Why are my arms so weak? It's like I did that push-up last year for nothing!
What would we have to hold in compassion to be at peace right now? What would we have to let go of to be at peace right now?
Love creates a communion with life. Love expands us, connects us, sweetens us, ennobles us. Love springs up in tender concern, it blossoms into caring action. It makes beauty out of all we touch. In any moment we can step beyond our small self and embrace each other as beloved parts of a whole.
We can bring a heart of understanding and compassion to a world that needs it so much.
Most people discover that when hate is gone, they will be forced to deal with their own pain.
In deep self acceptance, grows a compassionate understanding.
The purpose of spiritual life is not to create some special state of mind. A state of mind is always temporary. The purpose is to work directly with the most primary elements of our body and our mind, to see the ways we get trapped by our fears, desires, and anger, to learn directly our capacity for freedom.
Build a man a fire, and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.
You face adversity all the time. I accept what lies ahead and then I do my best. You can't take things too seriously, and you can't use things as an excuse or you'll never get through.
Some of the films that I have really enjoyed include: The Fifth Element, The Crow, Toys, Seven, Forrest Gump, The Lion King, 12 Monkeys, Doctor Zhivago, Being There, and Trainspotting.
I don't like to play above or below people's heads. Basically, I just like to get up in front of a crowd and rip it up.