“The secret of happiness is freedom. The secret of freedom is courage.” ~ Thucydides

"Meditation is not a way of making your mind quiet.  It's a way of entering into the quiet that's already there -- buried under the 50,000 thoughts the average person thinks every day." ~ Deepak Chopra

Unconditional Openness

"The peace that we are looking for is not peace that crumbles as soon as there is difficulty or chaos.  Whether we're seeking inner peace, global peace, or a combination of the two, the way to experience it is to build on the foundation of unconditional openness to all that arises.  Peace isn't an experience free of challenges, free of rough and smooth, it's an experience that's expansive enough to include all that arises without feeling threatened."  ~ Pema Chodron

'The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy."

"You have to constantly choose Peace, over and over, regardless of all doubts, curiosities, etc.  The more we let go, the more we understand, the less we need anything to turn out a certain way." ~ Innerhike

John Adams on Education, 1776

"Laws for the liberal education of youth, especially of the lower class of people, are so extremely wise and useful, that, to a human and generous mind, no expense for this purpose would be thought extravagant." ~ John Adams

Do everything with a mind that lets go. Do not expect praise or reward. ~ Achaan Chah