"Knowing others is wisdom; Knowing the self is enlightenment."

"Ordinary men hate solitude. But the Master makes use of it, embracing his aloneness, realizing he is one with the whole universe."

Lao-Tsu, Tao Te                                               Ching

"Man can never be happy if he does not nourish his soul as he does his body."

The Rebbe

"As the mind truly quiets and becomes less interested in fighting with the world, when we give up our position in some pointless battle, when we don't have to do all of that fighting because we come to see it for what it is, then our ability to sit increases."

Charlotte Joko Beck, Living Zen

"Mindfulness provides a simple but powerful route for getting ourselves unstuck, back into touch with our own wisdom and vitality.  It is a way to take charge of the direction and quality of our own lives, including our relationships within the family, our relationship to work and to the larger world and planet, and most fundamentally, our relationship with our self as a person."

Jon Kabat-Zinn, Wherever You Go There You Are-Mindfulnes Meditation in Everyday Life.