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

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.

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.

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.

Es gibt immer einen Punkt dabei, wo man nicht mehr weiß, ob man lügt oder ob das, was man erfunden hat, wahrer ist als man selber.

You can only make art that talks to the masses when you have nothing to say to them.

My congratulations on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the October Revolution.

What call thou solitude? Is not the earth with various living creatures, and the air replenished, and all these at thy command to come and play before thee?

I've always wanted the IQ of a rock. No, wait. That would be an insult to the rock.

I do not sleep; I wish to meet my death awake.

Genius has no youth, but starts with the ripeness of age and old experience.

You need to play to win. But you also need to win ... to play.

You can't. You just have to.

Demand me nothing: what you know, you know.