Do you really want to be happy? You can begin by being appreciative of who you are and what you’ve got.
The main problem with this great obsession for saving time is very simple: you can’t save time. You can only spend it. But you can spend it wisely or foolishly.
Now, scholars can be very useful and necessary, in their own dull and up amusing way. They provide a lot of information. It’s just that there is something more, and that something more is what life is really about.
Like silence after noise, or cool, clear water on a hot, stuffy day, Emptiness cleans out the messy mind and charges up the batteries of spiritual energy. Many people are afraid of Emptiness, however, because it reminds them of Loneliness.
Treat gain and loss the same.’ Don’t be Intimidated. Don’t make a Big Deal of anything – just accept things as they come to you.
If people were Superior to Animals, they’d take better care of the world
No matter how useful we may be, sometimes it takes us a while to recognize our own value.
When you discard arrogance, complexity, and a few other things that get in the way, sooner or later you will discover that simple, childlike, and mysterious secret known to those of the uncared block: life is fun.
Reality is what one makes it. And the more negative reality one nurtures and creates, the more of it one has.
Lots of people talk to animals…Not very many listen though…that’s the problem.
Sourness and bitterness come from the interfering and unappreciative mind. Life itself, when understood and utilized for what it is, is sweet. That is the message of The Vinegar Tasters.