The mind is like a lake; every thought is a ripple on its surface.

Meditation is the bridge that connects the human with the Divine.

The spiritual horizon widens as the ego recedes.

Silence is the great teacher of the soul.

The disciplined mind is the fountain of joy.

Go confidently in the direction of your dreams! Live the life you've imagined.

Rather than love, than money, than fame, give me truth.

The cost of a thing is the amount of what I will call life which is required to be exchanged for it.

Each one has to find his peace from within. And peace to be real must be unaffected by outside circumstances.

Silence is the great teacher of restraint.

To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.

The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.

Cultivate stillness in the center of the storm.

Peace is its own reward.

What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.

Let your life lightly dance on the edges of Time like dew on the tip of a leaf.

For every minute you are angry you lose sixty seconds of happiness.

Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year.

I understand the voice of your stars and the silence of your trees.

Do not say, 'It is morning,' and dismiss it with a name of yesterday. See it for the first time as a newborn child that has no name.

In the rhythm of nature, there is no haste.

The evening sky is a canvas of quiet prayer.

Every petal of the lotus unfolds in its appointed time.

The touch of the infinite is felt in the gentle breeze of evening.

The sacred dwells in the quiet clearing of the heart.

The dewdrop reflects the entire sky without becoming heavy.

The soul's song is heard only when the clamor of vanity dies.

Let your heart be a sanctuary of unconditional peace.

If you begin to understand what you are without trying to change it, then what you are undergoes a transformation.

Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?

To understand the immeasurable, the mind must be extraordinarily quiet, still.

Meditation is the emptying of the mind of all memory.

When you listen with total attention, there is no listener.

Instructions for living a life: Pay attention. Be astonished. Tell about it.

Comparison is the root of all inner violence.

Can you look at a tree without the word 'tree'?

Keep some room in your heart for the unimaginable.

A peaceful mind is not a dull mind; it is the most active and acute.

When the mind is free of the past, every moment is a miracle.

Joy comes when you do not seek it.

You do not have to be good. You only have to let the soft animal of your body love what it loves.

When you are totally attentive, the self is absent.

When thought is quiet, truth shines.

Silence is the soil in which deep wisdom takes root.

A quiet mind is a fountain of boundless energy.

To look without judgment is the greatest meditation.

I am large, I contain multitudes.

Look at life with fresh eyes every single morning.

Re-examine all you have been told. Dismiss whatever insults your own soul.

The present moment is the only doorway to reality.

The art of living is dying to the past every day.

The mind that compares is always in conflict.

Listen to the wind as you would listen to truth.

The treasure you seek is hidden in your attention.

Live lightly upon the earth with a grateful heart.

The eternal present is the home of joy.

Be completely alive in this single unrepeatable second.

Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.

There is no path to peace: peace is the path.

Your worst enemy cannot harm you as much as your own thoughts, unguarded.

A disciplined mind brings happiness.

Nothing can harm you as much as your own thoughts unguarded.

Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.

The mind is everything. What you think you become.

Quiet the mind, and the soul will speak.

The mind is everything. What you think you become.

There is nothing so disobedient as an undisciplined mind, and there is nothing so obedient as a disciplined mind.

Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.

Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth.

Just as rain breaks through an ill-thatched house, so passion breaks through an uncultivated mind.

Calmness of mind is the supreme jewel.

Health is the greatest gift, contentment the greatest wealth, faithfulness the best relationship.

Let your mind dwell in peaceful seclusion.

You only lose what you cling to.

The quiet heart reflects the cosmic harmony.

Rest in the silence of your own pure awareness.

Radiate boundless love towards the entire world.

Keep your heart untangled from worldly craving.

The mind established in mindfulness knows no fear.

In the end, only three things matter: how much you loved, how gently you lived, and how gracefully you let go of things not meant for you.

Rest in the sanctuary of this unrepeatable moment.

Peace is born when selfish craving ceases.

Walk forward with mindfulness, and joy will follow.

Realize deeply that the present moment is all you have. Make the NOW the primary focus of your life.

Silence is also conversation.

Mind is a bundle of thoughts. The thoughts arise because there is the thinker. The thinker is the ego.

Let what comes come, let what goes go. Find out what remains.

Whatever the present moment contains, accept it as if you had chosen it.

The degree of freedom from unwanted thoughts and the degree of concentration on a single thought are the measures to gauge your spiritual progress.

Silence is ever-speaking; it is the perennial flow of language.

Inquire: 'To whom do these thoughts come?'

Why worry about the future? Live in the present, where reality is.

Life will give you whatever experience is most helpful for the evolution of your consciousness.

The highest teaching is silence.

When you dive deeply into the Heart, thoughts subside like waves on a calm sea.

Hold onto the source 'I' and everything else will take care of itself.

Do not identify with the passing clouds; identify with the infinite sky.

You are not the mind that worries; you are the space in which worry appears.

Worry pretends to be necessary but serves no useful purpose.

In the silent Heart, all questions dissolve.

Rest in the effortless presence of your own Being.

Acknowledging the good that you already have in your life is the foundation for all abundance.

Give up the habit of looking outward; turn the spotlight inward.

The mind is quieted by tracing every ripple back to its origin.

Do not fight thoughts; simply ask who is thinking them.

