God, an invention?

We have invented god. The thinking created god for itself. That means, due to unhappiness, fear and depression we created something, called god. When you are free of fear, free of suffering, there is no desire for a god. J. Krishnamurti

Natural state

"Sitting under a tree at the river's edge a Zen master hears someone calling his name. Across the river he sees one of his students. "Master" the student shouts "how do I get to the other side?" The master shrugs and calls back "You are at the other side!" This text says that you too, are already at the other side, that enlightenment or Self-realization is not something which exists only for a chosen few, but that It is your natural state, available right here and right now. Leo Hartong

Happiness

To find happiness in your life it does not matter what you do. What matters is to have the courage to be yourself: - without it you will always remain unhappy - with it you will find infinite happiness. Nashti

Thankfulness

Be thankful for each and every morning. Enjoy life and worry not about things that wouldn't matter in 10 years anyway. Unknown

Oh life!

Oh life! Live it fully, abundantly. not look back, do not look at others, follow that flame which burns inside yourself. Dare, take risks, and there is nothing you will regret, and there is plenty you will get. Itnash

The three essentials

Meditation has a few essential things in it, whatever the method, but those fewessentials are necessary in every method and the fundamentals remain the same:relaxation, watchfulness, a non-judgmental attitude. Osho