KEEP CALM
AND
BE AWESOME

Mod är motstånd mot rädsla, behärskning av rädsla - inte frånvaro av rädsla.

Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear - not absense of fear.

/Mark Twain

You are what you are by what you BELIEVE.

/Oprah Winfrey

Your life is what your thoughts make it.

/Marcus Aurlius

Don't look back, unless it's a good view.

Never give up.
Stay focused.
Stay positive.
Stay strong.

Livet handlar inte om att hitta dig själv.
Livet handlar om att skapa dig själv.

Tänk POSITIVT
Gör POSITIVT
Var POSITIV

To live a creative life, we must lose our fear of being wrong.

/Unknown

Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact.
Everything we see is a perspective, not the truth.

/Okänd

The grass is always greener where you water it.

As I walked out the door toward the gate that would lead to my freedom, I knew if I didn't leave my bitterness and hatred behind, I'd still be in prison.

/Nelson Mandela

Acceptera vad du inte kan förändra.
Förändra vad du inte kan acceptera.

Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow has not yet come. We have only today. Let us begin.

/Mother Teresa

Ibland behöver vi gråta för att rensa våra ögon så att vi tydligt kan se allt positivt som väntar oss.

Snart gjort kan länge ångras.

Man blir riktigt klok först då man bränt vingarna.

Arbeta som om du skulle leva i evighet!
Älska som om du skulle dö imorgon!

Ett huvud utan bekymmer finns bara på en fågelskrämma.

Be om råd men bestäm själv.

Får jag inga fiskar, så har jag ju masken kvar, sa han som satt och metade.

Att veta det rätta och inte göra det är brist på mod.

Att gå vilse är ett sätt att lära sig hitta.

Tro inte allt du ser och inte hälften av vad du hör.

Framtiden tillhör dem som kan vänta.

Om en dörr slås hårt igen går en annan upp.

Om du tänker börja ett nytt liv imorgon, starta då redan idag.

Att tänka är att samtala med sig själv.

Nerför går det alltid lätt.

Den som ger till någon annan samlar till sig själv.

Viktigast är att du ler eftersom livet är underbart och det finns så mycket att le för.

Most importantly : keep smiling because life is a beautiful thing and there's so much to smile about.

Do not believe in anything simply because you have heard it. Do not believe in anything simply because it is spoken and rumored by many. Do not believe in anything simply because it is found written in your religious books. Do not believe in anything merely on the authority of your teachers and elders. Do not believe in traditions because they have been handed down for many generations. But after observation and analysis, when you find that anything agrees with reason and is conducive to the good and benefit of one and all, then accept it and live up to it.

/Buddha

There is nothing more dreadful than the habit of doubt. Doubt separates people. It is a poison that disintegrates friendships and breaks up pleasant relations. It is a thorn that irritates and hurts; it is a sword that kills.

/Buddha

The only real failure in life is not to be true to the best one knows.

/Buddha

It is better to travel well than to arrive.

/Buddha

To be idle is a short road to death and to be diligent is a way of life; foolish people are idle, wise people are diligent.

/Buddha

You will not be punished for your anger, you will be punished by your anger.

/Buddha

To understand everything is to forgive everything.

/Buddha

Teach this triple truth to all: A generous heart, kind speech, and a life of service and compassion are the things which renew humanity.

/Buddha

Hatred does not cease through hatred at any time. Hatred ceases through love. This is an unalterable law.

/Buddha

The whole secret of existence is to have no fear. Never fear what will become of you, depend on no one. Only the moment you reject all help are you freed.

/Buddha

Without health life is not life; it is only a state of languor and suffering an image of death.

/Buddha

To enjoy good health, to bring true happiness to one’s family, to bring peace to all, one must first discipline and control one’s own mind. If a man can control his mind he can find the way to Enlightenment, and all wisdom and virtue will naturally come to him.

/Buddha

The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, worry about the future, or anticipate troubles, but to live in the present moment wisely and earnestly.

/Buddha

Every human being is the author of his own health or disease.

/Buddha

You cannot travel the path until you have become the path itself.

/Buddha

When you realize how perfect everything is you will tilt your head back and laugh at the sky.

