The undisturbed mind is like the calm body water reflecting the brilliance of the moon. Empty the mind and you will realize the undisturbed mind.
— Yagyu Jubei

The best way to take care of the future is to take care of the present moment.
— Thich Nhat Hanh

We must learn to be still in the midst of activity and to be vibrantly alive in repose.
— Indira Gandhi

People take different roads seeking fulfillment and happiness. Just because they’re not on your road doesn’t mean they’ve gotten lost.
— Dalai Lama

Nothing can bring you peace but yourself.

— Ralph Waldo Emmerson

Try to find something beautiful every day.

On the days that this is difficult, try twice as hard.

Let the beauty we love be what we do. There are hundreds of ways to kneel and kiss the ground.
— Rumi

It is not enough to aim; you must hit.

As we look deeply within, we understand our perfect balance. There is no fear of the cycle of birth, life and death. For when you stand in the present moment, you are timeless.
— Rodney Yee

Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself. — Rumi

Don’t try to change others. You see how hard it is to even change yourself.

Prayer is when you talk to God;
meditation is when you listen to God.
— Diana Robinson

The Art of Peace begins with you. Work on yourself and your appointed task. Everyone has a spirit that can be refined, a body that can be trained in some manner, a suitable path to follow. — Morihei Ueshiba

A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects.
— Robert Heinlein

Life is wide, limitless — there is no border, no frontier.
— Bruce Lee