If we're interested in spiritual things, we gradually realize that what we really need is to understand this nature that seems to be a bottomless basket, because there is no peace in it.

You don't need strength to let go of something. What you really need is understanding.

Never speak out of anger, Never act out of fear, Never choose from impatience, But wait... and peace will appear.

Love is effortless attention.

The greatest power you possess in life is your understanding that life gives you a fresh start any moment you choose.

Life isn't a race to win, it's a school for our higher education.

Trying to “fix” the people in your life that cause you pain is like massaging your shoes because your feet ache.

The limit of your present understanding is not the limit of your possibilities.

We are not here on earth to change our destiny, but to fulfill it.

Weak thoughts and feelings often feel strong but remember, real strength is never anxious, cruel, or punishing.

Knowledge without Spirit is like finding yourself on a cold night with all the wood in the world and no flame to ignite it.

What is the PURPOSE of Life? These questions only come when you are not experiencing the beauty of LIFE right now!!!!!!

To read Shakespeare is to feel encompassed -- the plays contain practically every word I know, practically every character type I have ever met, and practically every idea I have ever had.

Do not lose the enthusiasm of your youth.

Many times we will get more ideas and better ideas in two hours of creative loafing than in eight hours at a desk.

Equal opportunity means everyone will have a fair chance at being incompetent.

But then southern hemisphere teams are more skilful than their northern hemisphere counterparts, which means games can be easier to referee.

When the will is enslaved to a desire, it will in turn enslave the mind.

Grief is a wound that needs attention in order to heal.

A leader is useless when he acts against the promptings of his own conscience.

That man may last, but never lives, Who much receives, but nothing gives; Whom none can love, whom none can thank,- Creation's blot, creation's blank.