Purpose of life...

“Monks, this committed life is not lived in order to deceive people, or to convert them. It is not lived for the sake of gain or honor or reputation or financial profit. There is no idea of "let me draw people's attention to me by being a this or a that." No, monks, this committed life is lived for the sake of seeing into things and understanding them.”

Itivuttaka Sutta

Radiating bliss...

“Shariputra, does it occur to any of my followers to think that after they have known full enlightenment they should lead all beings to nirvana?"
"No, Honored One."
"But that should be their intention. They should not be too caught up with themselves to believe that. A glowworm or firefly does not think that its light could illuminate the continent of India or even radiate over it. In the same way, the followers do not think that they can, after obtaining full enlightenment, lead all beings to nirvana.
But the sun, when it has risen, radiates its light over the whole of India. Just so, an awakened follower when he is fully enlightened, without even consciously attempting to, leads all beings to nirvana.”

Prajnaparamita

On the greatness of happiness...

“Happiness always looks small while you 

hold it in your hands, but let it go, and you 

learn at once how big and precious it is.” 

Maxim Gorky

Real understanding...

“It has taken me all my life to understand 

it is not necessary to understand everything.” 

Rene Coty

Water as a mirror..

“A shortcut into the path is to be inwardly empty 

and outwardly quiet, like water that is clear and 

still, myriad images reflecting in it, neither 

sinking nor floating, all things spontaneously so.”

Fu-jung

Future...

“The best thing about the future is that 

it comes only one day at a time.” 

Abraham Lincoln

Freedom

“Different winds come from all directions. Some are clear, some carry dust, some are cold or hot, fierce gales or gentle breezes. In the same way sensations arise in the body: pleasant or unpleasant or neutral. When a meditator sees sensations as he does the winds, coming and going, clear or dust laden, fierce or gentle, he will fully understand them and be free from dependence on them. When he understands sensations perfectly, he will see beyond this conditioned world.”

Samyutta Nikaya 

Beautiful Irish blessing...

May flowers always line your path and sunshine light your day.

May songbirds serenade you every step along the way.

May a rainbow run beside you in a sky that's always blue.

And may happiness fill your heart each day your whole life through.

Irish Blessing

Attraction...

You will notice that those who speak most of prosperity, have it. Those who speak most of health, have it. Those who speak most of sickness, have it. Those who speak most of poverty, have it. It is Law. It can be no other way... The way you feel is your point of attraction, and so, the Law of Attraction is most understood when you see yourself as a magnet getting more and more of the way you feel. When you feel lonely, you attract more loneliness. When you feel poor, you attract more poverty. When you feel sick, you attract more sickness. When you feel unhappy, you attract more unhappiness. When you feel healthy and vital and alive and prosperous—you attract more of all of those things.

Esther Hicks (Abraham)

Mirror that is mind...

Just as material things are made of dust, so too are our perceptions and thoughts mere dust. Just as it takes only a moment to wipe the dust from the surface of a mirror, so it takes only a moment to become enlightened, the moment all defiled intentions are cleared from our consciousness, we will see ourselves in the mirror of perfect truth.”

Master Hsing Yun
"Describing the Indescribable"

Limitless heart...

“As a mother would risk her life to protect her child, her only child, even so should one cultivate a limitless heart with regard to all beings. With good will for the entire cosmos, cultivate a limitless heart: Above, below, & all around, unobstructed, without hostility or hate. Whether standing, walking, sitting, or lying down, as long as one is alert, one should be resolved on this mindfulness. This is called a sublime abiding here & now.”

Sutta Nipata 

Now!Now!Now!

“The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, worry about the future, or anticipate troubles, but to live in the present moment wisely and earnestly.”

Buddhist Wisdom

Always now!

"If we open our eyes and see clearly, it becomes obvious 

that there is no other time than this instant..."

Alan W. Watts

Old Age...

“Old age is like everything else. 

To make a success of it, you've got 

to start young.” 

Fred Astaire

Truth seekers...

“If the element of the truth seeker did not exist in everyone, 

there would be no turning away from craving, n

or could there be a longing for nirvana, n

or a seeking for it, nor a resolve to find it.”

Visuddhi Magga

Mirror...

Every thought we think, every word we speak, 

every action we take is a reflection of who we truly are...

Mary Ann Byrne