The Way Things Turn

And for the rest, let life happen to you. Believe me: life is always in the right. ~ Rainer Maria Rilke

If you want to go quickly, go alone. If you want to go far, go together. ~ African Proverb

If you pay attention for just five minutes, you know some very fundamental dharma: Things change, nothing stays  comfortable, sensations com...

To be surprised, to wonder, is to begin to understand. ~ José Ortega Y Gasset

He who can take  no great interest in what is small  will take false interest in what is great. ~ John Ruskin

Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak;  courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen. ~ Winston Churchill 

Life is present in this moment. Every breath brings me back to the present moment to be in touch with life. ~ Thich Nhat Hanh

The past is a guidepost, not a hitching post. ~ L. Thomas Holdcroft 

When we are still, it gives insight a chance to rise. ~ Thich Nhat Hanh 

The truth knocks on the door and you say, "Go away. I'm looking for the truth," and so, it goes away. ~ Robert Pirsig

What is defeat? Nothing but education; nothing but the first step to something better. ~ Wendell Phillips

Make all you can, save all you can, give all you can. ~ John Wesley

Most of the miracles we hear of are infinitely less wonderful than the commonest of natural phenomena, when fairly seen.  ~ John Muir

A sense of humor...is needed armor. Joy in one's heart and some laughter on one's lips is a sign that the person down deep has a pre...

I have lived for more than fifty years, floating in the sea of birth and death –– There is nothing to grasp. ~ Shinetsu

To bear defeat with dignity,  to accept criticism with poise, to receive honors with humility –– these are marks of maturity and graciousnes...

When our mind isn't present, we look but we don't see, we listen but we don't hear, we eat but we don't know  the flavor of ...

It is necessary to any originality to have the courage to be an amateur. ~ Wallace Stevens

Whether or not we are happy depends on  our awareness. When you have a toothache, you think not having a toothache will make you happy.  But...

Love is a temporary madness, it erupts like  volcanoes and then subsides. And when it  subsides, you have to make a decision.  You have to w...