The Universe Smiles

War is a symptom of the terminal diseases of ignorance, superstition, and malice.

The eyes are only the first frontier in the endless spectrum of perspectives on reality.

You might search your whole life to belong when, all the while, you’ve been opening vistas into the heart that no one dared dream of.

Getting used to the old and familiar stomps on the budding sprouts of all that is new.

If you will make the choice to bring beauty into this world, it will be utterly necessary for you to ignore antagonism from those feeding on a daily diet of tragedy, disappointment, and dark thoughts.

In order to recognize wolves in sheep’s clothing, it may be necessary to spend a great deal of time with wolves.

A clever mind and rich imagination are absolutely impotent without the realization of mortality and the need to care for others with the same fate.

While inspiration is much like a bolt of lightening, you will have to climb up the highest mountain and into the clouds for it to strike you.

Often, belief is the only thing that can carry you over the ocean of doubt. Do not for a moment let go of this conviction, as will often not know you have reached the other side until you feel the earth beneath your feet.

The brighter the light, the stronger the shadows that will be cast.

The mind has no origin or master and may create anything imaginable, limited only by its degree of openness.

A short life lived well is far better than a long life wasted.

A tree’s leaves change with the seasons while its roots remain firmly planted in the ground.

Lying to oneself pushes ones conscience farther and farther away from truth, and as truth disappears, so does love.

Every decision has equal potential for benevolence and aggression. Before you open a door, make absolutely sure you are on the right side of it.

Pride may begin with a gentle voice but eventually raises to such a deafening shout so as to drown out all reason.

Mental illness is most pronounced in those that appear to be the most normal.

Were it not for our collective amnesia, humanity's problems could be seen clearly before they have made their mark. Somewhere, sometime – someone has dreamed of a solution for your greatest challenge.

Happiness alone has the power to grant true forgiveness.

Shining a light in the darkest hour, one may live in exile, a complete stranger in a land of barbarism.

Identity is self-proclaimed and eternally sovereign, needing absolutely no approval from any authority, be it kind and loving or drunken with avarice and hatred.

Who and what we choose to be today forges the very people that will inhabit our future – both our triumphs and failures are magnified in time.

The more love you pour into a child, the more love that child will bring into the world.

The soul of those that came before us is known by the imprints they left behind in the course of living their lives. The more deeply present you are in this moment, the stronger the footprint you leave in the sands of time, rippling forever into future generations.

In the realm of the infinite, there is no time, nor is there any limit to what may be seen, heard, or felt – that is our birthplace.

Grace and beauty color the Universe, yet much is filtered by pouring them through the sieve of the mind.

Fear has no place in a heart that has resolved to do what is right.

Lies may travel the planet many times over while the truth sits and watches.

You can trust deeply only those that would trust you with their life and more.

As dangerous the perils at sea, there is hardly a compelling reason to stay ashore.

Any dream will certainly come to life if you will devote every waking moment to it.

Indeed, it is difficult to say which is easier to believe in: that which we have never seen or those things seen from multiple diametrically opposed perspectives. Therefore, believe in what your heart shows you to be true.

It is indeed a grave problem to be controlled and limited by another but an even bigger sin to stay asleep in freedom.

A lifetime of smiles may leave deep wrinkles on the face, yet a life with no wrinkles leaves nothing behind at all.

To amass wealth without the ultimate goal of abolishing suffering and spreading joy is no better than stealing food from the starving to feed the sated.

Often, what you perceive to be a monster is none other than your deepest subconscious asking for an audience.

Desire is like the wind – the more it blows in a certain direction, the more likely the mind and will shall follow.

One silent, true prayer in the heart is worth one million spoken words.

Letting nothing but comfort through your door, you risk everything when great challenges come to visit.

It is far better to find oneself in isolation than in the crowded company of aggression and hate.

Uncontrolled aggression only leads to self-inflicted pain, and only when there is no pain may there be peace.

Monuments dedicated to great souls cover the world, but not one of them depicts a critic.

The thick sheet of ice covering the lake of love and compassion eventually cracks and gives way to the fierce stampede of ignorance.

Tread carefully with an emotionally charged opinion, as it can ignite a fire as quickly as it may put one out.

There can truly be neither depth nor complexity without sweet imperfection.

There is no cure for past mistakes other than brave decision to acknowledge and forgive.

Children carry what we give them into all future generations – therefore, give them only love and compassion.

Often, being right has more severe consequences than being wrong.

Often, the desire for great happiness washes away countless, smaller joys that could have made all the difference.

Premeditated inspiration is bound to its own agenda, as a wild dancer that watches himself in the mirror. Your creations will be colored with your weaknesses to the degree you have not surrendered yourself to that dance. Dance wildly or do not dance at all.