“Thoughts can create such a barrier that even if you are standing before a beautiful flower, you will not be able to see it. Your eyes are covered with layers of thought. To experience the beauty of the flower you have to be in a state of meditation, not in a state of mentation. You have to be silent, utterly silent, not even a flicker of thought – and the beauty explodes, reaches to you from all directions. You are drowned in the beauty of a sunrise, of a starry night, of beautiful trees.”
—Osho
Handy Quotes to Know by Heart
“Care about what other people think and you will always be their prisoner.” — Lao Tzu
“Judge not and you shall not be judged.” — Jesus
“Holding onto anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone; you are the one who gets burned.” — Buddha
“Remember that the best relationship is one in which you love for each other exceeds your need for each other.” — The Dalai Lama
“If you cannot love yourself, then you cannot know the taste of love or what love means.” — Osho
“What lies behind us and what lies head of us are tiny matters compared to what lives within us.” — Henry David Thoreau
“You find peace not by rearranging the circumstances of your life, but by realizing who you are at the deepest level.” — Eckhart Tolle
