The Monk Who Sold his Ferrari

The learned men and women of his world believed that, for new behavior to crystallize into a habit, one had to perform the new activity for twenty-one days in a row.”

The only reason to do something is because you want to and because you know it is the right thing for you to do.”

when you insert any activity into your routine by doing it the same way at the same time every day, it quickly grows into a habit.

a day without laughter or a day without love was a day without life.”

make sure that you have fun while you are advancing along the path of your goals and purpose. Never forget the importance of living with unbridled exhilaration. Never neglect to see the exquisite beauty in all living things. Today and this very moment that you and I are sharing is a gift. Remain spirited, joyful and curious. Stay focused on your lifework and on giving selfless service to others. The universe will take care of everything else.

Every experience offers lessons. So stop majoring in minor things. Enjoy your life.”

Reclaim the joy of waking up every morning full of energy and exhilaration. Breathe the fire of passion into all that you do.

beginner’s mind: those who keep their minds open to new concepts — those whose cups are always empty — will always move to higher levels of achievement and fulfillment.

when you have taken the time to build a strong character full of discipline, energy, power and optimism, you can have anything and do anything you want in your outer world.

“Courage allows you to run your own race. Courage allows you to do whatever you want to do because you know that it is right. Courage gives you the self-control to persist where others have failed.

When you dare to get out of your circle of comfort and explore the unknown, you start to liberate your true human potential.

When you push beyond your limits, just as you did in this little demonstration, you unlock mental and physical reserves that you never thought you had.”

“Truly enlightened people, those who experience deep happiness daily, are prepared to put off short-term pleasure for the sake of long-term fulfillment.

saying that you do not have the time to improve yourself, whether this means improving your mind or nourishing your spirit, is much like saying you do not have time to stop for gas because you are too busy driving.

While most of us know how to breathe to survive, we have never learned how to breathe to thrive. Most of us breathe far too shallowly and in so doing, we fail to take in enough oxygen to run the body at an optimal level.”

take in more oxygen through efficient breathing and you liberate your energy reserves along with your natural state of vitality.”

as you care for the body so you care for the mind.

“The first strategy was known to the sages as the Ritual of Solitude. This involves nothing more than ensuring that your daily schedule includes a mandatory period of peace.”

“Live foods are the answer. Live foods are foods that are not dead.”

Knowledge is only potential power. For the power to be manifested, it must be applied.