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Practice can help us be more effective in our commitments by reducing stress, anxiety, and despair on the one hand and promoting resilience and clarity on the other.  -  Jack Petranker 
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If you know the method of raising an opposite thought, then you can lead a happy harmonious life of peace and power. A thought of love will at once neutralize a thought of hatred. A thought of courage will immediately serve as a powerful antidote against a thought of fear. - Swami Sivananda
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In this age of self-hatred and the dehumanization of one another, the concept of buddha-nature is much needed as a divine medicine that can heal the wounds on our psyche caused by the powerful forces of ignorance—not knowing that the unborn Buddha lies within each and every human being at the very core of their being. -  Anam Thubten
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People will blame you if you say too much; people will blame you if you say too little; they will blame you if you are absolutely silent. No one in the world escapes blame.  - Buddha
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Here’s a mantra for emotional ability:  I’m not my job, I’m not my home, I’m not my status.  - Hersch Wilson
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The Buddha is our original teacher, but we should not be caught in perceiving the Buddha as a god. He’s an example of what the embodiment of mindfulness, concentration, and insight can look like in this very world.  - ​Phap Huu
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'Spiritually' means mind-training that lays bare our underlying strata of being, our presence, and raw awareness, which fosters clear seeing, inner peace, certainty, strength, and wisdom. This is done through meditations, which may entail breath, visualization, sound and mantra, movement, and more, done right. - Asa Hershoff
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Many goals and objectives can feel impossible until they are suddenly achieved.  Progress can feel slow, that it is taking forever.  But one day we wake up and realize it is done.  Stay motivated. Keep moving. Don’t quit. – Victor M. Parachin
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Feed the poor. Clothe the naked, Comfort the distressed. Do actions as your duty. Do not expect any thanks or appreciation, applause, salute, for your work.  Share what you have with others. Always scrutinize your inner motives. Annihilate all selfish motives. -  Swami Sivananda

Victor M. Parachin ... 

a Vedic educator, yoga instructor, Buddhist meditation teacher and author of a dozen books. Buy his books at amazon or your local bookstore. Sadly, Victor passed away in August 2025, but his blog continues. Janet Parachin, his partner of 45 years, shares quotes from his books and articles each week. 

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