Sometimes the only way to gain someones favor is to stop giving them yours.

Sometimes the only way to gain someone's favor is to stop giving them yours.

Anyone can conquer anything, but the conquest of self frees the ego, and rewards one with limitless boundaries

It is a childish notion that once established, our boundaries will never be transgressed again...We shall have to stand for ourselves repeatedly for the rest of our lives. As we practice doing this, we come to greater ease...Eventually it may float over entirely into the positive realm—becoming only another chance to demonstrated our worthiness.

When we own our beliefs, we have clear boundaries. We know what we believe and we know what others believe. There is no confusion. Our identity is strong to us and everyone else.

Honor those who inspire you, who show you the way. The teachers, artists , writers, the healers. Respect their time, their intellectual properties, their fee. They live a life of service, but this is also the way they make their living. This is how they feed, clothe and shelter themselves and their families. This is how they can continue to do their work in the world.

We can cure the disease of intolerance. We must do it if the world is to survive. No us. No them. Just we.