The authority of a belief imposed by religion surely destroys the discovery of reality.One relies on authority because one is afraid to stand alone.

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.

Almost every successful person begins with two beliefs: the future can be better than the present, and I have the power to make it so.

If you want to convince a criminal to see things your way, start by seeing things theirs.

Early in 1986, the World Health Organization in Geneva still regarded AIDS as an ailment of the promiscuous few.

All conditioning aims at that: making people like their inescapable social destiny.

Most of us have only two or three genuinely interesting moments in our lives; the rest is filler.

I am a pretty crazy person, so it's best for me to be on my own most of the time.

There is nothing more profoundly serious than real comedy, which is an affirmation of human communion, redemption and grace.

Sad company is bad company.

I don't like watching myself. I get embarrassed.