Although we have been made to believe that if we let go we will end up with nothing, life reveals just the opposite: that letting go is the real path to freedom.

Light must come from inside. You cannot ask the darkness to leave; you must turn on the light.

We must never forget that it is through our actions, words, and thoughts that we have a choice.

The most essential thing in life is to establish an unafraid, heartfelt communication with others.

Western laziness consists of cramming our lives with compulsive activity, so that there is no time at all to confront the real issues.

The key to finding a happy balance in modern lives is simplicity.

Speak or act with a pure mind and happiness will follow.

Just as the ocean has waves or the sun has rays, so the minds's own radiance is its thoughts and emotions.

What we have to learn, in both meditation and in life, is to be free of attachment to the good experiences, and free of aversion to the negative ones.

It is compassion, then, that is the best protection; it is also, as the great masters of the past have always known, the source of all healing.

The spiritual journey is one of continuous learning and purification. When you know this, you become humble.

Run the race of life with your sacred strength.

ANYTHING IN THIS UNIVERSE CAN BE A STORY WORTH TELLING, AS LONG AS YOU KNOW HOW TO BEST TELL IT.

By nature, men love newfangledness.

The assimilationist movement is running us into the ground.

I don't want to be boring. But that's not always easy.

The most deadly disease truly is the failure of the heart.

It's over now. He said what he had to say, I said what I had to say. Don't play with me. Seriously, don't play with me.

All you have to do is wear a hat, dark glasses and carry a Greek newspaper.

McMahon 3:16 says 'I just pissed my pants!'

The soul in the darkness sins, but the real sinner is he who caused the darkness.