If we seek paradise outside ourselves, we cannot have paradise in our hearts.

Thomas Merton

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That one wants nothing to be different, not forward, not backwards, not in all eternity. Not merely bear what is necessary, still less conceal it... but love it.

Friedrich Nietzsche

The basic root of happiness lies in our minds; outer circumstances are nothing more than adverse or favorable.

Matthieu Ricard

All the art of living lies in a fine mingling of letting go and holding on.

Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don't resist them; that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like.

One thing we do know: Life will give you whatever experience is most helpful for the evolution of your consciousness. How do you know this the experience you need? Because this is the experience you are having at this moment.

Nothing is forever except change.

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