To love is to recognize yourself in another.

The present moment contains all reality.

Do not hoard thoughts; let them pass like shadows.

When the mind stops wandering, peace is immediate.

Smile, breathe and go slowly.

Let your existence be a silent song of peace.

Do not cling to the past; live in fresh awareness.

Present moment wonderful moment.

Where there is no ego, there is boundless joy.

Rest in the sanctuary of your own silence.

Peace is the natural fragrance of the quiet mind.

Because you are alive, everything is possible.

The silent presence is the master of all speech.

Let the waves of thought settle; the ocean remains.

The eternal peace is waiting in this quiet breath.

Feelings come and go like clouds in a windy sky. Conscious breathing is my anchor.

Rest in the absolute stillness of your own Heart.

Live quietly in the moment and see the beauty of all before you. The future will take care of itself.

There is no way to peace - peace is the way.

Calmness is the ideal state in which truth reflects clearly.

Forget the past, for it is gone from your domain! Forget the future, for it is beyond your reach! Control the present! Live supremely well now!

Some of us think holding on makes us strong, but sometimes it is letting go.

Make meditation a daily appointment with your highest Self.

Where your attention is, there your energy flows.

Let your mind be like a quiet lake reflecting the beauty of the stars.

Keep your heart anchored in the harbor of peace.

Within you there is a stillness and a sanctuary to which you can retreat at any time.

Breathe in peace; breathe out all anxiety.

The joy of meditation is beyond the description of words.

I have been and still am a seeker, but I have ceased to question stars and books; I have begun to listen to the teaching my blood whispers to me.

Never let the noise of the world drown your inner sanctuary.

Let your heart be full of gratitude for the gift of life.

The spiritual path is walked one mindful step at a time.

Cultivate deep inner stillness like the depths of the sea.

Silence the restless senses to hear the whisper of eternity.

Every breath is a sacred gift; treat it with reverence.

Let your mind be a sanctuary of pure thoughts.

The soul's song is heard in deep meditation.

The treasure of peace is found in your own stillness.

Rest in the sanctuary of this unrepeatable present.

Our thoughts are not our own; we are part of an immense mental ocean.

Peace is the bedrock upon which all higher consciousness is built.

The mind must become utterly still for the supreme light to descend.

In the silence of the soul, the universe speaks its secrets.

The mind is an instrument, not the master of our being.

Our limitations are walls built by past habits of mind.

Dwell in the fortress of unshakeable calm.

Peace is the fertile ground where truth blossoms.

Every breath is an opportunity to ascend higher in light.

The silence of the heights is the birthplace of greatness.

Do not lament over the past; do not be anxious about the future; the wise live in the present.

A well-ordered life is a life of lasting tranquility.

Treasure every encounter, for it can never recur in this life.

Do not overlook the humble violet beneath your feet while gazing at distant summits.

When the tea is finished, only the silence remains.

You will never behold the glory of the rainbow if you are constantly looking down at your boots.

Live quietly in the moment and see the beauty of all before you. The future will take care of itself.

Remain calm, serene, always in command of yourself. You will then find out how easy it is to get along.

Drop the idea of becoming someone, because you are already a masterpiece. You cannot be improved. You have only to come to it, to know it, to realize it.

Don't choose. Accept life as it is in its totality.

Meditation is the only answer to all the questions of man. The problem may be anything, but the answer is one: meditation is the answer.

Accept yourself as you are. And that is the most difficult thing in the world, because it goes against your training, your education, your culture.

Live intensely, live totally, here and now, for only the present moment is real.

Respect your uniqueness, and drop comparison. Relax into your being.

A single moment of total awareness is more valuable than a lifetime of unconsciousness.

Don't seek, don't search, don't ask, don't demand — relax. If you relax, it is there.

The moment you become aware of the watcher, you have stepped outside the wheel of karma.

My meditation is simple. It does not require any complex practices. It is simple: just watch.

Get out of your head and get into your heart. Think less, feel more.

Be a lotus flower: be in the water, and do not let the water touch you.

Meditation is nothing but a holiday from your mind.

Walk without a goal, love without a reason, live without a hurry.

The past is no more and the future is not yet: both are unnecessarily moving in directions which don't exist. Be in the present.

Innocence is the door to the divine.

Awareness is the alchemy. Just become aware of anger and anger disappears; become aware of greed and greed disappears.

The art of living consists in being sensitive to each moment, in seeing it as new and unique.

Solitude is not loneliness. Solitude is the presence of oneself.

When the mind is empty, the universe pours in.

To live without comparison is to live with reverence for life.

The moment you accept yourself, all doors open.

Be unhurried. Nature never rushes, yet everything is achieved.

Watch your thoughts as if they are clouds passing in the sky. Do not cling, do not push.

A conscious man has no past and no future; he has only the present.

Awareness is the greatest alchemy there is. Just go on becoming more and more aware, and you will find your life changing for the better in every possible dimension.

The wound is the place where the light enters you.

What you seek is seeking you.

The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts.

Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be. Be one.

There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.

We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.

The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.

Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.

Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.

To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.

You cannot find peace by avoiding life.

One cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not dined well.

Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it.

Out of your vulnerabilities will come your strength.

And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music.