Only the mind that has emptied itself of the known is creative. That is creation. What it creates has nothing to do with it. Freedom from the known is the state of a mind that is in creation.

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.

It's better to die in pursuit of your dreams than to live a life without hope.

Its decision to suck up an extra helping of toddler soup would cost it dearly.

Independence is happiness.

Promise me you'll always remember: You're braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.

The art of acceptance is the art of making someone who has just done you a small favor wish that he might have done you a greater one.

I guess part of the hit-man appeal is the solitude. Everybody is lured to the idea of the solitary life.

Do not try to find out - we're forbidden to know - what end the gods have in store for me, or for you.

The last few weeks we had been playing poorly, but hopefully we can ride this all the way through Halloween.

Football is a game of errors. The team that makes the fewest errors in a game usually wins.

From the Cross, Christ teaches us to love even those who do not love us.