True love is born from understanding.

True love is born from understanding.

Lord Gautam Buddha

Do not judge yourself harshly. Without mercy for ourselves we cannot love the world.

Do not judge yourself harshly. Without mercy for ourselves we cannot love the world.

Remember that the only constant in life is change.

Remember that the only constant in life is change.

The more fully we give our energy, the more it returns to us.

The more fully we give our energy, the more it returns to us.

Those who, relying upon themselves only, not looking for assistance to anyone besides themselves, it is they who will reach the top-most height.

Those who, relying upon themselves only, not looking for assistance to anyone besides themselves, it is they who will reach the top-most height.

In the same way that rain breaks into a house with a bad roof, desire breaks into the mind that has not been practising meditation.

In the same way that rain breaks into a house with a bad roof, desire breaks into the mind that has not been practising meditation.

For those who are always courteous and respectful of elders, four things increase: life, beauty, happiness and strength.

For those who are always courteous and respectful of elders, four things increase: life, beauty, happiness and strength.

He who walks in the company of fools suffers much. Company with fools, as with an enemy, is always painful. Company with the wise is pleasure, like meeting with kinfolk.

He who walks in the company of fools suffers much. Company with fools, as with an enemy, is always painful. Company with the wise is pleasure, like meeting with kinfolk.

Do not be the judge of people; do not make assumptions about others. A person is destroyed by holding judgments about others.

Do not be the judge of people; do not make assumptions about others. A person is destroyed by holding judgments about others.

As a bee gathering nectar does not harm or disturb the color & fragrance of the flower; so do the wise move through the world.

As a bee gathering nectar does not harm or disturb the color & fragrance of the flower; so do the wise move through the world.

Right perspective is no perspective or all perspectives.

Right perspective is no perspective or all perspectives.

Joy comes not through possession or ownership but through a wise and loving heart.

Joy comes not through possession or ownership but through a wise and loving heart.

Only those who go where few have gone can see what few have seen.

Only those who go where few have gone can see what few have seen.

The fool thinks he has won a battle when he bullies with harsh speech, but knowing how to be forbearing alone makes one victorious.

The fool thinks he has won a battle when he bullies with harsh speech, but knowing how to be forbearing alone makes one victorious.

Why cling to the pain and the wrongs of yesterday? Why hold on to the very things that keep you from hope and love.

Why cling to the pain and the wrongs of yesterday? Why hold on to the very things that keep you from hope and love.

Freedom and happiness are found in the flexibility and ease with which we move through change.

Freedom and happiness are found in the flexibility and ease with which we move through change.

Your body is precious. It is our vehicle for awakening. Treat it with care.

Your body is precious. It is our vehicle for awakening. Treat it with care.

Just as a picture is drawn by an artist, surroundings are created by the activities of the mind

Just as a picture is drawn by an artist, surroundings are created by the activities of the mind

The mentor can be identified by four things: by restraining you from wrongdoing, guiding you towards good actions, telling you what you ought to know, and showing you the path to heaven.

The mentor can be identified by four things: by restraining you from wrongdoing, guiding you towards good actions, telling you what you ought to know, and showing you the path to heaven.