So there's only transcendence in the moment. Nobody can be transcended forever. That's why I say, "Who cares if you're enlightened forever?"

Life is simple. Everything happens for you, not to you. Everything happens at exactly the right moment, neither too soon nor too late. You don't have to like it... it's just easier if you do.

Spare yourself from seeking love, approval, or appreciation-from anyone. And watch what happens in reality, just for fun.

Our job is unconditional love. The job of everyone else in our life is to push our buttons.

Stress is an alarm clock that lets you know you're attached to something not true for you.

Peace doesn't require two people; it requires only one. It has to be you. The problem begins and ends there.

Fear has only two causes: the thought of losing what you have or the thought of not getting what you want.

Pay close attention to the particular thoughts you use to deprive yourself of happiness.

If you want real control, drop the illusion of control; let life have you. It does anyway. You’re just telling yourself the story of how it doesn’t.

It's not your job to like me - it's mine

It's not the problem that causes our suffering; it's our thinking about the problem.

We cannot properly defend and protect ourselves without confidence. Confidence is vital, we must learn that confidence in life matters a lot.

Our lives with all their miracles and wonders are merely a discontinuous string of incidents - until we create the narrative that gives them meaning

The Japanese had, in fact, already sued for peace. The atomic bomb played no decisive part, from a purely military point of view, in the defeat of Japan.

Characterization requires a constant back-and-forth between the exterior events of the story and the inner life of the character.

To speak or do anything that shall concern mankind, one must speak and act as if well, or from that grain of health which he has left.

Be generous, be delicate, and always pursue the prize.

Developing a personal connection with anyone you're trying to do a big deal with is really important.

The feeling that dreams show us the real nature of reality is something that's shared by many indigenous groups around the world.

The young are so much more vulnerable than the old - the stuff is still warm and malleable, it takes impressions.