Quotes

From a withered tree, a flower blooms

Be a light unto yourself – Budha

The unexamined life is not worth living – Socrates

All anxiety, all dissatisfaction, all the reasons for hoping that our experience could be different are rooted in our fear of death. Fear of death is always in the background. As the Zen master Shunryu Suzuki Roshi said, “Life is like getting into a boat that’s just about to sail out to sea and sink.” – When Things Fall Apart, Pema Chödrön

Fear is a natural reaction to moving closer to the truth – Pema Chödrön, When Things Fall Apart

I found myself praying: “May I love and accept myself just as I am” – Tara Brach, Radical Acceptance

It is not enough to be busy. So are the ants. The question is: What are we busy about? – Henry David Thoreau

You have survived everything you have been through, and you will survive this too – Matt Haig, The Comfort Book