Contemplations

Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of men of old; seek what they sought. Basho

To the possession of the Self the way is inward. Plutinius

Look within. Within you is the immortal Soul. Within you is the inexhaustible spiritual treasure. Within you is the ocean of bliss. Look within for the happiness which you have sought in vain. Sivananda

At the end of all religious paths there is the quest “Who Am I?” Until that question is satisfactorily answered no one can claim to know what the truth is or what God is. The ultimate instruction in all religions should therefore be “Know thyself". Lakshmana

If you cannot find good friends, better to be alone . Gautama Buddha

He who knows others is wise. He who knows himself is enlightened.
Lao-tzu

When you meet someone not as good as you are, look within and examine your own self. Confucius

Life is short and the time of death is uncertain; so apply yourself to meditation. Avoid doing evil, and acquire merit, to the best of your ability, even at the cost of life itself. In short: Act so that you have no cause to be ashamed of yourselves and hold fast to this rule. Milarepa

Let us live happily, hating none though others hate; let us live without hate among those who hate. Gautama Buddha

The final mystery is oneself. When one has weighed the sun in the balance, and measured the steps of the moon and mapped out the seven heavens star by star, there still remains oneself. Oscar Wilde

Remember you cannot abandon what you do not know. To go beyond yourself you must know yourself. Nisargadatta

No matter how difficult the past, you can always begin again today. Gautama Buddha

What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us. Sufi saying

With our thoughts we create the world. Gautama Buddha

He who fears he will suffer, already suffers from his fear. Michel de Montaigne

Nothing can bring you peace but yourself. Ralph Waldo Emerson

Nothing is ever right or wrong, it is we who make it so. Gautama Buddha

A quiet mind cureth all. Robert Burns

Conquer yourself, not others. Gautama Buddha

If you do not obtain the light of Inner Peace, mere external ease and pleasure
will become a source of pain. Milarepa

Look to this day - for it is life, the very life of life. In its brief course lie all the realities and truths of existence - the bliss of growth, the splendor of action, the glory of power. For yesterday is but a dream and tomorrow is only a vision, but today, well lived, makes every yesterday a dream of happiness and every tomorrow a vision of hope. ~~ Kalidasa, 4th Century Indian Playwright