We see that the vast majority of our suffering is needless, and simply arises from the misidentification with our thinking mind.

— Chris Matakas

We strive toward the middle, and we run from ourselves.

— Chris Matakas

We tend to view ourselves as this, lying in contradiction with everything that is not ourselves, that.

— Chris Matakas

When we honestly take stock of our ability, we are then granted the opportunity to improve our circumstance. Accessing where you stand is the only way to stand somewhere else.

— Chris Matakas

When we know our values, we can easily measure whether our actions are in accordance with them. Values are the measuring sticks with which we determine the worthiness of our actions. To be better associated with one's own values is to remove a lot of the needless activities of daily life.

— Chris Matakas

When you give your weakness permission to be because you understand that it is simply an expression of your strength, it tends to no longer be a weakness.

— Chris Matakas

When you realize you are no longer made of glass, you lose the desire to demonstrate that fragility in others.

— Chris Matakas

When your words enter the material world in the form of ink or on screen, you are immediately afforded the opportunity to judge their worth.

— Chris Matakas

Who you are as a person far outweighs what you do in an athletic arena.

— Chris Matakas

Words make the intangible aspects of human experience communicable, and a single sentence can shatter our world view and assist us in the formulation of a new one.

— Chris Matakas