A balanced inner calmness radiates from a peaceful centre. It neither craves others' approval nor rejects others' presence. It neither pulls towards nor pushes away. It has a reverent attitude towards life and all its inhabitants.

That which holds us all together is very delicate.

Do you really want to hold onto empty things? We don’t have to give anything up. They just need transforming. A thousand years of happiness would be much better than another thousand years of tears, don’t you think?

Your body would not get sick if you held no thought of resentment. It is neither good nor bad of itself. If we hold anything against anyone, we will suffer ourselves.

It is one thing to lose people you love. It is another to lose yourself. That is a greater loss.

If one holds back from life’s joys for fear of their ending, one will miss out on the best parts of life.

The silence is constant. The noise is temporary.

Without silence, we can neither know ourselves, another, or the depth of anything beautiful. We learn how to take silence into the noise.

The place where all important things happen is silent and solitary. It is seldom spoken of. It is momentous, yet, almost imperceptible.