God is a loving god.
The best predictor of future behavior is past behavior, so you have got to create a new history.
In life you have three options with any situation that is a challenge. Remove yourself from the situation, change it, or accept it.
The problem is that for women, the average time is just over 14 minutes… men are left with about 12 minutes during which time they need to think of something to do!
Instead of being ashamed of what you’ve been through, be proud of what you have overcome!
People who consistently win have a clear and thoughtful strategy. They know what they need to do and when they need to do it. They write it down so they stay on course, and avoid any alternative that does not get them closer to the finish line.
Anyone can do something when they want to do it. Really successful people do things when they don’t want to do it.
Not thinking about anything is Zen. Once you know this, walking, sitting, or lying down, everything you do is Zen.
Before enlightnment, chop wood, carry water. After enlightnment, chop wood, carry water.
Right now, it’s like this.
Mind your thoughts, as they become your words. Mind your words, as they become your actions. Mind your actions, as they become you.
I’m the fifth generation of Seventh Day Adventists and the youngest of four brothers. When I was still very small, we formed a gospel quartet.
Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength while loving someone deeply gives you courage.
I come to realize that mind is no other than mountains and rivers and the great wide earth, the sun and the moon and stars.
Where ignorance is our master, there is no possibility of real peace.
One must be deeply aware of the impermanence of the world.
Faith consists in believing when it is beyond the power of reason to believe.
A miracle is an event which creates faith. That is the purpose and nature of miracles. Frauds deceive. An event which creates faith does not deceive: therefore it is not a fraud, but a miracle.
I feel the presence of a higher power. I believe that what you give is what you get. It’s universal law. I believe in the power of prayer and of words. I’ve learned that when you predict that negative things will happen, they do.
Why is the tao so valuable? Because it is everywhere, and everyone can use it. This is why those who seek will find.
There is only one religion, though there are a hundred versions of it.
Be the witness of your thoughts. You are what observes, not what you observe.
