freedom. ”
-Buddha
Ego Quote
” The Self is the internal abundance that can be realized at our will any time. It is capable of lifting us up from difficulties particularly during moments of stress, frustration, nervousness and duress. It has the power to nourish, nurture, absorb and inspire. All we need is to have faith and surrender our ego-self to the higher Self. The challenge we face, therefore, is not in allowing the Self to take charge but in surrendering ego-self. It is fear that keeps the ego intact, preventing its surrender. Our ego-self survives and feeds on our fears, miseries, doubts, compulsions, obsessions and cravings which are nothing but self-created but that appears real. With continuous use, they have become our mindset. We tend to derive solace in them even if the payoff is pain. ”
-Dhruva Bhargava
The ego is the most destructive force you have inside you that most are not aware of. Ego is tied to greed, selfishness, vanity, fear, paranoia just to name a few. It is never satisfied, a bottomless pit that can never be filled.
Content Quote
“Be content with what you have; rejoice in the way things are. When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you.”
-Lao Tzu
Choice and Power Quote
“Any change, any loss, does not make us victims. Others can shake you, surprise you, disappoint you, but they can’t prevent you from acting, from taking the situation you’re presented with and moving on. No matter where you are in life, no matter what your situation, you can always do something. You always have a choice and the choice can be power.”
-Blaine Lee
Power of Love Quote
” When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace. ”
-Sri Chinmoy Ghose
When having the love of power in your heart, there can only be room for a few. When having the power of love in your heart, there is room for all.
Rain Quote
“As rain falls equally on the just and the unjust, do not burden your heart with judgements but rain your kindness equally on all. ”
-Gautama Buddha
Wisdom, Benevolence, Courage Quote
” The man of wisdom is never of two minds;
the man of benevolence never worries;
the man of courage is never afraid. ”
-Confucius
Self reflection quote
“If you look into your own heart, and you find nothing wrong there, what is there to worry about? What is there to fear?”
-Confucius
By really understanding yourself you get a true view of your heart. Within your heart you see your love, and within your love you see your true self.
Doubt Quote
” There is nothing more dreadful than the habit of doubt. Doubt separates people. It is a poison that disintegrates friendships and breaks up pleasant relations. It is a thorn that irritates and hurts; it is a sword that kills.”
-Gautama Buddha
There is nothing more debilitating than self doubt. It cripples your thought and progress though life and is not needed in the minds and thoughts of people that want to succeed in everything they do in life. A positive approach to everything you do is essential to over coming anything that life throws at you. Positive thoughts and attitude bring positive results. Believe in yourself first and foremost because you are the conductor and creator of your own life and the results are the reality you make of it.
Compassion quote
“Compassion has nothing to do with achievement at all. It is spacious and very generous. When a person develops real compassion, he is uncertain whether he is being generous to others or to himself because compassion is environmental generosity, without direction, without ” for me” and without ” for them”. It is filled with joy, spontaneously existing joy, constant joy in the sense of trust, in the sense that joy contains tremendous wealth, richness.”
–Chogyam Trungpa
Wise Quote
“A man is not called wise because he talks and talks again; but if he is peaceful, loving and fearless then he is in truth called wise.”
-Gautama Buddha
Insight Quote
Only through insight into that which is hidden from the senses does the human being understand the world and himself.
-Rudolf Steiner
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