The Monk Who Sold his Ferrari

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.

“Read regularly. Reading for thirty minutes a day will do wonders for you. But I must caution you. Do not read just anything. You must be very selective about what you put into the lush garden of your mind. It must be immensely nourishing. Make it something that will improve both you and the quality of your life.”

to truly get the best out of a great book, you must study it, not just read it.

All the mistakes you will ever make in your life have already been made by those that have walked before you.

The problem is that most people think just enough to survive. What I am speaking about with this ritual is thinking enough to thrive.

“But it is a perfect world, and you have a perfect life. You do have the power to control your day. You do have the power to think good thoughts. You do have the power to live your dreams!”

The only way to improve tomorrow is to know what you did wrong today.”

‘Happiness comes through good judgment, good judgment comes through experience, and experience comes through bad judgment.’

pain is often the precursor to personal growth. Don’t dread it. Instead, embrace it.”

Sunlight will release your vitality and restore your emotional and physical vibrancy.

Think positive thoughts. Give a prayer of thanks for all you have. Work on your gratitude list.

William James said, ‘We don’t laugh because we are happy. We are happy because we laugh.’