A balanced intellect presupposes a harmonious growth of body, mind and soul.
Hopefully, I brought people a certain joy. That will be a wonderful legacy.
Use your knowledge, and your heart, to stand up for those who can't stand, speak for those who can't speak, be a beacon of light for those whose lives have become dark.
Feed the body food and drink, it will survive today. Feed the soul art and music, it will live forever.
Leave everything you do, every place you go, everything you touch a little better for your having been there.
Perseverance is failing 19 times and succeeding the 20th.
If you're passionate about what you do, then go for it wholeheartedly. Be prepared that if anytime, you may be surprised by a phenomenal opportunity that may come your way, and that's when I say, do your homework. Be ready.
Sometimes the riskiest decision you can make is to do nothing.
Again and again we need to appreciate the subtle workings of the teachings and the practice, and even when there is no extraordinary, dramatic change, to persevere with calm and patience. How important it is to be skillful and gentle with ourselves, without becoming disheartened or giving up, but trusting the spiritual path and knowing that it has its own laws and its own dynamics.
Jealousy is a disease, it's like a poison.
You can't deny somebody that's a hard worker. You can't deny somebody that just digs down as deep as they can.