Steven Gonsalves

“On popular education: To make students recite by rote what they do not understand is like training parrots. Teach children to be curious so they learn to obey their own minds rather than obeying authorities the way the narrow-minded do, or obeying custom the way the stupid do. He who knows nothing, anyone can fool. He who has nothing, anyone can buy.”
― Eduardo Galeano, Mirrors: Stories of Almost Everyone

“Awareness puts us in tune with the elements. This elemental connection is part of being alive. We are too often indoors, unaware of the elements. The elements are not our enemies: we ourselves are made of the elements. When we connect with them, they inspire us and make us stronger, allowing us to communicate with the world in much subtler ways.”
― Sakyong Mipham, Running with the Mind of Meditation: Lessons for Training Body and Mind

“Signs and symbols rule the world, not words nor laws.”
― Confucius

“It is not much different from a person who goes to the gym to exercise on a regular basis versus someone who sits on the couch watching television. Proper physical exercise increases your chances of health, and proper mental exercise increases your chances for wealth. Laziness decreases both health and wealth.”
― Robert T. Kiyosaki, Rich Dad, Poor Dad