Way of the Peaceful Warrior

"Meditating an action is different from doing it. To do, there is a doer, a self-conscious 'someone' performing. But when you meditate an action, you've already released attachment to outcomes. There's no 'you' left to do it. In forgetting yourself, you become what you do, so your action is free, spontaneous, without ambition, inhibition, or fear." (151)

"The birth of the mind is the death of the senses." (158)

"The secret of happiness, you see, is not found in seeking more, but in developing the capacity to enjoy less." (162)

"The only thing you know absolutely is that you are here, wherever here may be. From now on, whenever your attention begins to drift off to other times and places, I want you to snap back. Remember, the time is now and the place is here." (162)