life

• “Realize deeply that the present moment is all you have. Make the NOW the primary focus of your life.”
• “Nothing has happened in the past; it happened in the Now. Nothing will ever happen in the future; it will happen in the Now.”

self

• “You attract and manifest whatever corresponds to your inner state.”
• “So do not be concerned with the fruit of your action — just give attention to the action itself. The fruit will come of its own accord.
• "The more you are identified with your mind, the more you suffer.”
• "Of course, every outer purpose is doomed to "fail" sooner or later, simply because it is subject to the law of impermanence of all things. The sooner you realize that your outer purpose cannot give you lasting fulfilment, the better.

love

• “On the positive side, you are “in love” with your partner. This is at first a deeply satisfying state. You feel intensely alive. Your existence has suddenly become meaningful because someone needs you, wants you, and makes you feel special, and you do the same for him or her. When you are together, you feel whole. The feeling can become so intense that the rest of the world fades into insignificance.
• However, you may also have noticed that there is a neediness and a clinging quality to that intensity. You become addicted to the other person. He or she acts on you like a drug. You are on a high when the drug is available, but even the possibility or the thought that he or she might no longer be there for you can lead to jealousy, possessiveness, attempts at manipulation through emotional blackmail, blaming and accusing — fear of loss. If the other person does leave you, this can give rise to the most intense hostility or the most profound grief and despair. In an instant, loving tenderness can turn into a savage attack or dreadful grief. Where is the love now?
• Can love change into its opposite in an instant? Was it love in the first place, or just an addictive grasping and clinging?”