Self-realisation means that we have been consciously connected with our source of being. Once we have made this connection, then nothing can go wrong.

There is no map that can show you how to leap. The map for this is somewhere in our own imagination.

We become our own enemy when we are thrown out of balance by anger, hatred, grief, or any other intense emotion. We are for the time being obsessed by something alien.

There are certain things that have universal attributes, like music. Something of greater magnitude is conveyed by them. They connect us with the universal storehouse of life and knowledge.

Evil can never survive, though for a time it may seem to triumph. It is only a question of our endurance and patience.

True meditation gives us, as it were, wings for flight to a higher realm and thus detaches us from terrestrial fetters.

True self-reliance does not mean reliance on one's physical strength; it means reliance on something mightier, something which is less perishable... It means trusting in the spiritual.

We did all the tourist crap, but I just wanted to sit in a cafe and watch people

Bravery is an amazing and aggressive teacher. Its gives me the energy to dive into life, recover from disappointment, and mentally escape whatever locked door holds me in.

The decor was attractive and strong, but blander than she would have thought his wealth and position afforded him. Caren couldn't see the point of having that much money if all of it led to beige.

When there is complete peace of mind when the outer world is chaotic you will truly be free.

I think that my ideas of the world are that it's random and cruel but kind of quite comical really, and therefore the humour, in a sense, springs from that.

Buy when most people, including experts, are pessimistic, and sell when they are actively optimistic.

The dying sun will glow on you without burning, as it has done today.

Turn your midlife crisis to your own advantage by making it a time for renewal of your body and mind, rather than stand by helplessly and watch them decline.

More than four billion people live within a stone's throw of the ocean, so what happens to it affects them immediately, daily, whether pollution, more frequent storms, or rising sea levels.

Depend on yourself; you won't be let down.