Do not conquer the world with force, for force only causes resistance. Thorns spring up when an army passes. Years of misery follow a great victory. Do only what needs to be done without using violence.

Lao Tzu

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You are free, you are powerful, you are good, you are love, you have value, you have a purpose. All is well.

True peace cannot be achieved by force or by merely invoking the word "peace." It can only be attained by training the mind and learning to cultivate inner peace. Peace is a calm and gentle state of mind.

There is only one meditation - the rigorous refusal to harbor thoughts.

Nisargadatta Maharaj

Authenticity is powerful because it is, by definition, impossible to fake. To lead an authentic life is to lead a truly honest life.

You must live in the present, launch yourself on every wave, find your eternity in each moment. Fools stand on their island of opportunities and look toward another land. There is no other land; there is no other life but this.

Henry David Thoreau

Begin doing what you want to do now. We have only this moment, sparkling like a star in our hand, and melting like a snowflake.

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