Thursday, January 8, 2009

Quotes from Masami Sato's book : ONE - sharing the joy of giving

By Masami Sato

Part 1 of 3

This beautiful collection of quotes will inspire you to grasp the mystery of life is extracted from the book 'ONE - Sharing the joy of giving', a book by Masami Sato the founder of Buy1GIVE1. The quotes in this edition include topics that are profoundly related to our lives, such as judgment, connection, and mystery. This article is the first part of the three "ONE Book Life-Changing Quotes Series".

Judgment

"Judgment often has very little relation to reality."

"Actions and words don't always accurately reflect who we are. Every single one of us has had the experience of wanting to undo what we did or said."

On the mastery of life

"The scientists are not here to reveal the 'truth' because we are here to seek it forever. They are actually here to complicate the game (of life) so that we can have more questions and enjoy the game longer."

"There are so many things we don't understand in life. In spite of that lack of understanding though, we often enjoy experiencing those things."

"There are so many things we don't understand in life. In spite of that lack of understanding though, we often enjoy experiencing those things."

"It's very, very clear that we don't need to know all of the 'hows' and 'whys' of life to keep living on this planet."

Connection

"'solutions' coming from fear and doubt may not be the most effective ways. We end up feeling more and more disconnected from each other."

"Every single thing we do is to satisfy the need for connection."

"We cannot feel unhappy when we are feeling totally connected. It's impossible!"

"We are designed to constantly seek ways to connect to each other and to a greater purpose."

"Connection is the core of everything. That's what life is. Connection."

"We can only truly celebrate the victory with others when we win together. Then we feel connected."

"This is the game called ONE. The aim of the game is to 'connect'! We keep connecting until we all become ONE. - 16463

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