Beautiful Words

"The source of true happiness is living in ease and freedom, fully experiencing the wonders of life-- Being aware of what is going on in the present moment, free from both clinging and aversion"

"People are so afraid of death because they haven’t lived fully. They haven’t known what life is. Those who learn to know themselves, master themselves, and live their lives deeply and fully in each moment won’t be afraid"

"Love the whole world as if it were your self; then you will truly care for all things"

"Do not cling to possessions, they are impermanent; Instead perform deeds that are good for only deeds last"

"A man is measured by the angle at which he looks at objects. What is life but what a man is thinking of all day?"

"It is not life and wealth and power that enslave us, it’s our attachment to them"

"Through reflection on our calmed minds we endeavor to reach the bottom of things and there to grasp with our own hands the very life of the universe, which makes the sun rise in the morning, makes the bird cheerfully sing in the balmy spring breeze, and makes humanity hunger for love, righteousness, liberty, truth, and goodness"

"Open your eyes and awaken. See things as they are, from a clear mind, and you will be comforted. He who is awake will no longer be afraid of nightmares"

"Nothing we seek to touch or see can represent Eternity. They spoil, they die. Then let us find eternal Truth within the mind"

“You can have my love, you can have my smiles. Forget the bad parts, you don’t need them. Just take the music, the goodness, because it’s the very best, and it’s the part I give most willingly”

"There is a reality even prior to heaven and earth; Indeed, it has no form, much less a name; Eyes fail to see it; It has no voice for ears to detect… Absolutely quiet, and yet illuminating in a mysterious way, It allows itself to be perceived only by the clear-eyed"

"The restless, busy nature of the world-- this, I declare, is at the root of all pain. Attain instead that composure of mind which rests in the silence of immortality"

"The desiring of things, covetousness and wanting, these are the causes of the misery and vanity in the world. Surrender selfish grasping, and you will attain that calm state of mind which conveys perfect peace, goodness, and wisdom"

"Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience"

"I think in art, but especially in films, people are trying to confirm their own existences"

"The path is not difficult to follow, but most of us get lost in fogs of our own ideas"