He who with sincerity seeks his real purpose in life is himself sought by that purpose.

Stand through life firm as a rock in the sea, undisturbed and unmoved by its ever-rising waves

Some people look for a beautiful place, others make a place beautiful.

Each human personality is like a piece of music, having an individual tone and a rhythm of its own.

Our virtues are made by love, and our sins are caused by the lack of it.

The words that enlighten the soul are more precious than jewels.

When we pay attention to nature's music, we find that everything on the Earth contributes to its harmony.

When I open my eyes to the outer world I feel myself as a drop in the sea. But when I close my eyes and look within, I see the whole universe as a bubble raised in the ocean of my heart.

Love is the merchandise which all the world demands; if you store it in your heart, every soul will become your customer.

Everything in life is speaking in spite of it's apparent silence.

God breaks the heart again and again and again until it stays open.

Know your number. If you don’t know it you might forget who you are.

That's what it felt like---that if I let a little of the hurt out, it would keep pouring out until I was a deflated balloon of a person, with a big monster of hurt in front of me.

One hate crime is committed approximately every hour of every day in this country.

I think one can advance faster outside a monastery if you use the experiences of daily life to advance yourself.

sometimes the most simple conclusion is also the most correct

Be aware that the difference between heaven and earth is not so much altitude but attitude.

We do not love each other without changing each other.

What can be seductive about the eternal nothing is that the finest day is indifferently this one or any other like it.

I've gotten crankier in my old age.

One has to do sadhana for the total manifestation of the Divine in oneself.