When facing the unexpected, resilient individuals remain calm, demonstrating their respect for life and their confidence through a composed attitude and wise handling of crises.
At the beginning of life, we are spectators; then, we become actors; and finally, we become the masters behind the scenes.
Buddhism is a way of living rather than just something found in scriptures or temples; it resides right beside us.
Being decisive is a highly sophisticated quality. If you are hesitating about discarding something, just let it go. If you are hesitating about ending a relationship, end it. Joy is fleeting, while life is long. May we all live with grace and freedom.
"Picking chrysanthemums by the eastern fence" is a peaceful kind of freedom; "Walking as if in a leisurely courtyard" is a joyful freedom; "Pointing at mountains and rivers, writing with passion" is a heroic freedom; "Heaven has endowed me with talent" is a confident freedom; "Fishing alone in the cold river snow" is a pure freedom; "I will not return until Loulan is conquered" is a tragic and heroic freedom.
Government should be like the human stomach; if people do not feel its presence, it is functioning well.
There are many ways to succeed; do not reject methods that you find disagreeable.
The happiness of missing someone can sometimes feel a little bit sorrowful.
If initiating a conversation always ends in embarrassment, your attentiveness might be perceived as an unwanted haunting in their eyes.
On the journey of life, we learn to let go so that we can find more beautiful scenery; we renounce temptation to embrace the rainbow ahead and the clear sky after the snow.