Never let your fears be the boundaries of your dreams._x000D_ _x000D_ Happiness is a direction, not a place.
Interpretation
Happiness is about the journey and goals we pursue, not a specific destination.
This quote emphasizes that happiness is found in the process of striving towards our dreams rather than reaching a particular endpoint. It invites us to view happiness as an ongoing journey defined by our aspirations and the paths we choose, rather than a fixed state that we achieve once we reach a certain point in life.
In practice
In a motivational speech about pursuing goals.
A person is either himself or not himself; is either rooted in his existence or is a fabrication; has either found his humanhood or is still playing with masks and roles and status symbols. And nobody is more aware of this difference (although unconsciously) than a child. Only an authentic person can evoke a good response in the core of the other person; only person is resonant to person.
We evaluate others with a Godlike justice, but we want them to evaluate us with a Godlike compassion.
The commonest fallacy among women is that simply having children makes them a mother - which is as absurd as believing that having a piano makes one a musician.
Man's unique agony as a species consists in his perpetual conflict between the desire to stand out and the need to blend in.
"Terrorism" is what we call the violence of the weak, and we condemn it; "war" is what we call the violence of the strong, and we glorify it.
At it's highest level, the purpose of teaching is not to teachβit is to inspire the desire for learning. Once a student's mind is set on fire, it will find a way to provide its own fuel.
Happiness and peace of mind are a matter of consciousness. We must create the harmony we desire. As we raise our level of consciousness we become more in tune with the true nature of our being. This type of awareness is not an accident; it comes from study and an understanding that we are truly creative.
It is good to have money and the things that money can buy, but it's good too, to check up once in a while and make sure you haven't lost the things money can't buy.
Oh sleep! it is a gentle thing,_x000D_ _x000D_ Beloved from pole to pole.
Happiness is the settling of the soul into its most appropriate spot.
The key to human happiness lies within our own state of mind, and so too do the primary obstacles to that happiness.
Abjure all accretions and turn off the lights. Put on some music - Leonard Cohen, say, perhaps his 'Various Positions' - and let your mind cool down. Soon you'll forget there's a word called 'stress.'
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