Boccalis Quotes & Sayings

We were young and the focus on human suffering gave our retreats gravitas. But suffering is not the goal, it is the beginning of the path. Now in the retreat I teach, I also encourage participants to awaken to their innate joy. From the very beginning I encourage them to allow the moments of joy and well-being to deepen, to spread throughout their body and mind. Many of us are conditioned to fear joy and happiness, yet joy is necessary for awakening. As the Persian mystic Rumi instructs us, 'When you go to a garden, do you look at thorns or flowers? Spend more time with roses and jasmine. — Jack Kornfield

I groan against her neck and nuzzle into her hair, wishing I could fucking inhale her scent like crack. Not a very romantic reference, but it's all I got. — C.M. Stunich

Who is wurs shod, than the shoemakers wyfe,With shops full of shoes all hir lyfe? — John Heywood

The valid research for the future is on the inner side, on the spiritual side. — Peace Pilgrim

The night was nippy and a few stars were out, dimmed by the grin of a crescent moon. — E.E. Giorgi

I have always been a great fan of Peter Chan and many other great directors who specialize in anything outside of action. — Donnie Yen

Life is short. Kiss slowly, laugh insanely, love truly and forgive quickly — Paulo Coelho

Passing time isn't a steady thing. People try to measure it, but some days seem to have years packed into them, and others pass in the blink of an eye. Some days matter, and others don't. — Blue Balliett

I love watching the superhero movies and I would love to make one. — Nicolas Winding Refn

The next thing you know, the people you always thought would be there, aren't. And the person you thought you could trust with everything, isn't the person you knew at all. — Rebecca Donovan

Church History is the record of God's gracious, wonderful and mighty deeds, showing how by his Spirit and Word he rules his Church and conquers the world. — Nils Forsander