Quotes by Rasheed Ogunlaru

Many think that the mark of a great champion is the nature and margin of their victories and the peaks they scale and reach. That’s only part of it. The mark of the greatest of champions is how they react and respond to defeat. That is when they become enshrined in our hearts and minds – as they rise again and into the immortal pages of history.

A quiet mind is the quickest and biggest step to a peaceful world.

Theres a vast space between being simply human to being truly humane.

If you are going to judge others it is wisest to do so individually not collectively and on your own direct experience of them personally. But first - and throughout - examine yourself closely. Blurred vision can often occur due to the lens, perspective and perceptions of the viewer projected onto the object that it sees. Be wary of taking to the judges seat. Above all meet at treat yourself and everyone else mindfully, compassionately with humanity.

Step outside for a while - calm your mind. It is better to hug a tree than to bang your head against a wall continually

We are one at the root - we just part at the branch

The stiller you are the calmer life is.

There is no well being without inner peace.

Success is a trophy, a title, something gained, attained or retained. Fulfilment, true happiness, contentment.... bliss is the gift of the self-realised. That is the real prize.

Perhaps above everything compassion is the most important thing to embrace and emanate in life. It will enhance your life - and its the one thing that will elevate and heal mankind

The pathway to enlightenment, transformation and liberation is the heart not the mind.

One of the fascinating things about our lives - and minds - is that tend to spend years wishing and wanting others and the world around to see in us that which we ourselves do not appreciate fully.

No daydreaming. No music, film, art, creative thinking or business.

We love music deeply, but why? Put simply: music makes lives, shapes lives, expresses all shades and stages of life - and even saves lives.

It does not need to be perfect - or technically correct - to be magic

If you make everything solely about money you end up with a very poor society.

Funny how money speaks even more loudly than morals in this beautiful, superficial material world.

See money – currency - as the flow of energy and giving that cycles between you, others and me. Now let it flow kindly, fairly and mindfully.

Open your eyes, mind and heart - and then (only then) you will see

We spend so much time trying to change others – in part – because we do not deeply believe in and embrace ourselves as we already are. And so more often than not we do not learn to trust and utilize our gifts and power whole-heartedly enough to pursue and fulfill our own passions, purpose and possibilities.