In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks.

Isn’t it enough to see that a garden is beautiful without having to believe that there are fairies at the bottom of it too?

We should not fret for what is past, nor should we be anxious about the future; men of discernment deal only with the present moment.

Speak the truth, and all things alive or brute are vouchers, and the very roots of the grass underground there, do seem to stir and move to bear you witness.

When you take your attention into the present moment, a certain alertness arises. You become more conscious of what’s around you, but also, strangely, a sense of presence that is both within and without.

There is that in the glance of a flower which may at times control the greatest of creation’s braggart lords.

Probably because I’m from a middle class family, I have that nature in me that I don’t get too excited with big things.

Every step of life shows much caution is required.

When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive – to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love.

Listen; there’s a hell of a good universe next door: let’s go.

Whatever is begun in anger ends in shame.

I was definitely very much a country boy.

From my perspective, I absolutely believe in a greater spiritual power, far greater than I am, from which I have derived strength in moments of sadness or fear. That’s what I believe, and it was very, very strong in the forest.

Always say ‚yes‘ to the present moment… Surrender to what is. Say ‚yes‘ to life – and see how life starts suddenly to start working for you rather than against you.

I mean, Hawaii is beautiful, but the world is full of beautiful places.

Philosophically considered, the universe is composed of Nature and the Soul. Strictly speaking, therefore, all that is separate from us, all which Philosophy distinguishes as the ‚Not Me,‘ that is, both nature and art, all other men and my own body, must be ranked under this name, ‚Nature.‘

We are cups, constantly and quietly being filled. The trick is, knowing how to tip ourselves over and let the beautiful stuff out.

I think the most important thing is to keep active and to hope that your mind stays active.

The extent of your consciousness is limited only by your ability to love and to embrace with your love the space around you, and all it contains.

Behold the child, by Nature’s kindly law pleased with a rattle, tickled with a straw.

Freedom is not given to us by anyone; we have to cultivate it ourselves. It is a daily practice… No one can prevent you from being aware of each step you take or each breath in and breath out.

Tomorrow is nothing, today is too late; the good lived yesterday.

Nature and human life are as various as our several constitutions. Who shall say what prospect life offers to another?

The foot feels the foot when it feels the ground.

If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other.

Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow. It empties today of its strength.

It’s just a job. Grass grows, birds fly, waves pound the sand. I beat people up.

Most human beings have an almost infinite capacity for taking things for granted.

Nothing on this earth is standing still. It’s either growing or it’s dying. No matter if it’s a tree or a human being.

We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things, because we’re curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths.

You have to like the present; if not your life becomes secondhand, if you think it was better before. Or that it will be better in the future.

I guess when you turn off the main road, you have to be prepared to see some funny houses.

Here we are, trapped in the amber of the moment. There is no why.

Perhaps, after all, America never has been discovered. I myself would say that it had merely been detected.

Do the best you can, and don’t take life too serious.

If you’re not careful to think and speak words of faith, worry will creep in, and it will not only steal your peace and joy, it will steal your ‚today.‘ The present is the greatest gift God ever gives us. So hold on to the peace that’s yours in Christ. Don’t let it go.

We’ve fallen into a trap of ever-widening orbits of contact, and there is a total disregard for the present moment.

Hong Kong is a wonderful, mixed-up town where you’ve got great food and adventure. First and foremost, it’s a great place to experience China in a relatively accessible way.

I believe that a simple and unassuming manner of life is best for everyone, best both for the body and the mind.

Even Hubble hasn’t found yet the end of this universe, and we don’t know that it has any end.

There are moments when all anxiety and stated toil are becalmed in the infinite leisure and repose of nature.

A lot of people can’t stand touring but to me it’s like breathing. I do it because I’m driven to do it.

The nature of the human mind is such that unless it is stimulated by images of things acting upon it from without, all remembrance of them passes easily away.

To build may have to be the slow and laborious task of years. To destroy can be the thoughtless act of a single day.

I don’t think about the end game. I’ve got lots to occupy my mind. It’s the rage that keeps me going.

What is a farm but a mute gospel?

I could do one show after another in China for the rest of my life and still die ignorant. There’s a lot of places left to go.

If we had a keen vision of all that is ordinary in human life, it would be like hearing the grass grow or the squirrel’s heart beat, and we should die of that roar which is the other side of silence.

Life is one big road with lots of signs. So when you riding through the ruts, don’t complicate your mind. Flee from hate, mischief and jealousy. Don’t bury your thoughts, put your vision to reality. Wake Up and Live!

If you can feel that Mother Earth is in you, and you are Mother Earth, then you are not any longer afraid to die because the earth is not dying. Like a wave appears and disappears and appears again.

For in the true nature of things, if we rightly consider, every green tree is far more glorious than if it were made of gold and silver.

Every blessing ignored becomes a curse.

The stars shall fade away, the sun himself Grow dim with age, and nature sink in years, But thou shalt flourish in immortal youth, Unhurt amidst the wars of elements, The wrecks of matter, and the crush of worlds.

The fewer the words, the better the prayer.

With the past, I have nothing to do; nor with the future. I live now.

From the point of view of basic physics, the most interesting phenomena are, of course, in the new places, the places where the rules do not work – not the places where they do work! That is the way in which we discover new rules.

There are things around, and I know where they can be got quite easily, but I quite like waking up to the sunshine.

With mindfulness, you can establish yourself in the present in order to touch the wonders of life that are available in that moment.

Although our intellect always longs for clarity and certainty, our nature often finds uncertainty fascinating.

If you want to go somewhere, it is best to find someone who has already been there.

Your Highest Self is not just an idea that sounds lofty and spiritual. It is a way of being. It is the very first principle that you must come to understand and embrace as you move toward attracting to you that which you want and need for this parenthesis in eternity that you know as your life.