/Buddha

To live a pure unselfish life, one must count nothing as one’s own in the midst of abundance.

/Buddha

On life’s journey faith is nourishment, virtuous deeds are a shelter, wisdom is the light by day and right mindfulness is the protection by night. If a man lives a pure life, nothing can destroy him.

/Buddha

Life is suffering.

/Buddha

Just as treasures are uncovered from the earth, so virtue appears from good deeds, and wisdom appears from a pure and peaceful mind. To walk safely through the maze of human life, one needs the light of wisdom and the guidance of virtue.

/Buddha

He who experiences the unity of life sees his own Self in all beings, and all beings in his own Self, and looks on everything with an impartial eye.

/Buddha

You can search throughout the entire universe for someone who is more deserving of your love and affection than you are yourself, and that person is not to be found anywhere. You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe deserve your love and affection.

/Buddha

Ambition is like love, impatient both of delays and rivals.

/Buddha

We are what we think. All that we are arises with our thoughts. With our thoughts, we make the world.

/Buddha

It is a man’s own mind, not his enemy or foe, that lures him to evil ways.

/Buddha

Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, no matter if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense.

/Buddha

To conquer oneself is a greater task than conquering others.

/Buddha

Do not overrate what you have received, nor envy others. He who envies others does not obtain peace of mind.

/Buddha

Whatever words we utter should be chosen with care for people will hear them and be influenced by them for good or ill.

/Buddha

Better than a thousand hollow words, is one word that brings peace.

/Buddha

A dog is not considered a good dog because he is a good barker. A man is not considered a good man because he is a good talker.

/Buddha

A jug fills drop by drop.

/Buddha

The virtues, like the Muses, are always seen in groups. A good principle was never found solitary in any breast.

/Buddha

Those who are free of resentful thoughts surely find peace.

/Buddha

The foot feels the foot when it feels the ground.

/Buddha

Even death is not to be feared by one who has lived wisely.

/Buddha

To live a pure unselfish life, one must count nothing as one's own in the midst of abundance.

/Buddha

What is the appropriate behavior for a man or a woman in the midst of this world, where each person is clinging to his piece of debris? What's the proper salutation between people as they pass each other in this flood?

/Buddha

He who loves 50 people has 50 woes; he who loves no one has no woes.

/Buddha

Unity can only be manifested by the Binary. Unity itself and the idea of Unity are already two.

/Buddha

Chaos is inherent in all compounded things. Strive on with diligence.

/Buddha

I never see what has been done; I only see what remains to be done.

/Buddha

When one has the feeling of dislike for evil, when one feels tranquil, one finds pleasure in listening to good teachings; when one has these feelings and appreciates them, one is free of fear.

/Buddha

In a controversy the instant we feel anger we have already ceased striving for the truth, and have begun striving for ourselves.

/Buddha

You, yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.

/Buddha

There are only two mistakes one can make along the road to truth; not going all the way, and not starting.

/Buddha

No one saves us but ourselves. No one can and no one may. We ourselves must walk the path.

/Buddha

We are shaped by our thoughts; we become what we think. When the mind is pure, joy follows like a shadow that never leaves.

/Buddha

Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth.

/Buddha

Health is the greatest gift, contentment the greatest wealth, faithfulness the best relationship.

/Buddha

The earth is so beautiful. We are beautiful also. We can allow ourselves to walk mindfully, touching the earth, our wonderful mother, with each step. We don’t need to wish our friends, ‘Peace be with you.’ Peace is already with them. We only need to help them cultivate the habit of touching peace in each moment.

/Thich Nhat Hanh

Hope is important because it can make the present moment less difficult to bear. If we believe that tomorrow will be better, we can bear a hardship today.

/Thich Nhat Hanh

Breathing in, I calm body and mind. Breathing out, I smile. Dwelling in the present moment I know this is the only moment.

/Thich Nhat Hanh

By eating meat we share the responsibility of climate change, the destruction of our forests, and the poisoning of our air and water. The simple act of becoming a vegetarian will make a difference in the health of our planet.

/Thich Nhat Hanh

Life is available only in the present moment.

