True love is love that causes us pain, that hurts, and yet brings us joy. That is why we must pray and ask for the courage to love.

Blessed Mother Teresa. (via joecatholic)

To have inward solitude and space is very important because it implies freedom to be, to go, to function, to fly.

Krishnamurti (via buddhistwitchery)

A fool thinks himself to be wise, but a wise man knows himself to be a fool.

William Shakespeare (via lazyyogi)

If our main practice is training the mind, our concern is to help and benefit others, but, just because we have such a great purpose, we should not become conceited and boast to everyone about what we are doing. Our only reason for practicing training the mind is to attain enlightenment for the sake of all living beings. If we are putting ourself at the service of others, it is quite inappropriate to boast about it.

Geshe Kelsang Gyatso - “Universal Compassion” (via dancingdakini)