Mind is like the wood or stone from which… – Bodhidharma

Mind is like the wood or stone from which a person carves an image. If he carves a dragon or a tiger, and seeing it fears it, he is like a stupid person creating a picture of hell and then afraid to face it. If he does not fear it, then his unnecessary thoughts will vanish. Part of the mind produces sight, sound, taste, odor and sensibility, and from them raises greed, anger and ignorance with all their accompanying likes and dislikes.

-Bodhidharma

The present moment is so narrow… – Osho

The present moment is so narrow that there is no space to think about. You can be,
but thoughts cannot be. How can you think? If you think, it means it is already
past, the moment has gone. Or you can think if it has not come yet, it is in the
future.

-Osho (Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh)

In today’s materialistic society… 14th Dalai Lama

In today’s materialistic society, if you have money and power, you seem to have many friends. But they are not friends of yours; they are the friends of your money and power. When you lose your wealth and influence, you will find it very difficult to track these people down.

-14th Dalai Lama