We need to recognize that part our political problem is that we do not participate effectively, that we suffer from a kind of mental slumber.
It takes all the time and all the energy we have to conquer the idiocy in us
Nothing in this world is a gift. Whatever must be learned must be learned the hard way.
When one has nothing to lose, one becomes courageous. We are timid only when there is something we can still cling to.
Forget the self and you will fear nothing, in whatever level or awareness you find yourself to be.
A warrior must cultivate the feeling that he has everything needed for the extravagant journey that is his life. What counts for a warrior is being alive. Life in itself is sufficient, self-explanatory and complete. Therefore, one may say without being presumptuous that the experience of experiences is being alive.
When a warrior has put an end to his routines, when he doesn't care anymore whether he has company or is alone, because he has heard the silent whisper of the spirit; then you can say that, truly, he has died. From that point on, even the simplest things in life become extraordinary for him.
The treachery of demons is nothing compared to the betrayal of an angel.
I think the bottom of the barrel is where the answers are.
Duty is the essence of manhood.
All forms of fear produce fatigue.