/Thich Nhat Hanh

My actions are my only true belongings.

/Thich Nhat Hanh

The seed of suffering in you may be strong, but don’t wait until you have no more suffering before allowing yourself to be happy.

/Thich Nhat Hanh

Because you are alive, everything is possible.

/Thich Nhat Hanh

To be beautiful means to be yourself. You don't need to be accepted by others. You need to accept yourself.

/Thich Nhat Hanh

When another person makes you suffer, it is because he suffers deeply within himself, and his suffering is spilling over. He does not need punishment; he needs help. That’s the message he is sending.

/Thich Nhat Hanh

This is my simple religion. There is no need for temples; no need for complicated philosophy. Our own brain, our own heart is our temple; the philosophy is kindness.

/Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lama

When we feel love and kindness toward others, it not only makes others feel loved and cared for, but it helps us also to develop inner happiness and peace.

/Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lama

All major religious traditions carry basically the same message, that is love, compassion and forgiveness the important thing is they should be part of our daily lives.

/Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lama

Whether you believe in God or not does not matter so much, whether you believe in Buddha or not does not matter so much. You must lead a good life.

/Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lama

Human beings by nature want happiness and do not want suffering. With that feeling everyone tries to achieve happiness and tries to get rid of suffering, and everyone has the basic right to do this. In this way, all here are the same, whether rich or poor, educated or uneducated, Easterner or Westerner, believer or non-believer, and within believers whether Buddhist, Christian, Jewish, Muslim, and so on. Basically, from the viewpoint of real human value we are all the same.

/Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lama

I believe that to meet the challenges of our times, human beings will have to develop a greater sense of universal responsibility. Each of us must learn to work not just for oneself, one's own family or nation, but for the benefit of all humankind. Universal responsibility is the key to human survival. It is the best foundation for world peace.

/Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lama

The basic thing is that everyone wants happiness, no one wants suffering. And happiness mainly comes from our own attitude, rather than from external factors. If your own mental attitude is correct, even if you remain in a hostile atmosphere, you feel happy.

/Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lama

We can live without religion and meditation, but we cannot survive without human affection.

/Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lama

To be aware of a single shortcoming in oneself is more useful than to be aware of a thousand in someone else.

/Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lama

A good motivation is what is needed: compassion without dogmatism, without complicated philosophy; just understanding that others are human brothers and sisters and respecting their human rights and dignities. That we humans can help each other is one of our unique human capacities.

/Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lama

If we ourselves remain angry and then sing world peace, it has little meaning. First, our individual self must learn peace. This we can practice. Then we can teach the rest of the world.

/Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lama

We can't say that all religions are the same, different religions have different views and fundamental differences. But it does not matter, as all religions are meant to help in bringing about a better world with better and happier human beings. On this level, I think that through different philosophical explanations and approaches, all religions have the same goal and the same potential.

/Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lama

The need for love lies at the very foundation of human existence.

/Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lama

If you have a particular faith or religion, that is good. But you can survive without it.

/Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lama

Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.

/Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lama

What is the meaning of life? To be happy and useful.

/Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lama

It is important not to allow ourselves to be put off by the magnitude of others' suffering. The misery of millions is not a cause for pity. Rather it is a cause for compassion.

/Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lama

Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.

/Thich Nhat Hanh

Life can be found only in the present moment. The past is gone, the future is not yet here, and if we do not go back to ourselves in the present moment, we cannot be in touch with life.

/Thich Nhat Hanh

People usually consider walking on water or in thin air a miracle. But I think the real miracle is not to walk either on water or in thin air, but to walk on earth. Every day we are engaged in a miracle which we don't even recognize: a blue sky, white clouds, green leaves, the black, curious eyes of a child -- our own two eyes. All is a miracle.

/Thich Nhat Hanh

We must also be careful to avoid ingesting toxins in the form of violent TV programs, video games, movies, magazines, and books. When we watch that kind of violence, we water our own negative seeds, or tendencies, and eventually we will think and act out of those seeds.

/Thich Nhat Hanh

Everyday we do things, we are things that have to do with peace. If we are aware of our life..., our way of looking at things, we will know how to make peace right in the moment, we are alive.

