11 de agosto de 2010

Quotes from the peaceful warrior

1. "Life has three rules: Paradox, Humor, and Change.

- Paradox: Life is a mystery; don't waste your time trying to figure it out.

- Humor: Keep a sense of humor, especially about yourself. It is a strength beyond all measure

- Change: Know that nothing ever stays the same."


2. "There is never nothing going on. There are no ordinary moments."

3. "When you feel fear. Use the sword, take it up here and cut the mind to ribbons, slash through all those regrets and fears, anything else that lives in past or the future"

4. "Take out the trash from what's inside your head."

5. "A warrior is not about perfection or victory or invulnerability. He's about absolute vulnerability. That is the only true courage."

6. "There is no starting or stopping - only doing."

7. "There's no greater purpose than service to others."

8. "Everyone wants to tell you what to do and what's good for you. They don't want you to find your own answers, they want you to believe theirs."

9. "I want you to stop gathering information from the outside and start gathering it from the inside."

10. "People are not their thoughts, they think they are, and it brings them all kinds of sadness."

11. "Death isn't sad. The sad thing is: most people don't live at all."

12. "Knowledge is knowing, Wisdom is doing."

13. "Where are you? Here. What time is it? Now. Who are you? This moment."

14. "It is the journey that gives us happiness, not the destination."

15. "A warrior acts, only a fool reacts."

16. "If you don't get what you want, you suffer. And even when you get exactly what you want, you still suffer because you can't hold on to it forever."

17. "There is no better, you will never be better. Same way you'll never be less than anybody else."

18. "Habit is the problem. All you need to do is be conscious about your choices and be responsible for your actions."

19. "Every action has its price and its pleasure. Recognizing both sides a warrior becomes realistic and responsible for his actions."

20. "The ones who are hardest to love are usually the ones who need it the most."