"Life is not a tension anywhere except in the minds of humanity. To take life with ease, without any tension, without any hurry — that is not laziness, that is easiness."
Take Life with Ease
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Life
Man Lives His Life in Sleep
"Man lives his life in sleep, and in sleep he dies."
You’re not Free
"As long as you're enthralled by a lifeless form, you're not free."
Natural and Spontaneous Changes
"Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don't resist them - that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like."
Life and Death
"Life and death are one thread, the same line viewed from different sides."
Be Completely Present
"In dwelling, live close to the ground. In thinking, keep to the simple. In conflict, be fair and generous. In governing, don't try to control. In work, do what you enjoy. In family life, be completely present."
Do the Difficult Things While They are Easy
"Do the difficult things while they are easy and do the great things while they are small."
Learn to Live Without Violence
"…you have to learn to live without violence in such a violent world. It is difficult to live sanely in an insane world but that is the only life there is and one has to find one's way to live through it. All that we can do is to never become violent against violence,...
The River of Life
"If you leave the pool you have dug for yourself and go out into the river of life then life has an astonishing way of taking care of you, because then there is no taking care on your part."
Your Belief in God
"Your belief in God is merely an escape from your monotonous, stupid and cruel life."