/Thich Nhat Hanh

The practice of peace and reconciliation is one of the most vital and artistic of human actions.

/Thich Nhat Hanh

The amount of happiness that you have depends on the amount of freedom you have in your heart.

/Thich Nhat Hanh

This is a very important practice. Live your daily life in a way that you never lose yourself. When you are carried away with your worries, fears, cravings, anger, and desire, you run away from yourself and you lose yourself. The practice is always to go back to oneself.

/Thich Nhat Hanh

You can practice deep listening in order to relieve the suffering in us, and in the other person. That kind of listening is described as compassionate listening. You listen only for the purpose of relieving suffering in the other person.

/Thich Nhat Hanh

Peace in ourselves, peace in the world.

/Thich Nhat Hanh

Mindfulness helps you to touch the wonders of life for self-nourishment and healing.

/Thich Nhat Hanh

We are here to awaken from the illusion of our separateness.

/Thich Nhat Hanh

Every morning, when we wake up, we have twenty-four brand-new hours to live. What a precious gift! We have the capacity to live in a way that these twenty-four hours will bring peace, joy, and happiness to ourselves and others.

/Thich Nhat Hanh

Without fear, we are able to see more clearly our connections to others. Without fear, we have more room for understanding and compassion. Without fear, we are truly free.

/Thich Nhat Hanh

Work out your own salvation. Do not depend on others.

/Buddha

Neither fire nor wind, birth nor death can erase our good deeds.

/Buddha

Let us rise up and be thankful, for if we didn't learn a lot today, at least we learned a little, and if we didn't learn a little, at least we didn't get sick, and if we got sick, at least we didn't die; so, let us all be thankful.

/Buddha

Meditation brings wisdom; lack of mediation leaves ignorance. Know well what leads you forward and what hold you back, and choose the path that leads to wisdom.

/Buddha

Being deeply learned and skilled, being well trained and using well spoken words: this is good luck.

/Buddha

Live every act fully, as if it were your last.

/Buddha

Drop by drop is the water pot filled. Likewise, the wise man, gathering it little by little, fills himself with good.

/Buddha

All wrong-doing arises because of mind. If mind is transformed can wrong-doing remain?

/Buddha

Be where you are; otherwise you will miss your life.

/Buddha

Better it is to live one day seeing the rise and fall of things than to live a hundred years without ever seeing the rise and fall of things.

/Buddha

Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.

/Buddha

He is able who thinks he is able.

/Buddha

Happiness comes when your work and words are of benefit to yourself and others.

/Buddha

We will develop and cultivate the liberation of mind by lovingkindness, make it our vehicle, make it our basis, stabilize it, exercise ourselves in it, and fully perfect it.

/Buddha

If we could see the miracle of a single flower clearly, our whole life would change.

/Buddha

Hatred does not cease through hatred at any time. Hatred ceases through love. This is the eternal rule.

/Buddha

Mind precedes all mental states. Mind is their chief; they are all mind-wrought. If with a pure mind a person speaks or acts happiness follows him like his never-departing shadow.

/Buddha

To have much learning, to be skillful in handicraft, well-trained in discipline, and to be of good speech -- this is the greatest blessing.

/Buddha

Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared.

/Buddha

You are far from the end of your journey.
The way is not in the sky.
The way is in the heart.
See how you love.

/Buddha

Beware of the anger of the mouth.
Master your words.
Let them serve truth.

/Buddha

Why do what you will regret?
Why bring tears upon yourself?
Do only what you do not regret,
And fill yourself with joy.

/Buddha

In every trial
Let understanding fight for you.

/Buddha

The wind cannot overturn a mountain.
Temptation cannot touch the man
Who is awake, strong and humble,
Who masters hiself and minds the law.

/Buddha

Let go of anger.
Let go of pride.
When you are bound by nothing
You go beyond sorrow.

/Buddha

Hatred does not cease by hatred, but only by love; this is the eternal rule.

/Buddha

Master your words.
Master your thoughts.
Never allow your body to do harm.
Follow these three roads with purity
And you will find yourself upon the one way,
The way of wisdom.

/Buddha