In order to understand the interrelation of truth and falsehood in life, a man must understand falsehood in himself, the constant incessant lies he tells himself.

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.

What would life be if we didn't shake and wake ourselves up once and a while

Doesn't it always boil down to pain?

We have here other fish to fry.

what can we do when even the public conveyances sing? how can we go anywhere, even cross-town how get out of anywhere

For those passionately in love, the whole world seems to smile.

I am deeply skeptical of re-entering into Iraq's civil war.

A man's not doing much until the cause he works for possesses all there is of him. Desire, when harnessed, is power.

The world is a garden of philosophy. God is its gardener; Man is the visitor. And any tree that does not bear fruits of philosophy either does not belong to that garden or is yet to be grown.

I love kale. I bake it. I sauté it. I juice it. I massage it. I want other people to join the cult-of- kale.

I’m beginning to think that you don’t find happiness from living your life looking ahead or back… that you find it when you look around.