The intention manifests when the condition is appropriate.

Victory over others brings us satisfaction, but victory over ourselves brings us joy.

All of us must cross the line between ignorance and insight many times before we truly understand.

Love is not a quality of 'God'- is it God's very Essence. It is the ALL-encompassing Reality of the Never-Ending Present. It is the Core of Your Existence.

The main obstacle to our development is our lack of knowledge about the nature of consciousness itself.

We have to cross the boundary between knowing and not knowing many times before we achieve understanding.

That which is injurious loses its capacity to harm when it is brought into the light, and we attract to us that which we emanate.

Healing invokes the power of compassion, both for yourself and for others... At this point, the healed may become a healer.

The best companies are able to realize earnings in cash, not through calculations that belong in fantasyland.

To become more conscious is the greatest gift anyone can give to the world; moreover, in a ripple effect, the gift comes back to its source.

The goal of society in general is to succeed in the world, whereas the goal of enlightenment is to transcend beyond it.

When expecting from your dear ones is a mistake, telling them not to expect is a blunder!

Oh why should the spirit of mortal be proud? Like a fast-flitting meteor a fast-flying cloud A flash of the lightning a break of the wave He passes from life to his rest in the grave.

If surrealism ever comes to adopt a particular line of moral conduct, it has only to accept the discipline that Picasso has accepted and will continue to accept.

I began to write short pieces when I was living in a room too small to write a novel in.

Every successful work of God must have opposition.

Somebody did complain to me and tell me that my clothes were so loud they couldn't hear me sing.

Men at any age truly never grow up. All, no matter what importance they may have attained, are still no more than little boys.

It is the nature of all hypocrites and false prophets to create a conscience where there is none, and to cause conscience to disappear where it does exist.

One takes what the river offers, both good and bad. The joy of living by running water far outweighs the sorrow.

I have a very healthy appetite for good writing and good characters. Having weak writing is my biggest fear.