Life-changing ideas and insights from some of the world's greatest thinkers.
How much we know and understand ourselves is critically important, but there is something that is even more essential to living a Wholehearted life: loving ourselves.
Hour by hour, life is kindly offered us. We have learned but little from yesterday. Of tomorrow, all knowledge is forbidden, and if I ever feared the coming evening, the setting sun still saw what brought me joy. Do like me then; with joyful wisdom look the instant in the eye! Do not delay! Hurry! Run to greet it, lively and benevolent, be it for action, for joy or for love! Wherever you may be, be like a child, wholly and always; then you will be the all; and invincible.
The greatest happiness that you can have is knowing that you do not necessarily require happiness.
Every man is a damn fool for at least five minutes every day. Wisdom consists in not exceeding that limit.
In my opinion, intuition is our most valuable compass in this world. It is the bridge between the unconscious and the conscious mind, and it is hugely important to keep in touch with what makes us tick.
The indispensable first step to getting everything you want out of life is this: decide what you want.
How wonderful is it that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world?
The mark of a wild heart is living out the paradox of love in our lives. It’s the ability to be tough and tender, excited and scared, brave and afraid—all in the same moment. It’s showing up in our vulnerability and our courage, being both fierce and kind.
I came to see that there was nothing to forgive, that I was the one who caused my own problems.
Only a life lived for others is worth living.