Listen for silence in noisy places; feel at peace in the midst of disturbance; awaken joy when there is no reason.

Giving is an essential for spiritual unfoldment, for until we give and give abundantly, we don't really realize that we are not the giver; we are just a channel for giving.

Selfless service to mankind makes you free in the world of mortals.

Things that you cannot face in yourself you will hate when you see them in someone else.

Be equal to whatever you meet! That is a better way to react to life. It is accomplished simply by meeting everything in understanding, by demanding understanding from within yourself.

This physical world, though necessary to our evolution, is the embodiment of impermanence, of constant change. Thus, we take care not to become overly attached to it.

It is the interplay between our experience and how we respond to it that makes karma devastating or helpfully invigorating.

Conceit is a sure sign of insecurity; humility denotes awareness.

Self Realization is finding That which is beyond even superconsciousness itself, beyond the mind-timeless, causeless, spaceless.

The object in being on the spiritual path is not to have just a little influx of energy, but to be the energy itself - consciously.

Spiritual destiny is manifested in the lives of those who stand out from the masses and actually do something, who live a creative life for the benefit of others.

Most people fail in life because they were not prepared for the opportunities when they appeared.

The road to empowerment starts from self-awareness

My friends and I are crazy. That's the only thing that keeps us sane!

Don't take 'no' for an answer. Keep knocking down walls until someone says 'yes.'

Is the ground a philosophical concept? Has mind a relationship to the ground? Is it an idea to be investigated? Is the ground put together by thought?

If Bangladesh succumbs to the rule of one family, it would be a major step backward for the region.

I wasn't sure if I admired him for feeling everything so hard and fiercely, or if I was contemptuous of him for having so much emotion that he had to spill it out every window of the house.

I don't see my work as being all that personal. I've used my personal experience in the world, of course, or at least my way of looking at the world. But I think that's changed as I've gotten older.

Architecture is a social activity that has to do with some sort of communication or places of interaction, and that to change the environment is to change behaviour.