Is it possible to observe without the observer?

Its beautiful to be alone. To be alone does not mean to be lonely. it means the mind is not influenced and contaminated by society.

It's no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society.

In oneself lies the whole world and if you know how to look and learn, the door is there and the key is in your hand. Nobody on earth can give you either the key or the door to open, except yourself.

I don't mind what happens. That is the essence of inner freedom. It is a timeless spiritual truth: release attachment to outcomes, deep inside yourself, you'll feel good no matter what.

The ability to observe without evaluating is the highest form of intelligence.

Throughout life, from childhood, from school until we die, we are taught to compare ourselves with another; yet when I compare myself with another I am destroying myself.

A lily or a rose never pretends, and its beauty is that it is what it is.

The more you know yourself, the more clarity there is. Self-knowledge has no end - you don't come to an achievement, you don't come to a conclusion. It is an endless river.

Here is my secret: I don't mind what happens.

We all want to be famous people, and the moment we want to be something we are no longer free.

The greatest things in life always come with a chance of great loss

We always have a choice. Only you can decide what you become.

What would it be like if I could accept life--accept this moment--exactly as it is?

Everything has to be organised for kids in London - you can't just walk three roads to see a friend.

Intelligent people surround themselves with people who challenge them, not yes people.

A bold, vigorous assault has won many a faltering cause.

During the century after Newton, it was still possible for a man of unusual attainments to master all fields of scientific knowledge. But by 1800, this had become entirely impracticable.

The unhappy never want enemies.

I just had it with the corporate money, money, money label thing.

When you’re in a position to be paparazzi-ed just walking down the street, you’d look a little daft if you were smiling all the time.