If you want to lose your faith, make friends with a priest.

Awakening begins when a man realizes that he is going nowhere and does not know where to go.

The evolution of man is the evolution of his consciousness, and 'consciousness' cannot evolve unconsciously. The evolution of man is the evolution of his will, and 'will' cannot evolve involuntarily.

If you meditate and the Devil comes, make the Devil meditate.

Two things in life are infinite; the stupidity of man and the mercy of God.

It is only by grounding our awareness in the living sensation of our bodies that the 'I Am,' our real presence, can awaken.

Never think of results, just do!

Conscious faith is freedom. Emotional faith is slavery. Mechanical faith is foolishness.

He who has gotten rid of the disease of "tomorrow" has a chance of achieving what he is here for.

Without self knowledge, without understanding the working and functions of his machine, man cannot be free, he cannot govern himself and he will always remain a slave.

One of the best means for arousing the wish to work on yourself is to realize that you may die at any moment. But first you must learn how to keep it in mind.

Yesterday we obeyed kings and bent our necks before emperors. But today we kneel only to truth, follow only beauty, and obey only love.

You don't feel like your best self when you fall apart, but you have to fall apart to become your best self.

Consistent relevancy is to improve and advance more in understanding

You can give me detention. Oh, wait, that's right...you aren't the boss of me. So I guess you can just bite me. -Dean

Mary is the lily in God's garden.

Compassion is a two way street.

You have to find your tone and work within that to make it as real so the audience can really engage in the story you're telling.

Nothing is impossible to industry (fortitude).

I never could believe that Providence had sent a few men into the world, ready booted and spurred to ride, and millions ready saddled and bridled to be ridden.

I tried to make sense of the Four Books, until love arrived, and it all became a single syllable.